Daizy
Daizy, age 2
MATCHED TO FOSTER PEND ADOPT HOME
Daizy thinks Lance (my Brittany Spaniel) is the best
ever! She loves to chase around the
yard with him and her stamina is much better now and still improving.
These young foster dogs love Lance as he is so good-natured and such a
busy guy. He is fun, fun, fun and wants to play all the time.
I tried to get a picture of the two of them together, but they wouldn’t
stand still long enough, and I can’t run that fast!
Having produced eight
plump, healthy pups with the greatest of ease AND, we might add, zero pre-natal
care, Daizy is just about to wean her little family and enjoy some well-deserved
“me” time. When the pups were teeny-tiny, Daizy felt that she had to protect
them from her foster dog brothers and sisters—so, any time another furry face
appeared by “her” baby gate, she put on quite a ferocious show! However, now
that the kids are growing and she knows all the other dogs better, the
protective behavior has shut off like a faucet. What a difference! She loves to
hang out with the other “grown-ups,” even seeks them out for company, and likes
to chase around the yard with Lance, the bouncy Brittany spaniel.
This girl is super
sweet, with a soft, calm, submissive personality. She wants attention & rolls
over for belly rubs. Her foster mom says, “She has been with my disabled
daughters, multiple teens, and two young children ages four and eight. She loves
everyone! Even with the little kids who were playing with her puppies, she came
over, lay down beside them, and wanted attention, pets, and tummy
rubs.” She’s a short, longer-bodied, auburn Golden with a cute face and a
long tail—fine boned, and not a big girl. She’s a bit skinny now, too, after
having puppies and nursing them.
Daizy really is
little more than a puppy herself, so it’s not surprising that she chews up socks
& countersurfs—shows a penchant for carbs and has snagged a loaf of bread, a bag
of biscuits, and, as an appropriate finish to her meal, a packet of breath
mints! She’s still learning about indoor life.
We don’t know how
she behaves with cats, but she spotted two kitties at the vet’s office and was
certainly prepared to investigate them. She’s quite interested in birds and
squirrels—and bugs, butterflies, and anything that moves!—so she might well be a
cat chaser. For such a young girl, and an outdoor dog to boot, she walks really
well on lead, but you need to keep a firm grip in case she sees a critter to
pursue.
Daizy is just a
great little dog! She is still shy, scared, & timid and will cower down when
something is new. This is improving and will improve over time as she gains
confidence and is comfortable in her home.
She could do well in many homes, but we don't see her fitting into a "go
everywhere" running, noisy, extra-active family. She’d probably be happier
hanging out and playing dress-up with a little girl, though of course she’ll
love to take walks and run around her yard, too.
Before she’s ready
for adoption, Daizy will need spay surgery and heartworm treatment. If you are
interested in taking her through heartworm treatment, please let us know and
we’ll tell you all about it! She’ll be ready to be separated from her pups in
about another two weeks.
It was March 7
when the owner appeared at a small animal shelter with a female Golden in tow.
“She’s pregnant again and we don’t want any more pups.” One glance at Daizy was
enough to confirm the “pregnant” comment: the young redhead was clearly bursting
with pups, so round and fat she looked like a super-size watermelon! Further
questioning revealed that Dad was almost certainly the family’s other dog, a
black Border Collie. Now the shelter was in a tight spot. They just didn’t have
a way to deal with a litter of pups. They put in an immediate emergency call to
a local GRR volunteer: “Please can you take her? Otherwise we will have to put
her down before the puppies come. She is a sweet girl, wants to get into
everyone’s lap.”
Daizy was whisked
out of the shelter within a few hours & zoomed into the vet’s for a speedy
check-up (underweight, and heartworm positive, darn it) and X-rays of her giant
tummy. Talk about “just in the nick of time” -- the vet saw seven pups all lined
up and ready to make their debut at any moment. By that afternoon, Daizy had
arrived at her foster home, where a super-deluxe padded, fleece-carpeted
whelping box was waiting for her. And all along the road, she lived up to early
reports, proving herself to be a true sugar cube where people are concerned,
leaning up against anyone and everyone for pets and attention. “Still acts
pretty puppylike,” reported her foster mom, “likes to pull things off counters &
pounces around on toys as best she
can, given her big belly.”
Daizy took one
more day to settle in—and then, at around 4:30 PM on March 9, she went into
labor. The pups appeared as if on an efficient conveyor belt, one every twenty
minutes, and throughout the proceedings Miss Daizy had a happy, self-satisfied
look on her little face—and why not? Such plush surroundings sure beat a cold,
damp, muddy yard somewhere! We figured it was close enough to St Patrick’s Day
to give the little family Irish names: first-born
Seamus (Mr Blue); then
O’Reilly (Mr Green) and
Galway Girl (Miss Pink); then
Shamrock (Miss Purple),
Emerald (Miss White),
Jig (Miss Yellow), and
On closer look,
the pups DO differ a bit in coloration, and as they get bigger the differences
will show up more. They all have white blazes of various shapes & sizes on their
chests, and most have white socks on one or two or all paws. O’Reilly and
Emerald also have patches of gold fur (at last, a trace of Mom!) on chins,
chests, forelegs, and bottoms. In about 2 weeks, their eyes will open, and we’re
hoping to get individual pictures. For now, Daizy doesn’t like to let them out
of her sight for more than a minute or so for their daily weigh-ins. And they’re
just doing what tiny puppies do, namely eating, sleeping, squeaking, piling on
top of each other or Mom, and growing fast.
Around May 1,
eight fuzzy Golden Retriever/Border Collie mixes will be ready for adoption. Let
us know if you’re interested! Daizy will be available, too, though she will need
heartworm treatment. If you are willing to take this sweet girl through the
treatment, please let us know and we’ll tell you all about it.
8 Puppies are born 3/9/12!
Daizy & Puppies celebrate St Paddy's Day and the puppies' 1 week Birthday on 3/16/12!
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