Puppies , I can ’ t believe we have puppies
My dogs name is Queenie and she is expecting puppies . One day I heard the most unusual sound coming from the basement . There was a squeaking sound that was nonstop . Tiptoeing into the basement , I noticed Queenie on a pile of cloths tending to three puppies . I ran up to tell my mother and she told me she knew it was coming soon and that Queenie would be OK . She further told me that there was nothing we could do to help her , because Queenie was born with the ability , given to her by God , to do it all by herself . In returning to the basement there were four puppies born . I did not know a dog could have more than one puppy at a time . Here I am looking at four beautiful puppies . I ran back up stairs to tell my mom there was four puppies . Then I told my mom I wanted to see a puppy born . She told me in order to see , it may take hours before Queenie dropped her next puppy . I must be willing to wait on it . I made up my mind I want to see this so I went back to the basement , and sat in a chair as I watched Queenie take care of her babies . She licked them constantly as they cried ( wined ). Curling up to keep them warm , I waited , waited , and waited . Queenie started moving in different positions trying to get comfortable , and before I knew it , a sack that looked like a chunk of moving liver was under her . Queenie started licking the weird shape object and a puppies head became transparent . Further licking and a body became transparent . It was pup number five , and I saw life brought forth for the first time . It was breath taking and amazing wrapped up in one . I ran up stairs to tell my mom how I witnessed a puppy being born for the first time . The next day there were eight puppies in all . Two were white , two were black , and the other four were black , brown , and white . This was also my first live exposure to witnessing the concept of genes . Genes are traits passed down from parents , grandparents , and great grandparents to their children . These traits show themselves in things like eye color , hair color , short tails , long tails , complexions , and the likes . Gene traits are present in animals and humans as well .
What I learned from this is , mothers take care of their young 5