Good morning everyone,
We )SENC Rescue, Inc) are bringing in Scarlett (dam), Oreo (sire) and all 5 of the 11-week old pups. The shelter called me on Thursday afternoon and stated that they had 'broke' with an upper respiratory issue so we have been scrambling to make arrangments to get them out of there. The transport takes place today - holidays be danged!
Since they will all have to be quarantined for 10 to 14 days, I will be keeping them here with me. They will be staying in my barn lounge; it's like a small effiency apartment with all of the comforts of home...right down to the air conditioning. I called on some 'horse people' friends of mine yesterday and we spent the afternoon building a playpen for this group. It's 35' wide by 50' long and the only way to get to it is through the lounge...no chance of someone leaving a gate open. They also helped me 'puppy proof' the place but I'm sure one of the little buggers will find something and bring it to my attention. ;-) It's going to be quite lively here but I get 'puppy breath' as an added bonus.
On a more serious note, this will bring our numbers up to 12 that are currently in the system. From Jan to the end of June we took in 17 Newfs! I think all of the rescues are being bombarded right now.
Anyway, I will try and post some pictures, or at least a link to pictures, of this gang as soon as I get them in and settled.
One more thing...a big THANK YOU to everyone that e-mailed about these dogs. I just haven't had the time to respond privately to each and every one.
Deb
