Birthdays

What do you get a boy who’s about to turn 12? A puppy! Or maybe 11 puppies?…
My son’s birthday is next week. I can’t figure out what to get him or when to shop

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Einstein

What is it about the runts? Wilbur was the runt that Fern rescued and we all grew to love. Is it something about ‘against all odds we will survive’?

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Selfish

I move through my day, meeting the needs of my family and these 11 puppies and their mother as if there aren’t human beings buried beneath the rubble in Haiti. It’s what has to be done. We must move forward and we have immediate needs. The puppies can’t understand, but my children are old enough to know about this tragedy and devastation.

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Growing little dogs

When the pups first arrived a week and a half ago, they were little. They fit into 2 large pet carriers.

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Helpers

I’m getting a ton of help with the pups. Neighborhood families are pitching in holding puppies, cleaning up, making food, saving their newspapers. It’s been a great way to spend time together.

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Good Dogs: born that way or not?

Those puppies sure can produce a lot of waste! I’m wearing rubber gloves these days to clean up the enclosure. They’re all pretty good at doing their business on the pee-pads or newspaper. The problem is that there are so many puppies, that someone inevitably steps in something nasty, then scampers on his merry way.

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How big will these puppies get?

I did a little research to figure out how big these puppies will be. The mom is a German Short Haired Pointer. The dad is some kind of hound.

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Safety First

This afternoon, my 5 year old buddy helped me with a feeding. He was great, petting the puppies while they waited, handing me bedding or newspapers. After they filled up on gruel, and returned to their clean enclosure, he really wanted to get in with them.

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Another great day

I had 2 groups of awesome helpers today. We figured out some new logistics for feeding time that really shorten the time between waking the pups and getting the bowls of food in place.

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First Light

6:58 – I wake up an hour later than the puppies usually eat! But it’s quiet, so I sneak into the kitchen, warm mom’s food then warm the puppies’ food. Mom’s awake.

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January 9, 2010 – later

We had two groups of helpers today for 2 of the feedings. It was great. I was more relaxed about the whole process and the joy on the helpers’ faces was incredible. There really nothing like puppy kisses.

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January 9, 2010

A very busy last few days. The puppies and mom spent Thursday afternoon at the Animal Shelter. They all got checked out by the vet, then passed to a willing volunteer for playtime. They’ve all gained weight and have the appropriate puppy belly.

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