Puppies!

Madelyn and I have decided to start volunteering our time to an organization here in Austin that saves dogs and cats from “death row” at the local animal shelter. These are perfectly good dogs but because of space issues have to be put to sleep after not being adopted in time. Most of the dogs they put to sleep are puppies because they don’t have the staff to take care of such young dogs… our local animal shelter puts 13,000 dogs and cats to sleep every year. That’s just one animal shelter (think of all the animal shelters around the country)… All of these animals can find good homes. They are perfectly good dogs. Once these dogs have been saved from the shelter they will not be put to sleep. The organization will keep the dog until it finds a home.

It’s awful to know that both our dogs, which came from a shelter, may have been put to sleep if we hadn’t adopted them. They are the best animals… and are capable of giving so much to us. To know that there are Sugar and Rocky’s out there being put to sleep because of space issues breaks our hearts. So, we got involved!

This was our first foster and there will be more to come. We know everyone loves puppy pictures, so here they are! These are 8 week Chow/Sheppard mixes:

(Dinner time!)

(Madelyn is covered in puppies! I don't think she could be happier)

(They are confused as to what's happening)

(This one had the best little ear)

(The spotted one would have stayed with us if we didn't already have two dogs!)

Sugar was so funny with the dogs... she would round them up in the corner... and if they tired to leave she'd put them back. I don't know if it was a mother intuition thing or if she's just a bully.

(Sugar is trying to figure these things out!)

(hiding in the corner)

I had to get a little creative at bed time... I created a fort made out of boxes, a fireplace cover, Sugar's crate, kitchen chairs and weights. As crazy as it seemed... it worked. They didn't escape!

Go adopt a dog!