Our last foster was a very skittish nine year old westie gal named Shelby. She was retired from having puppies...only because her last litter had to be delivered by C-section and all died. She was so scared of the big wide open spaces. It took us a very long time to get her to understand that we were going to love her. Our biggest accomplishment was to get her to eat out of a bowl with the rest of my gang. It took almost 3 weeks with a few set backs. But she finally realized she was safe and soon got excited about mealtime and would come running for her supper. She slept in bed with us only because she would throw a fit about being in a crate. She soon became a snuggle bug.
But our bed also became a safe haven for her. But she progressed to the point that we knew she was ready for a family all her own. And the right one came along. She is now happily residing in Ohio. We met her new parents in Joliet, Illinois. What a spoiled gal she will become.
We don't have any fosters at the moment. April 8th, we did go on a run and got three more retired breeders...2 females and one male. There are currently in foster homes with one soon to be going to her new home. The breeder keeps telling me that he is going to retire soon. He is 70 years old and he is getting tired. So we shall see.
The breeder did call me on April 24th. He had a scotty pup that was born with no tail. He wanted to know if I wanted him...but they wanted money for him and I couldn't come with the amount he wanted. So he said he was sure he could sell him. I sadly said okay. One week later he called me again. This time he was going to give me thescottie...for me. He didn't want him in rescue. So we now have a 16 week old scottie puppy. He is such a cutie...his name is Smoke...after Nascar driver Tony Stewart.
He is full of energy and loves to pick on my westie gang.
Here is what Sassy thinks of him...
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