Hoekema Homestead Goldens

And just like that… 7 weeks have come and gone in a blink of an eye. The final countdown has officially begun, and there are now six very lucky families sitting on the edge of their seats, waiting for the moment they finally get to scoop up their new cream puff and start this next chapter ahead. At seven weeks, these babies are extremely BUSY! They are curious, confident, playful, opinionated, and increasingly convinced that the entire world was built specifically for the

Noni's LITTLES - Six weeks old… and this week, the personalities came out in full bloom and blossom. At this point, they are no longer simply six LITTLES who look REMARKABLY similar, they are their own little individuals, and I now have a pretty good idea of exactly who each one is. Don’t take their collars off on me just yet though! They are all wonderful in their own way — but they now all have their own little personalities about how life should be lived. Some settle qui

Five weeks old already… and suddenly my little squishy squashy potatoes are looking and acting suspiciously like actual little dogs! They are interacting exactly like puppies should — playing, wrestling, chasing, exploring, learning, investigating absolutely everything… and, of course, occasionally doing things they absolutely shouldn’t be doing. Which, naturally, we love. At this point, their little personalities are really beginning to blossum and shine, and I'm soaking up

Four Weeks of Wonder have flown by already...the Littles Are Growing Up Fast Somebody please tell time to slow down. I blinked, and suddenly these tiny, round-bellied babies have gone from sleepy little potatoes to curious, confident, busy little explorers with places to go, things to investigate, and absolutely no intention of wasting a single minute of their day. Four weeks old and their little personalities are definitely blossoming, their bodies are becoming more coordi

A Whole Lot of Growing, Exploring, and “Look What I Can Do!” this week! Three weeks old. THREE WEEKS ALREADY! Itty weighing in @ 4 lbs. 8 oz. Bitty 3 lbs. 7 oz. Buttons 4 lbs. 3 oz. Thimble 4 lbs. 2 oz. Snippet 3 lbs. 15 oz. and Pebbles 4 lbs. 3 oz. Somehow, we have officially reached that little LITTLE turning point where Noni’s once-tiny, sleepy, squishy babies are beginning to look less like squashed soggy potatoes and more like actual little puppies with places to g

Two weeks. Just two weeks ago, these six little soggy mushroom smelling potatoes entered the world, and somehow, in what feels like the blink of an eye, they have already gone from completely dependent squishies to these busy little babies who are beginning to discover that there is an entire world waiting for them. And let me tell you… they are doing downright phenomenal! Every baby is meeting their milestones exactly on time, wiggling, waddling and trying to get their b

Noni’s babies are already one week old, fat, happy, healthy, mobile, squeaky and beautifully squashy. I’ve been living in a bubble this week, not getting much of anything else done around here. Simply sitting on puppy cloud 9. Newborns are beyond priceless, the tiny loud and mighty squeaks, the sleepy little squishy faces, the little puppy pile, those impossibly cutest ever fatest ever bodies, and the constant little wiggles and wanders as they search for the milk bar. I

The wait is over — Noni’s “LITTLE” pups (not so little) have arrived! Noni was quite big at the end of this pregnancy but she's also a tiny girl so 6 pups creeping up to a lb. Each was expected. Six gorgeous white as snow, squeaky pups made their way into the world yesterday, and I am over the moon excited to share them all with you. Itty, Bitty, Thimble and Pebbles are our gorgeous girls, while Buttons and Snippet are our two handsome little dudes. These wee six are s

We are officially in the final stretch of this pregnancy, and the nursery energy is starting to whirl with abundance. The pace around here is very deliberate. Birthing supplies get checked and double checked, blankets and towels get washed, folded and organized and everything gets set up exactly as it should for the smoothest arrival possible. The whelping area is coming together beautifully. Panels went up this week, the whelping box got constructed and the 'littles'

This morning, we woke up to fresh rain and sunshine creeping through the trees. Everything was naturally washed, rinsed and hung up to dry ready for a new adventure. The dust was diminished and the air was a bit less stall hanging in the middle of a doorway as if deciding to come or to go. All the dogs bolted outside, rolled in the wet sand and made sure every inch of their bodies got a good scratching. Tonka and Neema’s curls exploded even more because of the morning moistu