The next morning I met Sam, our newest foster volunteer, with the load of dogs. There were two single adult females, Bella and Nellie, both smallish, and a very small mama, about ten pounds, with her three nine-week-old puppies. It turned out the best place to let them out was right in front of my … Continue reading Runaway! →

A few days ago, on my birthday, I was planning on having a small celebration with a few friends, which involved popping the cork on an eighteen-year-old bottle of Bordeaux wine from my basement. Those plans quickly dissipated, however, when news came that a load of rescue dogs needed transport from Wolf Point. The weather … Continue reading Into the Storm →

When this last batch of puppies arrived there was some discussion at the shelter about the primary breed influence, especially in the two tan pups. Chow came up, but all their tongues are 100% pink (a Chow mix will usually have a mixed pink/purple tongue). I, of course, thought Shar-pei, as that is a known … Continue reading About Those Ears… →

"We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment." - George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) Yes indeed. I mentioned this a couple of posts ago, how watching the canine attachment develop is more difficult than the human attachment. I know what the process … Continue reading Attachment Issues →

A week ago, a resident outside of Wolf Point called Animal Control to report something horrible: there was a litter of puppies that had been dumped on the side of the road nearby. They were four, maybe five, weeks old. No mother, just four little ones completely unable to fend for themselves, out in the … Continue reading Abandonment Issues →

Casino and Royale are officially up for adoption this morning. It's been a great time, these past three weeks. Because of the holiday last week, I ended up keeping them longer than I normally would have, and that made it more difficult to give them up. When I tell people that I foster puppies, the … Continue reading Letting Go →

When I fostered in the summer time, I had a small folding kennel just inside the open patio door so the dogs could come and go as they pleased and I didn't really worry about accidents in the house. Once it got cold, when the last batch was here, they would stand at the door, … Continue reading My Little Geniuses →

These two girls came to us (pre-named) yesterday afternoon. The only history I know is that Casino, on the right, was a stray in Brockton, Montana, on the Fort Peck Reservation. Royale was turned in to Wolf Point Pound Puppies by a person who either hit or ran over her with his truck. It appears … Continue reading Casino and Royale →

This morning all the pups went up for adoption. They were actually listed yesterday evening, so people could fill out online applications ahead of time. A few minutes after the shelter opened today, Koala was adopted and on her way Home. Shortly after that, MacKenzie followed. She was my favorite of this bunch; she was … Continue reading Casualties →

A few nights ago we were forecast to receive four to eight inches of snow. In my experience, NOAA is always conservative in their estimates, and sure enough, Saturday morning we woke up to fourteen inches of snow, and it was still snowing. I wondered how the pups would take this, having spent the first … Continue reading The Big Dump →