The dogs came into my life when I moved into my rental house in Oak Hill in June. The family (7 puppies, a mama
dog, and 2 papa dogs) were being cared for by my neighbor.
None of them were fixed or vaccinated.
The puppies were about 2 months old at that time. Two of them had been killed by cars.
In September, Midget came limping up to me with a broken femur. Since the neighbor was clearly not going to take him to the vet, I took over care of him, and he has been living in my house ever since.
His four remaining siblings and one of the papa dogs were
fixed and vaccinated. In early October,the
mama dog, Stripe, had another litter of puppies
- 4 girls and 4 boys. Homes were found for them as soon as they went up for adoption. Soon after,
Stripe was finally caught, spayed, and vaccinated.
But there was no fence there to stop them from running into the street. December 18th,
Papa Dog was hit by a car and killed instantly. He was a terrific little
guy and is greatly missed.
Now that we have moved into a new house with a big fenced yard, the animals are safe from cars and cold-hearted people. Midget and Skippy now reside with me permanently. They are in the midst of a wonderful training program which is slowly building their confidence and eliminating their bad habits.