Maggie’s Puppies Begin Their Adventure! ~ Adopted!

Caboose was the last born and is the runt of the litter. He was breached and got stuck halfway out so I had to help him a bit. His fur is quite white and curlier than the other boys. He doesn’t have a “runt” personality, but instead is fun-loving. Caboose was reserved on July 15th.

ChaCha is the larger of the two girls. Her fur is wavy rather than curly. Her face is a bit longer which sometimes gives her a sadder look, which is quite the opposite of her true outlook. She makes a funny trill sound, rather like a tribble for you Star Trek fans. ChaCha was reserved on July 17th.

Donut is the middle boy, in birth order and size. In fur too, I guess ~ more wavy than curly or straight. He is always the last to wear out, still wanting to play when all the rest have fallen asleep. Donut was reserved on July 18th.

GinGin is the smaller of the two girls. Her fur is curlier than ChaCha’s, more like Caboose’s. She may be little, but she isn’t shy. She and ChaCha managed to clamber out of their crate a couple of nights ago! Adventure!!!! GinGin was reserved on July 15th.

Tucker was the first born and the largest in the litter. His coat is somewhat straighter and more golden than everyone else’s. He is self-confident and a leader. Tucker was reserved on July 8th.

I feel that I know the puppies well enough now to start taking deposits. Their adoption fee is $650; the deposit is $350 of which $50 is non-refundable. I realize that this is higher than most rescue puppies, but we do not really consider them “rescues.” You’ll remember that the mother, Maggie, is going back to her owners who simply asked our help in whelping and placing the litter. They are donating the fee back to us in appreciation. For those who want to compare them to “pet store” puppies, remember that those are from puppy mills where they lived in wire cages like inventory; they are not socialized, they are not paper trained, and they are not fixed. These puppies have been under my care and nurturing since before they were born. I will not place them in homes lightly. If you have any questions about the adoption fee, please read my blog of July 7th.

14 July Update:

The puppies are as busy as can be. I’ve started taking them outside to play on the grass and they are loving it! Of course, they are smart enough to not wander too far away from me, a good thing since we have eagles in the area. I tried to get a video of them playing, but filming puppies is like herding cats! So it isn’t great, but this is the best I could do:

15 July Update:I tell people that one of my goals in fostering puppies is that when they leave my home they are self-confident. This is especially important in small breeds. I just can’t abide yappy obnoxious little dogs. They usually end up that way because of poor leadership by their owners. So I do what I can to help them believe that they are “big dogs” so that they don’t have to be scared, and therefore yappy, all the time. There is a small possibility that I am too successful at this! Check out this photo of little Tucker and my Gus. Gus loves to play with the puppies, but he is a Basset/Bulldog mix and therefore not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Sometimes he can get carried away. Well, Tucker has decided that he can give back just as well! Doesn’t Gus look a bit surprised? I love this photo! Thank you to Ashley N. for sharing it with me.20 July Update:

All of the puppies have been spoken for but they will stay with me until they are old enough to be fixed ~ we don’t want another Maggie/Buddy incident!!! Their families are anxious to get them, but it will be a few weeks yet. Meanwhile, I’ll keep updating this blog page so we can all continue to watch them grow.
This morning my husband was playing with them in the grass. You know what you get when you mix together fluffy white puppies, morning dew and a garden? Muddy puppies! It’s a little alarming how much they enjoyed it. A bath in the immediate future is forecasted….