Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue

My morning routine has gotten changed with the arrival of the 5 – mischievous, busy, underfoot 12 week old puppies. They sleep next to me all night long – on the floor not on my bed – there isn’t any more room!! My first trek is to the door, and outside so the little monsters will go pee and poo outside. I have to stand out there with them or they will follow me back in. For some reason they like to pee on the kuranda beds. So many, many times a day I go outside for a few minutes and they go out too. It generally takes a couple of weeks before pups and new dogs use the outside facilities for their “business”. But these guys are never more than 4 feet from my feet. I see separation anxiety problems with these guys if they don’t wean away from me. I really do feel like a Pied Piper.

And all that is done without coffee! It is almost third on my list of to do things in early morning. Pups first, clean up second then make my coffee. Then while it brews I turn on my computer, finish the mopping so when it dings everything is ready to go on-line. And enjoy that really really good cuppa.

It was vet day for the big pups – and they are big! 4 are 17.8 pounds and the biggest is a yellow one – he is 18.6 pounds! They are 12 weeks old, are very healthy – skookum puppies. They are scheduled for neuters on July 12th then they can go off to new home and families. Dave went to Burns Lake with 5 pups but he came home with 6!! It was Pound pick up day too! Our newest arrival is a girl!! She is yellow and weighs 8.8 pound so she is a small dog puppy – she is 12 weeks old too. She is sweet and cuddly and oh so cute. Turtle Gardens welcomes another nameless pup!:

This picture shows pup touching Grizz’s face with Balsam and Poncho behind asleep on the chair.

This one has Birch – and the pup found the food bin!

Our vets feel the pups are suffering from a genetic malformation – they could be father daughter or brother sister breeding. The pups look exactly like mom and all the same; with very similar markings – not a normal occurrence in a stray dog with pups. Normal is pups that don’t look alike at all – different dads. Like Teya and Gryphon! And GrizzToo and Shadow. They sort of look alike but different. And Willow and Birch. Birch looks like Balsam in her face but Willow has similar coloring with a shar pei face. Different dads. Gressie’s pups look like her – very similar coloring and markings. They are so very related. It doesn’t help the heartbreak to know why but I suppose knowing why eases some of the pain of not being able to save them all. Gressie is doing very well. The pups – not so good. We will continue the antibiotics and electrolytes and keep on hoping. Keep thinking positive thoughts for our babies. And light a candle for the little ones that didn’t make it. Don’t litter – spay your critter.

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