This sweet dog was my introduction to the "bully" breeds. She came to us with all her bones showing through her skin, but she was nursing her nine puppies. The pups looked quite healthy until we gave them their first dose of de-wormer and then they pooped out piles of dead round worms. You get immune to the grossness of all that and I'm just so glad to get the worms out of their poor bellies. After cleaning out the kennel multiple times, someone remarked that maybe I was lucky to be missing supper at the clinic that night -- spaghetti!
Karen was very worried about what would become of this dog and her pups. There is almost no where to go with dogs that look like that may be part pit bull or the places that do take them are full. It is so irresponsible to breed these dogs when there is no future for them. One of the biggest challenges at the clinics at Red Lake is trying to convince the people to have their pit bull dogs spayed and neutered. They want to breed them and sell the puppies and keep the males intact to encourage fierce behavior. I can tell you that all this momma wanted was to raise these pups and then rest. She had multiple health problems from her lack of care, but she was absolutely dear to everyone.
This small pretty white dog caught everyone's eye. We didn't know how she was managing with her six large puppies that all looked like shepard or lab mixes. She also need health treatment, but the future was much brighter for her because of her size, appearance and gentle temperament.
This sweet dog was my introduction to the "bully" breeds. She came to us with all her bones showing through her skin, but she was nursing her nine puppies. The pups looked quite healthy until we gave them their first dose of de-wormer and then they pooped out piles of dead round worms. You get immune to the grossness of all that and I'm just so glad to get the worms out of their poor bellies. After cleaning out the kennel multiple times, someone remarked that maybe I was lucky to be missing supper at the clinic that night -- spaghetti!
Karen was very worried about what would become of this dog and her pups. There is almost no where to go with dogs that look like that may be part pit bull or the places that do take them are full. It is so irresponsible to breed these dogs when there is no future for them. One of the biggest challenges at the clinics at Red Lake is trying to convince the people to have their pit bull dogs spayed and neutered. They want to breed them and sell the puppies and keep the males intact to encourage fierce behavior. I can tell you that all this momma wanted was to raise these pups and then rest. She had multiple health problems from her lack of care, but she was absolutely dear to everyone.
This small pretty white dog caught everyone's eye. We didn't know how she was managing with her six large puppies that all looked like shepard or lab mixes. She also need health treatment, but the future was much brighter for her because of her size, appearance and gentle temperament.
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