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kritter223 · 01-10-2007, 06:15 AM

Hi my name is Crystal. I am 22, I have a birthday coming up in Feb. I am from North Carolina. I love doing crafts, when I am not tending to my dogs.

I currently have 3 adult dogs, a 9 month old, and 5 puppies... there would be 6 puppies but we lost one...

The puppies will be 5 week old on friday.

The breeds of the dogs are as follows:

1 male boxer- 3 years old
1 female syberian husky mix-3 years old
1 female syberian husky/boxer mix 1 year 6 months old
1 male toy rat terrier mixed with minatute doberman
5 puppies- 2 male 3 female- syberian husky/boxer mix 5 weeks old.

I absolutely love my animals. They are my life... although we do not have the money to take them to the vet everytime something is wrong we do make sure they have the best care possible.

I got my toy rat terrier mix as a late birthday present last year and he has totally out grown his mom and dad...go figure he was the runt in the liter. We just got him potty trained to go out side...

Well thats about it for now....

If you would like to know anything more please feel free to ask...

Crystal

Punkygirl0101 · 01-10-2007, 06:43 AM

Hello and welcome! Would love to see pictures of everyone.

Can I ask why you allowed your dogs to breed and make mixed breed dogs? Are you getting the female spayed?

kritter223 · 01-10-2007, 07:43 AM

I know there are "NO ACCIDENTS" but as God's honest truth. My female got out of her locked kennel in the middle of the night during the time of her "heat". We thought we had gotten to her before the male did and didn't think anything of it at that time. Then about 2-3 weeks before she had her puppies we noticed a change in her diet and decided to bring her in. Sure enough she gave birth to 6 beautiful puppies, one of which was a runt. When the runt was about 2 1/2 weeks old we noticed something was wrong with her and she fought for the next week and a half and passed away.

For those who are thinking we "bad" owners for allowing this pregnancy to happen (which I hope you don't think this) all of my dogs get the best care, love and attention.

I hope that this is not the start of ya'll bashing me or my dogs, I just came from another forum site that did just that. They took my situation and turned it upside down like I am one of those owners like what you would see on the animal planet's Animal Cops. We are nothing like that.

I am here to get help and advise on my puppies and to share pictures and my experiences with my dogs...

And yes I do plan on posting pictures as soon as I figure it all out.

calgal · 01-10-2007, 08:48 AM

Hi Crystal, and welcome to you and your fur-kids! It sure sounds like you have your hands full.

Hope you can post pictures of them sometime.

WrigleyPup · 01-10-2007, 09:23 AM

No one here has come to this site to bash. If anything, I've gotten some of the best advice here. Welcome to GP! cant' wait to see your dogs!

Punkygirl0101 · 01-10-2007, 09:35 AM

I was not bashing, but curious as to why your dog got pregnant. (I am very much for rescue, and spaying and neutering, and tend to question a lot when thats not done!).. But I was definitely not bashing you!

Radar_Love · 01-10-2007, 10:20 AM

Hi Crystal, welcome to Global Paw! You seem to have a large fur-family, and I can't wait to see pics of them all!

***Carrie*** · 01-10-2007, 10:40 AM

Welcome Crystal. I hope you get your animals spayed and neutered. This would keep it from happening again. There are just too many puppies and dogs without homes already in the shelters. No bash...just a suggestion. I bet they are cuties though....would love to see some photos. Do you have friends and neighbors interested in any of them? I'm sorry you lost one. That has to be pretty sad. How's Mom doing? Is she a good Mom? If you need help posting pictures, let us know.

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I was not bashing, but curious as to why your dog got pregnant. (I am very much for rescue, and spaying and neutering, and tend to question a lot when thats not done!).. But I was definitely not bashing you!

I'm not bashing you either...just wondering how you ended up with puppies? Did you have devine intervention at your house? LOL. Or did you aquire a dog who was already preggo? And are you finding homes for some of these rescue dogs? It looks like you're over run with more animals than anyone could manage. It's good that you are working with a rescue though. Couldn't someone else lend you a hand and take some of these animals to foster? (sorry, off topic)

Even purebred dogs should not be bred unless certain, very strict criteria are met. Mixed breed, pure bred (except for the cream of the crop, top breeders)....it is all the same....astronomical over-population of dogs in proportion to homes.

Spay and neuter your pet dogs. OK...off soap box.

Welcome Crystal!

rottielover · 01-10-2007, 10:44 AM

welcome not bashing, but a reccomendation...if you have any intact animals, best to spay the female. NO more oops litters.......

mrsgrubby · 01-10-2007, 11:18 AM

hello and welcome

kritter223 · 01-10-2007, 11:22 AM

yes...she is an awsome mom...she is trying to ween them...well about a week or so ago... she is spending more time away from them though....i am helping her by getting them use to what i like to call mush.

i dont not have the resources to have the females fixed at this time but i DO plan on calling the humane society to see what they can do to help get them fixed... i have 2 adult females that would need to be fixed.....

as far as the abundance....we started out with 2 about 3 years ago.... one of those passed on...and the other one we currently have is the mom... then the male boxer was brought in by my moms boyfriend...then he gave the boxer to my sister.... the other adult female came out of our first liter which is now my brothers....the terrier is mine i got him as a birthday gift from my older brothers girl friends liter.... and now the new puppies....

1 we are keeping and 1 my brother is taking and we have a home for another one.... and a few more who are interested....

Shadowkins · 01-10-2007, 11:27 AM

Welcome to GP! It's good to see you are doing what you can to have your female pups fixed. Good luck on finding homes for the others!

DogLover8 · 01-10-2007, 11:42 AM

Welcome to Global Paw.

Good luck with the puppies.

***Carrie*** · 01-10-2007, 11:49 AM

Kritter, I wasn't referring to you as having an abundance. That was in reference to the quote.

I would defniitely check with the humane society about neutering or spaying. They tend to charge a lot less than a vet clinic. And they do it all the time so are experienced and good. I took my little dog, Jose' and it was only, I think....$17.00. Of course, he is a very small dog. But still...... Neutering is cheaper. You could start there.

Seriously, if it is more than you can afford, what if something more serious healthwise comes up? Perhaps keeping a puppy would be more of a hardship and one more that needs to be neutered or spayed. (?) I think it's very expensive to keep a dog as it is, not to mention when unexpected things come up...illness, injury and they do come up, especially as a dog ages. They can get very expensive in old age.

At any rate, whatever you decide, I hope all goes well for you and your dogs.

rmci · 01-10-2007, 12:19 PM

Welcome! It sounds to me that you were trying your best to keep them separated during heat cycles, which in my opinion is a ton of work. Glad to hear you're going to contact the humane society to assist with getting them spayed/neutered. I'm sure they would offer assistance with finding them good homes also. Talk to them about it and see if you could take care of the pups while they look for homes.

Post some pics of the pups soon, we love puppies!

01-10-2007, 06:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
kritter223 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Newbie Hi my name is Crystal. I am 22, I have a birthday coming up in Feb. I am from North Carolina. I love doing crafts, when I am not tending to my dogs. I currently have 3 adult dogs, a 9 month old, and 5 puppies... there would be 6 puppies but we lost one... The puppies will be 5 week old on friday. The breeds of the dogs are as follows: 1 male boxer- 3 years old 1 female syberian husky mix-3 years old 1 female syberian husky/boxer mix 1 year 6 months old 1 male toy rat terrier mixed with minatute doberman 5 puppies- 2 male 3 female- syberian husky/boxer mix 5 weeks old. I absolutely love my animals. They are my life... although we do not have the money to take them to the vet everytime something is wrong we do make sure they have the best care possible. I got my toy rat terrier mix as a late birthday present last year and he has totally out grown his mom and dad...go figure he was the runt in the liter. We just got him potty trained to go out side... Well thats about it for now.... If you would like to know anything more please feel free to ask... Crystal
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01-10-2007, 06:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Punkygirl0101 7 Doxies-1 Chi-3 Mutts Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley,California Posts: 1,910 Rep Power: 76	Hello and welcome! Would love to see pictures of everyone. Can I ask why you allowed your dogs to breed and make mixed breed dogs? Are you getting the female spayed?
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01-10-2007, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
kritter223 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	I know there are "NO ACCIDENTS" but as God's honest truth. My female got out of her locked kennel in the middle of the night during the time of her "heat". We thought we had gotten to her before the male did and didn't think anything of it at that time. Then about 2-3 weeks before she had her puppies we noticed a change in her diet and decided to bring her in. Sure enough she gave birth to 6 beautiful puppies, one of which was a runt. When the runt was about 2 1/2 weeks old we noticed something was wrong with her and she fought for the next week and a half and passed away. For those who are thinking we "bad" owners for allowing this pregnancy to happen (which I hope you don't think this) all of my dogs get the best care, love and attention. I hope that this is not the start of ya'll bashing me or my dogs, I just came from another forum site that did just that. They took my situation and turned it upside down like I am one of those owners like what you would see on the animal planet's Animal Cops. We are nothing like that. I am here to get help and advise on my puppies and to share pictures and my experiences with my dogs... And yes I do plan on posting pictures as soon as I figure it all out.
kritter223 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0

01-10-2007, 09:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Punkygirl0101 7 Doxies-1 Chi-3 Mutts Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley,California Posts: 1,910 Rep Power: 76	I was not bashing, but curious as to why your dog got pregnant. (I am very much for rescue, and spaying and neutering, and tend to question a lot when thats not done!).. But I was definitely not bashing you!
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01-10-2007, 10:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
rottielover rottweiler true believer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: montreal, qc Posts: 656 Rep Power: 51	welcome not bashing, but a reccomendation...if you have any intact animals, best to spay the female. NO more oops litters.......
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01-10-2007, 08:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
calgal My Yorkster kids! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: central ca. coast Posts: 6,684 Rep Power: 225	Hi Crystal, and welcome to you and your fur-kids! It sure sounds like you have your hands full. Hope you can post pictures of them sometime.

01-10-2007, 09:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
WrigleyPup Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	No one here has come to this site to bash. If anything, I've gotten some of the best advice here. Welcome to GP! cant' wait to see your dogs!

01-10-2007, 10:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Radar_Love Sandy Jo, Tedro, & Radar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 424 Rep Power: 42	Hi Crystal, welcome to Global Paw! You seem to have a large fur-family, and I can't wait to see pics of them all!

01-10-2007, 11:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
mrsgrubby Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,476 Rep Power: 142	hello and welcome

01-10-2007, 11:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
kritter223 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	yes...she is an awsome mom...she is trying to ween them...well about a week or so ago... she is spending more time away from them though....i am helping her by getting them use to what i like to call mush. i dont not have the resources to have the females fixed at this time but i DO plan on calling the humane society to see what they can do to help get them fixed... i have 2 adult females that would need to be fixed..... as far as the abundance....we started out with 2 about 3 years ago.... one of those passed on...and the other one we currently have is the mom... then the male boxer was brought in by my moms boyfriend...then he gave the boxer to my sister.... the other adult female came out of our first liter which is now my brothers....the terrier is mine i got him as a birthday gift from my older brothers girl friends liter.... and now the new puppies.... 1 we are keeping and 1 my brother is taking and we have a home for another one.... and a few more who are interested....
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01-10-2007, 11:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
Shadowkins Shadowkins Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 2,726 Rep Power: 127	Welcome to GP! It's good to see you are doing what you can to have your female pups fixed. Good luck on finding homes for the others!
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01-10-2007, 11:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
DogLover8 Collie owner Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 2,867 Rep Power: 104	Welcome to Global Paw. Good luck with the puppies.
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01-10-2007, 11:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
*Carrie* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: north panhandle of Idaho Posts: 7,413 Rep Power: 283	Kritter, I wasn't referring to you as having an abundance. That was in reference to the quote. I would defniitely check with the humane society about neutering or spaying. They tend to charge a lot less than a vet clinic. And they do it all the time so are experienced and good. I took my little dog, Jose' and it was only, I think....$17.00. Of course, he is a very small dog. But still...... Neutering is cheaper. You could start there. Seriously, if it is more than you can afford, what if something more serious healthwise comes up? Perhaps keeping a puppy would be more of a hardship and one more that needs to be neutered or spayed. (?) I think it's very expensive to keep a dog as it is, not to mention when unexpected things come up...illness, injury and they do come up, especially as a dog ages. They can get very expensive in old age. At any rate, whatever you decide, I hope all goes well for you and your dogs.
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01-10-2007, 12:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
rmci aka Red Dogs Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,221 Rep Power: 86	Welcome! It sounds to me that you were trying your best to keep them separated during heat cycles, which in my opinion is a ton of work. Glad to hear you're going to contact the humane society to assist with getting them spayed/neutered. I'm sure they would offer assistance with finding them good homes also. Talk to them about it and see if you could take care of the pups while they look for homes. Post some pics of the pups soon, we love puppies!
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