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The puppies have now been vaccinated and de-wormed (we do not think they had worms or other parasites but as a safety precaution for the puppies and for the other animals they will soon be in contact with, all Shelter puppies are de-wormed at 6 weeks).
We are hoping to have all of […]
With the weatherman promising very warm days for the next week, we borrowed a paddling pool from the Shelter. It was supposed to be a real treat for the puppies — here’s Marshall getting as close as any of them came to taking advantage of it.
Other puppies did much the same thing. We […]
Puppy #1 - is a careful, old soul, with the sweetest, saddest eyes and a penchant for gentle comedy. While others run head long towards new adventure or hang back through timidity, #1 cautiously, seemingly unconcernedly, saunters up and dips one toe into the ocean then scurries back to assess the situation. He […]
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different outcome. I hereby declare myself certifiably insane.
From those who know me I hear chuckles and ‘I could have told you that’s. But they don’t know the particulars.
I do not even try to house train puppies, at […]
My days begin earlier now, 5 a.m. to be precise. Gena can no longer come and go from the puppy enclosure, the ‘gate’ must be opened for her. The puppies start to murmur, I try to sleep a little longer, they murmur louder, I try a pillow over my head, they yowl, Gena […]
While I was washing the floor this morning, talking to the puppies, I asked what names they wanted, and said to them all, ‘what is it to be’. Puppy #2 got all excited, and ran up to me. So I said it again, and again he reacted. Toobee is a rather odd […]
5 weeks old today, and all’s well!
Thought it was an appropriate anniversary for picture taking. Took over 100 pictures, didn’t get good ones of most of them, went back for more, all the batteries in the house are dead.
Really, it is not my fault. The puppies refused to cooperate, they wanted to sleep […]
It has been pointed out that as I have not fostered kittens or exotics that I really cannot say that puppies are the most fun — no one seems to argue that they are the most work!
The cat blog people were over to help ’socialize the puppies’ yesterday. I hope to be able to […]
Nothing momentous today, the puppies ate, slept, played, and grew — normal puppy activity. So I thought I would take this lull in the excitement (?) to talk about fostering and to answer some questions.
Compensation? In the form of laughter, critter kisses, heart warming moments, the knowledge that a little critter has been […]
Thanks to the Health Wing at the Saskatoon SPCA, we are back on track with the feeding schedule — picked up mammalac and canned puppy food — hopefully more than the greedy little monsters can eat in a week. They are still getting some nourishment from Gena, but she is obviously losing interest in […]