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Furbabymom · 07-30-2004, 06:28 PM

Hi all!

I'm proudly owned by 2 9 month old puppies, Sam and Spike. They are littermate brothers, born into a family of 11 puppies by a mom that was roaming the streets. Mom was dart sedated for capture and everyone brought into a no-kill shelter and adopted out. I volunteer at that shelter.

Mom was a setter mix and dad(s?) was (were?) wandering men. Sam looks very much like a golden retriever and Spike looks like, well, a black dog (sort of a black setter/retriever mix). It's been years since we had a puppy and we had to relearn a lot of things when we adopted them.

We were dogless for about a year before we adopted the puppies. At our prime, we were owned by 5 dogs - 2 greyhounds, a brown dog, a black dog, and a shepard mix (sizes 50 pounds to 95 pounds). All were rescue dogs (either shelters, found on the streets, or adopted thru rescue groups).

We also have a lot of cats. We live on 10 acres in mostly farmland and are constantly being dumped on by the city folks that take their animals "to the country for a better life". Some are strays and some are true ferals which we try to socialize and give a better life. We've placed a lot of dogs and cats over the years due to this issue, and have finally found a local no-kill shelter that I volunteer at, and in turn they help me find homes for the dumpsters. We all win.

This looks like an interesting place!

07-30-2004, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Furbabymom Owned by Sam and Spike Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 25 Rep Power: 80	2 puppies here Hi all! I'm proudly owned by 2 9 month old puppies, Sam and Spike. They are littermate brothers, born into a family of 11 puppies by a mom that was roaming the streets. Mom was dart sedated for capture and everyone brought into a no-kill shelter and adopted out. I volunteer at that shelter. Mom was a setter mix and dad(s?) was (were?) wandering men. Sam looks very much like a golden retriever and Spike looks like, well, a black dog (sort of a black setter/retriever mix). It's been years since we had a puppy and we had to relearn a lot of things when we adopted them. We were dogless for about a year before we adopted the puppies. At our prime, we were owned by 5 dogs - 2 greyhounds, a brown dog, a black dog, and a shepard mix (sizes 50 pounds to 95 pounds). All were rescue dogs (either shelters, found on the streets, or adopted thru rescue groups). We also have a lot of cats. We live on 10 acres in mostly farmland and are constantly being dumped on by the city folks that take their animals "to the country for a better life". Some are strays and some are true ferals which we try to socialize and give a better life. We've placed a lot of dogs and cats over the years due to this issue, and have finally found a local no-kill shelter that I volunteer at, and in turn they help me find homes for the dumpsters. We all win. This looks like an interesting place!