It's a Special Needs Foster Season

Do you remember Pebbles, the puppy that arrived from Puerto Rico with bad hind legs?  You can refresh your memory, or learn about her, here and here.  She was super, duper special needs and she's been uh-dop-ted by a pretty special mama that loves her to the moon.  

Our next foster puppies were three American Bulldog puppies that were all deaf.  They didn't know they were deaf, which was fortunate for them since their barks were ear piercing.

This is them on their ride from the AWS, all snuggled together.  Unfortunately, we learned quite early...they can't travel in a crate without pooping every.single.time!  Stinky!  

They didn't have names, so my mama and papa and Auntie Wendy got to name them.  Papa named Blanca, she was the biggest of them all and the most bulldoggie looking.

Auntie Wendy named Ivory.  She was the middle one...not too big and not too small, just about perfect.  She had a little bit of black along the edge of her left ear.

"What do you mean it's all my fault?"

Ivory is the reason the tall fence had to be put up so quickly; she was the first one to climb over the short one.

Mama named the pipsqueak Pearl.  She was just darn cute.

Here I am saying "hi" to Blanca.

They stayed with us for a couple of weeks because they got sick and couldn't get spayed when they were scheduled. They had lots (and lots) of nasty diarrhea, so had to visit the vet at the AWS.  That visit took about two hours because they were concerned about Parvo, a very serious disease and often fatal to puppies.  Thankfully, that wasn't the problem.  They came home with medicine and a very messy crate. ;o( *sigh*

Once they started feeling better, every one got a bath.

Ivory

Blanca

Pearl

They learned very quickly when it was time to eat.

They all got to run and play outside of their kennel several times a day but sadly, it was really super cold for most of the time they were with us, so they didn't get outside except for a few minutes during the whole two weeks.

Blanca and Pearl playing tug

My mama called them the three little piggies and she loved taking pictures of them all snuggled up together in a pig pile.

Ivory, Blanca, Pearl

They went back to the shelter yesterday and all got a bath before anyone interested in uh-dop-ting them could see them because they were covered in poop!  All three had new homes by the end of today.  YAY ;o)

Happy life little piggies!

Until next time...Sir Titan of Nottingham CGC TT

Pebbles, the Second Time Around

Remember Pebbles, our special, special needs girl from Puerto Rico?

Well...she's back!  Unfortunately, she was knawing on her janky legs and had done a pretty good job of chewing them up.  It was decided it would be in her best interest to amputate her back legs just above the knees.  She came to us to heal from her sir-jury.

Coming "home" again

She had lots of stitches on her nubs and no one wanted her getting to them, so she was stuck in the cone of shame.

Not to worry, my mama and papa are very good at fostering and they made sure she got lots of time out of the cone.  She got lots of time outside in her special pen, with and without the cone.

Such a happy girl

She's still not very big but it was surprising how much she had grown when we tried to put her into her old wheels!  Sadly, although we had new wheels and a harness, they didn't go together so she didn't get as much exercise as she should have.  But she still got lots of fresh air.

You can kind of get a look at her stub.  They will look lots better once they are all healed and her hair grows back.

She stayed for almost two weeks but had to go back to the AWS because my people were going to "fun at camp".  

My mama would spend time with her in the evening before settling her into bed.  She loved chasing the ball and chewing on toys and she didn't let her dis-uh-bill-it-ee slow her down...she was extremely fast.

Is this not the cutest face...eva!?

My mama actually shed a tear when it was time to say good-bye.  She was super cute and very sweet and we wish her a super, special life.

Until next time...
Sir Titan of Nottingham CGC TT

Update 9/1/18:  Pebbles has been ADOPTED...Yay!

Pebbles...A Special Girl

My new foster sister, Pebbles, is a very special girl!  As you can see, she came with her very own cart AND she came all the way from Puerto Rico!

From the woman that was caring for her in Puerto Rico, it was learned that her mother was found as a pregnant stray and Pebbles was born with janky back legs...they don't bend ;o(  Don't feel too bad for her, she can scoot around faster than you can imagine and she doesn't know her legs don't work quite right.

She came from PR all by herself,  okay...technically, she couldn't really come ALL ALONE, but she was the only puppy on a rescue flight and the owner of the rescue brought her all the way to Maine.  I'm sorry my mama can't remember the name of the people that fly doggies, like Pebbles, to the US, but they are special people!

When doggies come to Maine from out of state, there is a five day kwor-an-teen period before they can be available for uh-dop-shun.  The Animal Welfare Society in W. Kennebunk, Maine asked if she could stay at our house for her kwor-an-teen period and we said...of course she can!"

I liked her but my mama and papa were afraid I might accidentally hurt her by playing too rough, so they kept us apart.  Plus, she barked at me and that hurt my feelings ;o(

She got to go outside without her cart on the nice days when everyone was outside to keep an eye on her.  We used an x-pen set up on the soft grass and covered it with a sheet so she could scoot around without getting all dirty.  She had a sore on her foot when she arrived at the AWS and it was all wrapped up in a bright pink bandage, so having a bath was not an option.  Lucky girl...I hate having a bath!

She worked hard when she walked in her cart, especially on the uneven grass, but she zoomed along on the driveway.

How can you not love that face?

She liked to chase the ball.

You can kind of see her pink bandage...

You can't tell from this picture, but her tail never stopped wagging.

My mama took a video but she can't figure out how to get it onto the blog.  She is such a doof when it comes to technology!

She was pretty easy to have around and we were sad to see her go...we're always sad to see our foster puppies go, but not sad enough to keep any ;o)  (my papa would but my mama says NO!)

Have a sweet life Pebbles, you are a very special, special needs girl.

Until next time...Sir Titan of Nottingham CGC TT



  

Salt and Pepper

These two little ones came to stay with us for a few days without names, so we called them
Salt and Pepper.  They were pretty sickly with upper respiratory infections and very skinny.  There were six in the litter and my papa said the other four were twice their size.

Mama and papa gave them medicines twice a day and fed them four times a day to fatten them up.  I don't think they weighed more than five pounds.  I heard they were very easy to care for but I didn't spend much time around them...the "littles" make me nervous.

They came on Wednesday and are going back to the AWS tomorrow.  They are going to the Paws 'n' Stripes program at the prison, where they will get one-on-one attention and obedience training, teaching them to be the best puppies ever!  After their six week en-car-sir-a-shun, they will be available for uh-dop-shun.

She has ears like the Flying Nun

Pepper found the only sunny spot!

They didn't slow down very often and mama had trouble getting their pictures.

Until next time...Sir Titan of Nottingham CGC TT

Dillie and Dovey...Southern girls visit Nottingham Fosters

These two lovelies came to us from somewhere in the south.  They are schnauzer mixes and they are super cute and sweet.  I'm a little envious of their cute whiskers.  They arrived here on June 3rd and will be with us for a couple of weeks before going to a very special uh-dop-shun event on the 17th.

Dillie

Dovey

They should be super easy to house train because after they eat, mama and papa take them outside and they pee and poop within minutes and there is very little mess in their kennel.  

My mama and papa are in love with them.  Dovey loves to chase the ball and she already knows to bring it back.  They think she would make a great Flyball participant.

They also really like my Kong toy...MY Kong toy.  Good grief, I cannot leave them unsupervised for even a minute.

These puppies are among my mama and papa's top five favorite foster puppies and they are really going to miss them when they leave.  As for me...I will have MY toy back, full of puppy slobber.

While I was having sir-juries, they got to go on a field trip to Wendy's!  It's not fair...I like Wendy's, too and I didn't get to go.  Booooooo

Until next time...Sir Titan of Nottingham CGC TT
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The Irish Puppies

Jameson, Paddy, Patrick and Penny came up from the south to stay with us for a few days, before they get homes of their own. They were part of a litter of eight but my mama (being the smart one) said four of them could come to our house.  There are two boys and two girls.

They were supposed to weigh five pounds but they seem a lot bigger than that, although no one has bothered to weigh them.  My people are slacking.

They got to spend lots of time outside, chasing each other around the pen, eating sticks and leaves, getting bitten by those darn black flies and barking at me for no reason.  My mama says they just want to play but I don't have much interest in playing.  

Everything was going well until my mama and papa went to the gym and out to dinner but someone forgot to lock the gate on the puppies pen in the cellar.  If my mama had her phone and didn't get so mad when she opened the door and found them running around the cellar, she would have taken a picture.  What a mess!!!  Poop and pee, brooms laying everywhere, an open bag of dog food (explains why they weren't very hungry), a spilled container of laundry detergent and so on.  They were bad puppies but I bet they had a really good time making such a mess.  

Anyway...they arrived here on Tuesday and my mama is taking them back to the shelter on Saturday so they can get uh-dop-ted.  They will make some families very happy.

Good luck Irish puppies.

Parker, wearing the black collar

Penny

Paddy

Jamison

Penny

Here are their "mug" shots from the AWS website...

Jameson

Paddy

Patrick

Penny

Until next time...Sir Titan of Nottingham CGC TT

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