Sponsor 1: Nine year old Jordan Wheeler of Eastham, MA is the puppies first sponsor.
She asked that her birthday money be donated to Save A Dog for the hurricane Katrina dogs.
She raised $150 and her parents matched it so the total donation was $300. We are just so touched that a nine
year old could be that thoughtful.
Foster Home Location: Southern Florida. Temps currently 60's at night and 70's during the day.
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Saturday 12/31/05: Sonja and the puppies made it safely to Massachusetts yesterday. Many many thanks to Tara and
Scott for their long hard days of driving while tending to the pups needs. They are now in an approved
quarantine facility where I know they will be well taken care of and get lots of attention until they
move on to their forever homes.
It was a lot of work taking care of them but I miss every one of their cute
little faces and even their little antics that kept me laughing.
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Sunday 12/25/05: Merry Christmas! The Puppies are now 9 weeks old and are growing
like weeds. Last week
I weighed them - the littlest girl was 10 lbs, the largest male 15 lbs and the average
of the others was about 14 lbs.
They love to be outside so much that they stay out most of the day now. They play and
rough house with each other
a lot more now. They are learning certain things too fast - I use to be able to
sneak out onto the front porch but now they know when they hear my dog's tags I am not too
far. They also know the sound of the dog food being poured into the dishes.
The puppies learned quickly not to nip at my hands. If they tried I simply removed my
hands from petting them and they get the picture pretty quickly.
All of them will now lick my hands.
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Monday 12/05/05: Puppies are 6 weeks old. They have all gained at
least a pound over the last week. I am definitely starting to get a good
workout carrying them in and out.
They are getting too smart; they know when 9:30-10:00 is and will start
barking and whining until I take them outside. Once they are outside they
run around and play for awhile and then fall asleep before their lunch.
After their lunch they fall back to sleep and then start whining to go
back in about an hour later.
They are now playing more with the toys. One of them loves to carry around
a pink cat ball. Alot of them now play tug-a-war with each other. Sometimes
with toys but they love it with the towels.
They all know the sound of the doors now. As soon as they hear any of them,
they all jump up to see who it is. Of course they all do it at once if I
don't have the camera. The shot below is the best I could get - 6 up there
at 1 time. The littlest girl is finally able to get up there - can you tell
which one she is?
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Monday 11/28/05: Puppies are 5 weeks old. On Saturday, they were
all weighed and given de-wormer. Their weights were 1 Male 6 lbs, 2 Males
5.5 lbs, 1 Male 5 lbs, 2 Females 5 lbs and 1 Female 4 lbs.
They go outside 1-2 times a day to play and eat
in the x-pen. Sonja still keeps a watchful eye on me as I move the puppies
back
and forth. Now that Sonja is only nursing a little each day, she is starting
to put on some noticable weight.
The puppies are very alert to everything around them now. They seem to
play a little longer and rougher now. When they are playing I hear fiesty
barking and growling. They cry when
they hear my voice and will jump up on the edge of the pen and peer over.
I try to pick
up each one multiple times a day and slightly squeeze it's toes.
They are starting to all have a diffent look about them so most of them are
easy to pick out. There are still a few I get confused with.
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Thursday 11/24/05 (Thanksgiving): Puppies are 4.5 weeks old. They are up to 3 meals
(Nutro Puppy, Gerber rice and goat's milk) a day
and loving it. They now know that I bring the food. I swear they recognize that food dish.
Today they went outside in the x-pen. They were so funny running, hopping and falling in the grass. When
they see people now, they all wag their little tails. It is the cutest thing. They love it when you sit
in the pen with them - they jump on you and bite your feet. The littlest female fell asleep on my knee.
I can't help but love this little girl. (She is the one in the 6th picture below)
They had their lunch outside and then plopped down in a pile to sleep.
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Sunday 11/20/05: Puppies are 4 weeks old. They are walking really well now and playing with
each other as well as the toys that are in their pen. I love watching the
little rottie butts as they walk around. They look like minature bears.
Today they got first real meal made of gerber rice cereal, goats milk and a little beef baby food. They
needed no encouragement to eat - they literally dug right in.
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Thursday 11/17/05: Puppies are 26 days old. They are starting to run (a little awkwardly) and they
can backup real fast. I noticed one of the pups wag it's little tail the other day. Their teeth have now
started to erupt and they are playing more rambunctiously (jumping on each other, growling and barking).
They can see and hear pretty good now. They wake up at the sound of the screen door or the sound of my voice.
When they hear either one, they all come running toward me. Each one gets picked up,
cuddled and a kiss planted on their little face. A few will even give me a kiss back.
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