Hello
My name is Kari. My husband and I have 2 daughters ages 4 & 3. We have been patiently waiting for a dog that would fit our family for a couple years. Last weekend we found one.
Pearl was living with a family for a month before they decided they couldn't give her enough attention. The woman told me Pearl is 6 years old and a retired breeding dog. She said she found her when she went with a friend to the breeder to get a puppy. The woman thought Pearl's living conditions were not good and ended up taking her home. Then their lives got busier. I was immediately in love when I met her. My husband also liked her and Pearl wasn't bothered by my girls at all.
The woman warned me that Pearl was starting her heat cycle, she was overweight, her teeth were bad and she had no papers. All of which were minor obstacles to me. We were not paying any fees to bring her home with us. The first night went great. She peed outside, slept well and made no noise. My husband took Pearl to the vet the next day to get her shots up to date and schedule her surgery for spay. Turns out Pearl's not overweight OR in heat....she's pregnant. This was 5 days ago.
We believe we've made Pearl as comfortable as possible, spoke with an experienced....are they called whelpers?, built a whelping box, found some folks interested in puppies and prepared the kids for what's to come. Of course we're quite clueless ourselves since we've never experienced this either.
I think Pearl's in labor right now. She was nuts last night, didn't sleep, pooped all over the house, howled and whined a lot, hid under a bed. Today she hasn't eaten or drank anything, she's panting and shaking, sleeping on and off, scratching at her blankets and anything else that happens to be nearby.
That's our story. If you have any words of encouragement or advice for us we would be grateful if you could share them with us. We didn't expect an easy transition when we committed to bringing home a dog...but this is quite a bit more than we bargained for.
Thank you,
Kari
My name is Kari. My husband and I have 2 daughters ages 4 & 3. We have been patiently waiting for a dog that would fit our family for a couple years. Last weekend we found one.
Pearl was living with a family for a month before they decided they couldn't give her enough attention. The woman told me Pearl is 6 years old and a retired breeding dog. She said she found her when she went with a friend to the breeder to get a puppy. The woman thought Pearl's living conditions were not good and ended up taking her home. Then their lives got busier. I was immediately in love when I met her. My husband also liked her and Pearl wasn't bothered by my girls at all.
The woman warned me that Pearl was starting her heat cycle, she was overweight, her teeth were bad and she had no papers. All of which were minor obstacles to me. We were not paying any fees to bring her home with us. The first night went great. She peed outside, slept well and made no noise. My husband took Pearl to the vet the next day to get her shots up to date and schedule her surgery for spay. Turns out Pearl's not overweight OR in heat....she's pregnant. This was 5 days ago.
We believe we've made Pearl as comfortable as possible, spoke with an experienced....are they called whelpers?, built a whelping box, found some folks interested in puppies and prepared the kids for what's to come. Of course we're quite clueless ourselves since we've never experienced this either.
I think Pearl's in labor right now. She was nuts last night, didn't sleep, pooped all over the house, howled and whined a lot, hid under a bed. Today she hasn't eaten or drank anything, she's panting and shaking, sleeping on and off, scratching at her blankets and anything else that happens to be nearby.
That's our story. If you have any words of encouragement or advice for us we would be grateful if you could share them with us. We didn't expect an easy transition when we committed to bringing home a dog...but this is quite a bit more than we bargained for.
Thank you,
Kari