Chapter 2: What's Wrong With Aliy

Aliy is a very QUIET dog. She rarely barks and even when the other dogs are going nuts at dinner time, Aliy will run into her kennel and patiently and quietly wait until the food bowl is placed in front of her. But suddenly there is *whining* going on. "How strange" I think, "and how unfortunate that "Perfect Aliy" is finally picking up bad habits from the other dogs."

Maybe she is whining because she is not getting the four cups of primo puppy food that pregnant moms usually get but instead is getting only the usual two cups of good adult food that is her normal diet and she's really really hungry because she's eating for four instead of one?

Aliy is a very CLEAN dog. She never has accident in the house or in her kennel. But suddenly in early May, Aliy is standing there waiting for her dinner and her bladder suddenly lets loose. She is upset and embarrased and I am confused on why this happened. Maybe she is getting a bladder infection? I give her cranberry powder in her food.

Or maybe she has three big puppies pressing against her bladder??

Aliy is a very SUBSTANTIAL dog. She eats well, she plays hard and has good muscle tone. You look at her and she is the picture of health. In early May I have her on the grooming table and as I'm brushing her I think she looks a little *thin*. I think that she's been spending a lot of time outside and that she's been so active I need to increase her food a little and put a little weight on her.

Maybe she is thin because all the food she's been taking in has been going to grow puppies (which are apparently hiding up under her ribs). And maybe she has been spending so much time outside because she's been building a den?

So the answer to "What's wrong with Aliy?" is that she's pregnant.

The answer to "What's wrong with Anne?" is that she's clueless.

Next up, pictures and Chapter 3: The Phone Message