I don’t know who is responsible, but someone told the puppies that I divulged all their messy secrets and now they are on a mission to prove me wrong. They were perfect angels over the weekend and, I think for the first time ever while fostering puppies, I awoke to zero poops this morning. TheyContinue reading “Who told on me?”
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Snow Day with the Bean puppies
The puppies adored the wonders of the great outdoors and have been eager to revisit the massive paradise that we call the backyard ever since. Sure, snow looks magical from the comforts of a climate controlled home. Our area has a warm up in the forecast, so we will likely get to venture out againContinue reading “Snow Day with the Bean puppies”
Bean puppies – Week 7
The Bean puppies are 7 weeks old today! They are all friendly, playful, joyful and, it goes without saying, adorable pups. They continue to pack on the pounds. Pinto and Zulu have exceeded 16 pounds and the “smaller” ones are over 13 pounds. We were gifted with a sunny, 45 degree January day here inContinue reading “Bean puppies – Week 7”
Meal Time
As Beans nurses the puppies less and less frequently, they are growing an interest in food (and they are growing teeth, which may be why Beans is less interested in nursing them!). They are almost 4 weeks old; it is time to see what they think about eating. I scoop some wet puppy food (furtherContinue reading “Meal Time”
Snuggle Puppies
And suddenly, just like that, the puppies are wagging and snuggling into laps! Their tails are little clock pendulums, measuring out the happiness found between puppies and children. Tiny white teeth have emerged, much to Beans’ annoyance. I trimmed and filed their little razors of claws yesterday, but there is nothing I can do toContinue reading “Snuggle Puppies”
The most difficult part about fostering animals
For me, the most difficult part about fostering is the uncertainty. I am such a Type A, planner personality, so all the unknown variables involved in fostering can be preoccupying. Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s theContinue reading “The most difficult part about fostering animals”