21 Dogs Impounded

[Richard Crowe]

Well, "the best laid plans of mice and men"  Judy has had surgery and we cut down the number of foster dogs in our home to make it a bit easier for me to care for the dogs and Judy while she is recuperating.  Suddenly this happened...

http://www.countynewscenter.com/video?v=155953

Our group rescued four of these dogs while other rescues took the other 17...  No strain for Judy and I, since we had fosters lined up to care for the 4 dogs we rescued.  Two of them are six week old puppies.  Healthy and very adoptable as soon as they get a  decent age for adoption...

Then there were two young females who were ratty and fearful.  These are my entry pictures.  I always take entry pictures to get a baseline of how the dogs looked when we got them.  They have been washed and trimmed a bit since the images were shot but still need some work before their "official portraits"

Anyway our vet determined that both girls have Giardia and we have the only home with enough room to isolate the two girls while they are treated for their condition.  BTW:  Home Depot sells a wonderful anti bacterial/anti virus cleaner called ODOMAX.  A gallon is fairly inexpensive and the darn stuff kills just about anything including the AIDS virus.

Now, we have also received a NINE and a HALF year old Maltese WHO IS PREGNANT . We are the ones with experience whelping puppies and we have the set up to do this (puppy pens and whelping boxes).  So we have another foster and soon to be several (Judy used her stethoscope and heard at least three puppy heart beats) puppies.  Judy is a retired RN who taught and practiced maternity nursing...  Lucky thing is that we have been told that the sire of the pups is a Maltese. No worry about pit bull-Maltese puppies popping out.

I just learned that we can expect another pregnant gal early next week.  

 

[Camilla and Darwin]

Busy times, you guys are wonderful and best wishes to Judy as she recovers.

[Darlene Rogers]

I am hoping everything goes well for you. I am a foster in Calgary and I love it. Right now I have my golden doodle, a teacup poodle, a chihauahua, and a chihauahua mix as well as my two cats. I really want another doodle for myself but until then I will foster.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

How are the doggies doing?

[Carol and Banjo]

You two are saints!   Many blessings to you both.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Judy and you go above and beyond the call of duty again and again. Bless you both.

[Julie, Eloise & Beasley]

Thank you for all that you and your wife do for these and all the other dogs.  Wishing your wife a speedy recovery, and I'm glad to read the mama dog and her puppies are doing fine.  (Wow - almost 10 yrs old, just wow.  Bless her little heart.)

[Richard Crowe]

She has bonded with her puppies and now is protective of them.  She growls a bit at Judy but totallly accepts me as part of her pack.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

So sweet.  You and Judy are amazing!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Congrataulations, foster grandma and grandpa!

[DJ & Chance]

So glad to see Peaches with her pups!