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A Sad Post Don’t Read It.
December 23rd, 2007
About two months ago, a friend of ours came to us with a question.
Her friend (a breeder)’s dog had just had a litter — three boys, two girls– but the mommy wasn’t taking care of her puppies. It happens sometimes. So our friend (also a breeder) was going to be taking the puppies, and would be raising them herself, with the help of her female dog. Her question was, did we want a puppy? She wasn’t going to be selling them, she just wanted good homes for them, and knew that we’d been looking for a dog that I wouldn’t be allergic to.
After plenty of big sad puppydog eyes on my part, Rob agreed that we should take the two little girls — wouldn’t want them to be lonely!– and we started preparing. I sewed a dog bed. Rob rearranged some space for them. We thought up names. The puppies! Coming home on the 27th! Two days after Christmas- a wonderful gift for us.
According to our friend, the mom dog eventually did ‘take’ to her puppies, and since it’s better to have them raised by their mom than on a bottle, the puppies *and* the mom dog went to our friend’s. The owner just didn’t have the time to take care of them anymore, and knew that our friend was very, very dedicated. And everything was fine. They’d been there for a few weeks. Our two were starting to recognize their names. And this morning, our friend and her family went to church, and while they were out, the mother dog ate and killed all her babies.
We are both utterly blown away by this. Devastated. I’ve heard of this happening, very very rarely, and always with newborn pups, if the mother felt threatened or wasn’t in a safe place– but with almost 8-week-old puppies? Especially in so warm and loving a home as our friend has? It’s just surreal to me.
Rob and I are, as I said, devastated. We had SO been looking forward to bringing these two home. I realize that it’s not the worst thing that has ever happened in the world, but we’re suffering, and our Christmas Spirit is… well, a tiny bit dented right now.
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Damn! I’m so sorry.
Must.Go.Cry. 
Louise and Rob, that is so, so sad… I”m so sad to hear about it. Sending thoughts and hugs your way.
How horrible! Im so sorry. Poor puppies!
I gasped.
I wasn’t expecting that….
(Sorry. First reaction. Second reaction, my condolences. I’m so sorry.)
Oh, Louise. I’m so sorry.
I can’t make a sadder face. :-(((
Sorry to hear about the puppies.
It’s so hard when unnatural things like this happen.