Yasemin & Safak's puppies. 

                                                Whelped 4/7/2008.

This is the sheep hut where Yasemin gave birth to her litter of pups.  She was surrounded by her family of 20 Shetland sheep.

Yasemin continues to be one very special and regal lady.  I have always admired her quiet dignity and strength. Yet, after all these years with us, she continues to take me by surprise in her own special way.

She was due to whelp Wed.-Sat. and I checked her for signs of whelping with each passing day.  Yasemin did not want to stay in the barn would look at me with an expression that told me she wanted to spend each day out with her Shetland sheep performing her duty as guardian.  

The evening of 4/6/08 I checked her over very carefully and she showed no signs of impending whelping.  So, I told her this would be the last night out with the sheep and then she needed to stay in the barn until her pups were ready to follow their mom to guard duty.   

The following morning I went out to check on everything and her daughter Inca came to the gate.  But, no Yasemin.  Oh goodness, I thought.  She's done it.

I went to the sheep hut and sure enough there she was.  I saw the 20 Shetlands in the hut and in the far corner there was Yasemin.  I heard the sounds of little puppies.

Yasemin had whelped her litter right in with the sheep.  They had not stepped on her or her puppies.  She was as happy as could be right there in familiar surroundings.

Mom and pups were pulled to the barn for a day.  They were then brought to the house for close observation since major storms are coming through.       

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