Rescue picture

[Feather]

Congradulations to the little Mama.

Tell your sister that she is almost as wonderful as you are.

Feather

[mr squeaks]

I, too, say CONGRATULATIONS!

Hope all is going well! Will look forward to pics....

[andinla]

I plan on taking pics tomorrow (sunday) to post here.

Thank you feather!!!

Puppies are just too cute.... We already have one for sure new puppy owner. My sister's neighbor has a rescued pound dog and was looking to get him a friend.

Andi

[Trees Gray]

Originally Posted by andinla

Puppies are just too cute.... We already have one for sure new puppy owner. My sister's neighbor has a rescued pound dog and was looking to get him a friend.
Andi

I bet they are absolutely adorable. I certainly hope the other pups will find good homes with compassionate and loving people (like yourselves) too!

[Keys & Eyegone]

Congrat on the puppies!!!
Hope Mommy is doing fine too! What is your sister feeding her right now? It always good to feed mother's puppy food cause of the added nutrients. Don't get too worried if you see blood in her urine or stool either for the next few weeks; it's from having the puppies!
If you got any question about the puppies don't be afraid to ask I can get the best info from work since we get about 5-8 litters of puppies a year.
Good Luck!!
Hilary Dawn

[andinla]

Of The Pups...

Andi

Hilary thank you, the mom was given a special diet from the vet's office for nursing mothers. They are all doing great including the mom, she is such a good mom. When I talk to her she turns her head from side to side (I love that) puppies actually look like the coloring of a ridgeback and two of them actually have lines on their backs... But then again the mom is the same color but fluffy...

Treesa- the pups will only go to good forever homes...People we know..And mom will be fixed after they all find homes..

[Trees Gray]

They are so cute!!!!! Mom looks like she has taken on her role of a loving, concerned, parent.

Thank you for sharing.

[Lady Tarheel]

Oh Andi, what a wonderful thing you and your sister did for this beautiful little mommy and her still just a baby herself. She has the prettiest little face and her babies are just scrumptious.

A puppy's "snuffle" ranks right up there with a baby dove's whistle and a baby pigeon's squeal. So....get a few snuffles for me.

[mr squeaks]

Those puppies are just as cute as can be. I know you will be able to find great homes for them!

Mom looks great and soooo proud!

[Keys & Eyegone]

You guys have some cute puppies on your hands!!
Mom seems to be doing very well as her role as a mother. A little trick we do at the shelter for kittens and puppies is that we handle them as much as possible from a very young age to get them used to people. Be very carely in this some mothers will be ok one minute then bite the next to protect their pups. So before you look or touch any of the pups for their socialization spend a few minutes pampering mom.
It's a little early to say what the pups are but mom kinda' looks like she has some sheltie in her. As for dad they must have had the same dad cause they all look the same {for dogs and cats each egg is fertilized indavidually}. We'll have to wait and see what they are when they get about 6-8 weeks to tell.
Also, when your giving away the pups you and your sister should keep them till they're 8 weeks old. Those 2 extra weeks with the mother does wonders for the pups. In the 2 weeks the mother teaches the pups basic dog social skills and a small degree of manners to humans. By giving them up at 6 weeks your basicly setting the pup up for failure.
Well I hope everything goes well with this little family!!
Good Luck!
Hilary Dawn

[Keys & Eyegone]

I was just looking at her picture again:
Is her tounge a purply blue??
Her muzzle is now screaming out chow-chow to me!
HD

[andinla]

will not be available to go to humans until they are over 8 weeks old. I see and hear of puppies being purchased and given away at 5-6 weeks of age. They miss out on the bonding and learning social stucture from thier siblings. The mom looks bigger in the photos I have taken of her. She is smaller in size than a cocker height wise, but longer in body. She has a very expressive face and is very aware of things around her, more so than most dogs I have been around in my day. She is going to live her life spoiled beyond spoiled my sister's dogs have nothing but the best. They sleep with humans at night, they have a wonderful back yard to play in with a big willow tree to lay under, and lots of room to run. My sister actually cooks for them most nights (turkey) and add's it to their dog food.

I will take a look at the tounge a little closer.. Her black face is the markings of a chow, and her fuzzy long hairy ears also. I have never seen a dog quite like her, and I used to spend many days at the shelters here in LA for years.

I will keep you posted on the pups as they grow..

Andi

[Keys & Eyegone]

It's great to hear she's aware of her surroundings.
Although, when I read it you had mentioned a very expressive face and very aware of her surroundings which (to me mind you) shows she "might" have been beat around a few times. When you touch her does she flinch and does she get startled easly?? But then again she does have puppies and is being very alert to keep them safe.
To bad you and your sister could track down the prevouse "owner" and get some background info; then again who would want to meet a person who abandons their animals.
Thanks for supporting your local animal shelter. That's how I got my job at my local shelter, I started volunteering then they couldn't get ride of me so the hired me. So get your animals FIXED!! Right now at work we have over 80 cats and 17 dogs (most are big) and they're still coming!! We get A LOT of horrific scene, like one today, people are crazy to let their animals run around and have babies! If anyone is in the area and wants one of our animals come on by!!
You check them out here:
http://search.petfinder.com/shelterS...ort=&preview=1
Well good luck again with the pups and have fun!
Hilary Dawn

[Victor]

Andi congratulations! What wonerful pictures! Isn't life grand?

[andinla]

smart awareness about her. No she doesn't flinch at all. She let's us pick up the puppies, but we always pet her first and talk kindly to her.

As for me supporting my local shelters, I guess you would call it that I was actually working searching for my clients lost dogs so I would travel from shelter to shelter searching & searching. I have rescued many animals out of the shelters here in LA, and have witnessed horrible things like you mentioned you have. My local shelter (1) of them puts down 30 dogs sometimes in one day.

I can not imagine what this little mom has gone through in her short life so far. The area she was found in was enough to scare me.

Andi