OUR STORY...

These sweet sisters are darling, healthy pups who have come a long way from the straggly, starving puppies found along a rural street on a freezing morning in mid-December. Their mother appeared to be an Aussie-mix, so that is what we are calling these little girls as well. They appear to have had very minimal socialization prior to coming here, but they are blossoming now and will continue to do so when they have some one-on-one attention in their new Forever Homes.

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Welcome, Flower Girls!

The girls arrived on Ben's birthday. I ran up to get them from the vet where they had been dropped off after rescue and quickly dropped them unceremoniously off at home with some food and water so that we wouldn't be late for his birthday dinner reservations. When we got home from dinner, we got our first good look at them: scared, scrawny, wormy, and starving. They appeared to be quite afraid of us and everything else and seemed to have had minimal socialization. We knew we would have our work cut out for us!

That first night they were ravenously hungry. They seemed insatiable! After lots of food and water, we sent them outside with the other dogs to relieve themselves for a last time before bed. A few minutes later, we went to bring everyone in... and couldn't find the girls!!! All of the other dogs were ready to come in, but the new pups had vanished from the yard. Jason and I set out with flashlights and canned food into the dark, cold night to search for them. Iris & Tulip were found rather quickly rummaging in the garage, but we could not find Violet & Poppy until an hour later when we came in and left some food "bait" in the partially open garage. What a relief when we finally had them in our arms again!!!

As soon as we had them all back safe and sound, we weighed them all, gave them baths, worming treatment, and put collars and tags on them in case they should get loose again. What a scary adventure for their first night!!! We decided to look ahead to the day when they were no longer scared to be in a home with a family and gave them spring flower names in anticipation of that time.

Over the last 12 days the girls have come a LONG way! They have each gained 3-4 pounds (!!!) and become much happier to be with us. They love all of the other dogs and play readily with anyone, any time. They still love their food, but they have relaxed in the knowledge that more is always available. They are now crate trained and working on housebreaking. In the coming weeks they will begin on basic obedience and home manners. They are sweet and beautiful puppies who are sure to make a wonderful addition to some lucky family!
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