ADOPTED!!

Hooray! Coal met his family last Saturday and now all of these darling puppies have been adopted.

9 Weeks Old: Coal!!

Casey and Crumbs went to their new homes this past weekend, and a sweet Caboose found a home too and will be joining his new family on Friday. What a great week!

But there is one very special little puppy left: Coal. And he is waiting for his new home too. So we thought we would tell a little about this Extra Special Puppy:

• Coal is the smartest pup of his litter-- he has always been more curious, more crafty, more mischievious.
• Coal loves, loves, loves people. Most of his mischievousness comes from wanting to be with us!
• Coal is the most typically Sheltie of the bunch.
  
• Coal is very chatty.
  
• Coal is CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Coal is super social!! He loves to play with the other dogs in his foster home!
• Coal is funny... he makes us laugh all the time with his busy antics.

Seven Weeks Old

Casey, Coal, Caboose, & Crumbs went to another Meet & Greet today and they got lots of hugs and kisses from people and pups. What a fun day!

This has been a big week for the pups... they have had so much fun romping in the yard with the other puppies and even getting wet in the baby pool and water dishes from time to time. They have also begun their crate training and housebreaking work this week. It's the perfect time for them to head to their new homes!

New homes for Callie, Choo-Choo, & Cara!

This was a big weekend for Callie and her kids... they made their debut at our group's Meet & Greet and were a big hit! And sweet, wonderful Callie found a new home along with two of her little ones. What a great start!

Now we need to find great adopters for Cole, Caboose, Crumbs, & Casey...

Playful puppies!!!

Many new videos posted today, check them out in the video album!

Callie is ready for a new home!

Sweet, funny, playful, active, good-mother Callie is finally ready for a home of her own. She needs to be separated from the pups for a few weeks before she can be spayed, so we are hoping to find her either another foster home or a Forever Home soon.

Check out lots of new photos on her photo album!

Six weeks old!!!

Callie's little babies have grown so much!!! We will bring at least three of them to their Meet & Greet debut this Saturday. They are all completely adorable, so please send us an email if you are interested in a specific one of the so we know who to bring!

They had their first shots this week and continue to play and explore their world. We will get some new video this week. In the meantime, check out their new photos in their albums.

The pups are ready to go to new foster-to-adopt homes beginning this weekend. They will not be eligible for adoption until after they are spayed and neutered, but they can begin to live and bond with their new families and learn some early home manners training immediately.

Spa Day for Mama!

Callie finally got a nice, long postpartum bath today. The pups are old enough for her to go on a brief furlough to Mud Puppies where we scrubbed and combed and blow-dried and brushed and got her all clean and fresh again! Ahhh... just what a postpartum mom needs! She tolerated everything quite well... the bath and drier, the teeth brushing (though clearly not a fan, and obviously this was an area her previous "guardians" had neglected), and the ear cleaning. Her nails need more work. They are quite long, and though we have trimmed them before, it will take some careful, frequent, routine trimming to get them really short again, since the quicks grow out when nails get long. We are going to try using a dremel to file them beginning this week since so many groomers swear by them now!

Four Weeks Old: Food & Fun

The puppies are 4-weeks old today! Yesterday we began feeding them some puppy gruel (long-soaked high-quality kibble with a bit of canned puppy food all smashed together and soaked in warm water) after noting a lot of grousing in the pen and a couple of puppies crunching on Mama's hard kibble. Everyone has been nibbling at it... but they still all would rather be with Callie. However sweet Callie is getting understandably less enthusiastic about having puppies who now weigh a combined total of half of her own weight tackling her every time she comes into their pen. She has been extending the time she is out of their pen now, enjoying some Mama time off. The food will help them all take the next step toward weaning.

The puppies all walk well now, and continue to grow and grow! All but Crumbs are at least 3 pounds now. Today we will revamp their puppy pen again so that it is lined with newspapers and has more interesting toys and structures in it. We will also continue to handle them all multiple times a day. This is a very exciting time in their development!

Three Weeks Old: Walking Tall!

What a week!!! The puppies are walking... and just starting to play. They are beginning to show some interest in mama Callie's kibble and taking notice of their surrounding environment. And.. did we mention ADORABLE?! Check out the photo albums for more photos and movies. Beware, they are irresistible!

Callie is comfortable letting all of the other foster dogs near her pups now, which gives her a bit more time to hang out with us in the rest of the house! However she reminded us again tonight that she is a "fair weather friend"-- she has a bit of storm anxiety. It is easily managed, a mild case for sure, but she prefers to be in safe and sound with her people if there is adverse weather. We try not to think of the circumstances she may have had to endure before finding us that led her to those feelings.