[Mishmash] Backfire

[LCR at rochester.rr.com]

 When they got old enough to bounce out of the box, I had to get a bigger 
box, and I had to keep their quarters clean twice a day,  but I couldn't 
have done anything less for the puppies.  It was some work, but some special 
moments.

Not like taking care of an undomesticated animal, but an experience one 
doesn't often have.

Linda


> >Linda, that was such a moving story, animals do some very amazing things.
>
>
> Robyne

Thanks Linda.  That was a  lovely way to start the week.


Cheers
David




>
>>Someone talking about rescuing animals reminded me of a personal 
>>experience
>>a few years ago.
>>
>>I had a dog that had a dog house outside as he was a semi-large dog and I
>>was unable to keep him inside the house.  A stray female dog wandered into
>>our yard one day and made friends with him.  We would often see her with 
>>him
>>and then she would leave.  One day I looked outside as I heard a loud
>>whining.  My dog had pulled straw out of his house and was laying on the
>>straw outside the doghouse.  I went outside to see what he was whining 
>>about
>>as he had his nose up in the air and he was quite loud.
>>
>>When I looked inside the doghouse, the female dog was in the doghouse and
>>she was giving birth to puppies.  She was doing ok so as it seemed to 
>>alarm
>>her I moved away and talked to my dog and he quieted down.  I went back 
>>into
>>the house and later in the evening i looked inside the dog house and she 
>>was
>>sleeping with the puppies.  Their seemed to be several of them.
>>
>>The next morning I looked out side and she was crossing the street.  I 
>>went
>>outside and looked inside the house and there were 7 puppies.  I left 
>>plenty
>>food for my dog and her and went back inside.
>>
>>Coming home from somewhere the next day, i cried out with pain, there in 
>>the
>>street just before I got home was the female dog.  You could tell she was
>>dead, someone had hit her.  I went home and cried, first for her, then the
>>puppies, then went out and looked inside the dog house at the puppies.  I
>>knew that she had died sometime that day because she wasn't there during 
>>the
>>morning.  My dog kept whining because the puppies were awake and grumbling 
>>a
>>little.  He sure didn't know what to do.
>>
>>I called a local vet and asked him what to feed them because I knew they'd
>>die before long.  He told me and I made the mixture and got a box and went
>>outside and got the puppies and brought them into the house.  He told me 
>>to
>>get a eyedropper and feed them.  I did.  Sometimes they rejected the 
>>mixture
>>but I kept trying until they learned that was it, they better take it.  It
>>didn't take long for them to start grabbing it with their mouth.  When 
>>they
>>got older they would bounce out of the box and come into my bedroom and 
>>yip
>>at me until I got up and fed them.  They were the funniest little things. 
>>I
>>had some funny moments raising them.
>>
>>I fed them until weaning stage and called the local Friends of Animals ( a
>>wonderful organization) and they found homes for all of them. I watched 
>>them
>>go one by one, and it was a little sad as I had bonded with them.   I was
>>worse than Mother Hen, I wanted to give all of the people a background 
>>check
>>but that wasn't feasible.
>>
>>The friends of animal eventually had to disband there, just my intuition,
>>but I would say probably for lack of funds.  I think it was great what 
>>they
>>did for animals in that area.
>>
>>The thing that puzzles me the most is how smart they were.   Did she make 
>>my
>>dog leave his doghouse, or was it his idea, and I was amazed that he 
>>pulled
>>straw out of the doghouse to lay on.  He left her some too.  Smart dog.  I
>>eventually gave him to my family who lived out of town where he could run
>>free instead of being tied up. It was the best thing for him.
>>
>>Linda
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Susan Flewelling" <kmm at nucleus.com>
>>To: "Mishmash" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
>>Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:02 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Backfire
>>
>>
>>>  At 08:50 AM 2/16/08, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Linda
>>>
>>>  Thanks, Linda - made my day!
>>>
>>>  Susan
>>>
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