Flashback Friday

In January 2009, I had my hands full with fosters.  I had three adult foster dogs, and one hyper foster puppy.  And then I heard a sad story, and ended up with eight more foster puppies.  Because I felt sorry for them.  And because I was insane. 

This is the crate full of puppies that showed up for me to take home.  They were about six weeks old at the time, and weighed between 5 and 7 pounds each.   

So for four weeks, I cleaned up a LOT of puppy paper (yuck), and fed them, and played with them, and invited my friends over to show off socialize these adorable puppies.  Then once the puppies were old enough, they were spayed/neutered and had all their vet work done, and then they had their official puppy pictures taken and were put on the website as available for adoption. 

The puppies were quickly adopted, and I recently sent out an e-mail to the eight families who adopted these sweet puppies to find out how they were doing.  I heard back from seven of the families, and I'm relieved to tell you that not one of them said "please come get this dog - we don't want him/her anymore".  Whew.  Here is what they did say...

About Amos - now named Bubba: 

"Bubba has become a very loved member of our family! He’s very smart and behaves really well so far. He is a great little brother to our chocolate lab, Lady. Steve and I call them our kids!!!! He also gets along much better with my grandson, Jaden (5 yrs old). They’re always running around the house playing. Oh, and he still loves to eat, he’s a whopping 70+ lbs and not even fat. Between both dogs they’re eating us out of house and home but that’s okay."

Hooray for Amos!

About Kasey:
"We kept her name Kasey, she's doing really well. She's a wild one! She has lots of energy and is really smart. We take her to the dog parks and she learned how to swim at Broemmelsiek park last summer."

Wild?  Really?  I never expected that.  Here are some recent pictures of Kasey that her family sent me:

About Duchess:
"She is doing great! She's a little wld thing. Our black lab and her get along very well, they wrestle all the time.(a little too much). She is such a cuddler
and licker. We love her dearly."

Another wild one.  This one doesn't surprise me so much. 

About Gretchen:

"Gretchen is doing good still has alot of puppy in her and is digging up the yard but she is very playful and good around the kids, she also has a dog next door that she frequently plays with. Still have some work to get her better trained for when people come around so she quits jumping on them as they come throught the door."

Yep, she sounds like a wild one too.  What did I do to these puppies?!

About Keebler - now named Indiana:

"Indy is doing very well! In October we purchased a house, so he has much more room to run and play. He is no longer in a kennel, even while we are at work, he doesn't chew on or eat anything any more! thank goodness. He often enjoys pulling me around our neighborhood on my skate board (honestly enjoys it and even gets excited when I reach for it) also runs occasionally with Debbie.He is very gentle and playfull with all of our nieces and nephewes, and does very well with other dogs at the dog park, He and our other dog Mya are the best of friends After a lot of hard work he is more than the dog I hoped he would be, even though he thinks he is a lap dog sometimes he is a very lovable, cuddly, and obedient dog."

And here is a recent picture of Indy that his family sent.  What a sweet face!

About Pebbles - now named Hersheys:

"She is doing great-she seems very happy running and playing with her friends(we have two other dogs)She is healthy and gets a lot of exercise-she is definately a blessing to our family."
Hooray for Pebbles!

About Scooby - now named Sherman:

"Sherman (Scooby) is doing great. He has been a very nice addition to our family. He has certainly grown onto the name we chose. He weighed 80+ lbs at his last checkup and none of that is fat! He's a big baby though and is about as easy going as a dog can be. As you can see from the 2 pics I attached he is rather spoiled, and he loves to go for a ride in the car."

And here is Sherman - ready for his car ride!

You can also see their official puppy adoption pictures here.

New Puppy Pictures

Yesterday was a slow day for dog adoptions, but we did have one dog adopted - Mickey, a beautiful all white German Shepherd/Husky mix with beautiful blue eyes found his new home!

Today another foster friend came over and took pictures of my new puppies for me. They will be ready for adoption in two weeks, so I need pictures to get them on the website, so once they're ready hopefully a few of them can go to their new homes right away! Today they are eight weeks old, and they are growing quickly!

Scooby was the largest of the litter when I got them, but now he's fallen down to 5th place in size. I think its because when all the other puppies are diving for the food, he's still sitting there waiting for me to pet him some more. He is the most affectionate of the group right now - he just wants to be petted all the time.


Pebbles may be a Rottweiler/Beagle mix! At least, she has some of the features of each breed. And she's one of the most outgoing of the litter.


I think Keebler is the most unique looking. He is a funny brown/orange color, with the mask of a shepherd or husky.


Kasey is the largest of the litter now, at 9.8 lbs, and she's such a cute, happy puppy.

Gretchen is the smallest of the litter now, and one of the shyest puppies. She likes to be held and petted but she doesn't generally seek out attention.

Duchess looks a lot like her sister Pebbles, but she doesn't have the white markings. She wasn't quite sure what she was doing in a basket, or why we kept calling her name and flashing a bright light in her face, but she took it very well!

Clover was the runt of the litter when I got them, but now she's barely passed her sister Gretchen in weight and is no longer the smallest one. She's the most laid back and is usually napping while the other puppies play.

Amos is the "most improved" currently - he may be slightly TOO improved.... he gained almost 4 pounds in 10 days, and has become quite round. :-) He's just a happy puppy who enjoys his food!

Boo's Bark; New Puppies

Okay, to properly enjoy this video of my foster puppy Boo, pay close attention to her ears!



The bad thing about this is I find it so funny, that I find myself going into the room and waiting to open the door of her ex-pen just so I can watch her bark and laugh at her. It is probably frustrating for her, not to mention teaching her bad habits (to bark when she wants something) but its so funny to watch that I can't help myself, at least for the next day or two. :-)

So I have three adult fosters and one new puppy - you'd think that would be plenty to keep me busy. But I heard a sad story at PetSmart yesterday. A family had taken in a dog who had been abused, and when they did it they didn't know the dog was pregnant. The dog had eight puppies and once they were weaned they had to get rid of them. So, I agreed to take them and foster them until they were ready for adoption. The puppies are about six weeks old, and they appear to be All-American Mutts - in this case, probably a mixture of pit bull, rottweiler and/or husky, with possibly a splash of beagle or shepherd thrown in for good measure. There are five girls and three boys. Here are pictures of my new foster puppies!

This is Scooby - he is the largest of the litter, at 7 pounds.

This is Pebbles, Clover and Duchess - three mostly black puppies, all females. The smallest (Clover) is 4.8 pounds!

Two tan puppies - Amos (male) and Kasey (female).

This is Gretchen she is brindle and her face looks like a husky!

This is Keebler, a tan and black puppy with beautiful blue eyes.

Group photo!