My new foster puppies! (*8 pics*)

[.sarah]

I got a call around 5:00 today from my boss/the foster director of the humane society. Someone had dropped off 9 puppies and she needed foster homes for them. They are between 2-3 weeks old. I'm going to talk with a few breeders to try to determine a closer age estimate. They are Australian Shepherd mixes. I brought home three of them.

Apparently someone found them at a motel in a dumpster. Originally there were 11 puppies but I am not sure what happened to the other two or what happened to the mother. The people that found the puppies only brought us nine of them. They have been without food for a few days so my guess is that the mother was killed/died and the other two puppies died without food and shelter. It is obvious that these puppies were suckling on each other trying to find milk because they all have sores on their paws.

The two fawn ones are very feisty and talkative. The fawn with white was LOUD, so I passed on her. The other fawn one made a lot of noise but it almost reminded me of how Nova "talks", so I took her. I also took the male black tri and the merle. The tris and merle look very much like Aussies, but the fawns look more like Danes or Mastiffs with their color and the black masks. Who knows at this point what they really are.

Here are the five I had to choose from
http://southernmutt.com/photos/091106/IMG_7446.jpg

They are still too young for solid food
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These two have been sleeping most of the time
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Sweet face
http://southernmutt.com/photos/091106/IMG_7472.jpg
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Streeeetch!
http://southernmutt.com/photos/091106/IMG_7486.jpg

Finally the fawn baby wants to join them
http://southernmutt.com/photos/091106/IMG_7491.jpg

The foster director wants to name them things like Ramada, Hilton, Holiday (Inn) because they were found at a motel. I thought it was a cute idea but hotel names aren't very nice ;) Right now I'm calling the fawn one Diva because it's very clear that she's bossy and will get what she wants. The other two have slept most of the time since I've had them home, so I am waiting to name them.

Everyone please give a big "GOOD GIRL" to Mandy ... she's doing fantastic with them. She's actually being the best behaved around them. She sniffed them and then went and layed down. Nova is sleeping now but was very interested in them for a long time and then growled at Diva when she tried to suckle on her.

The puppies are sleeping right now. I hope I can get some rest tonight :)

[sammy101]

They are so adorable! I love the merle one. :)
How long will you have them for? I look forward to watching these babies grow up!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Somebody must have been crazy to abandon those beautiful little pups. They're so adorable!! I could scoop them up and give them tons of kisses! :) Thanks for helping them.

[.sarah]

I will have them until I see Mandy getting stressed out by them. Then they will go to a new foster home or better yet, get adopted. They won't be hard to get adopted out. I'm sure they will be at the first Petsmart adoption booth that they are old enough for, and I bet they'll all get adopted that day.

[BC_MoM]

I'll take that tri-coloured male off your hands, Sarah. ;)

[sandragonfly]

very very sweet pictures!! :) :) thankyou for fostering them! soo cute .. are you gonna feed them raw when they're ready?

will you keep them until after 8 weeks or so? hope you'll let us watch them growing! of course, you say, right?? ;)

[Riptide]

AWW how CUTE! I'll take the merle one! :D lol

[.sarah]

Yes, I'll be feeding them raw. Can't imagine myself feeding anything different! I fed raw to my foster kitties last month too, even though they went to a kibble home. The foster director is supportive of raw feeding, thankfully!

I'd imagine that they'll be adopted around 8-9 weeks. I hope I can keep them until they are adopted, but it will all depend on what Mandy wants. She usually does great with puppies, so hopefully they can stay as long as they need to before they are adopted! :)

[Danegirl2208]

omg how adorable! Bless you for taking the sweeties in, they are so cute!

and what a good girl Mandy!! :D

[Sevaede]

Awww! They are so sweet and adorable! You are so wonderful for taking them in! :D

GOOD GIRL Mandy! :D

[lute]

oh my! what cuties! i'm glad they are in safe hands now! :D

[luvofallhorses]

they are too cute! :) why would anyone dump them?! :mad: thanks so much for taking them in!

[kimlovescats]

What sweet, sweet babies!!!! I'm so used to fostering baby kittens, it's amazing to me to see teeny puppies! *says to self, "don't get any bright ideas, Kim"* ;) THANK YOU so much for taking care of these precious little ones, and THANK GOD that someone got to them in time for these remaining 9!

Kim

[Reachoutrescue]

Those pups are too sweet. I know those puppies will thrive at you home! "GOOD GIRL Mandy."

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

They're adorable! I love the merle...feel free to send that one to me ;).

[K9karen]

Sarah, you're an incredible life saver! Bless you, sweetie, you have your hands full, but if anyone can handle it, you can! Good Girl, Mandy! They're all so precious, it should be illegal to be that cute. I loved the photos of being bottle fed. They need bibs!

[shais_mom]

what beautiful babies! :)

[bckrazy]

Wow, they're so precious! =) I love the blue merle baby, he's so fluffy!

It's awesome that you're fostering the babies. I can't imagine how busy you must be! The tri and the merle do look way more Aussie, especially being fluffy. The fawn girl probably does have a different Daddy. Are you going to raise them Raw?

[.sarah]

Yeah, I was thinking that the fawns had a different dad from the others.

Yep, I'm going to raise them raw! I'm going out in the morning to get some goats milk and ground meats.

I just got done feeding them, and now I'm going to bed. :)

[Ginger's Mom]

Oh Sarah, they are gorgeous. I am so glad someone found these nine in time. Poor pups. These three sure were lucky to have ended up in your home, I am sure they will do well. Good Girl Mandy! :) Oh, and when you get a chance I will take the fawn girl, I love her black mask and diva attitude.

[RobiLee]

Ohhh, they are sooooo CUTE!

[cloverfdx]

Ohh Sarah they are devine, what precious little babies. Thanks for taking them in and giving them a chance :). I look forward to watching them grow.

And a big "Good girl" to Mandy :D.

[Jadapit]

What adorable, precious pups! How cold someone dump them? :( People never cease to amaze me. Thank you so much for taking them in, you an angel. I'm glad Mandy is doing so well with them. :)

[wolfsoul]

Aw, they are adorable! :) They don't ven look like they are all from the same litter lol, so different. Maybe Aussie/boxer mixes? I love the merle!

[vinjashira]

aw so cute.... especially this one

http://southernmutt.com/photos/091106/IMG_7472.jpg

thanks for fostering them Sarah, and thanks for sharing the pictures

[Husky_mom]

awww.......I´m in love with lil Merle.........so cute...........(well all of them:))

please tons of pics please!!!

[MajesticCollies]

Thanks for taking the time to foster them. They are real cute. I weened my collie litter onto solid food at three weeks. I took holistic puppy chow, raw chicken (with bones) solid gold seameal, vit C and garlic and put it all in a blender and mushed it up. They went for it quicker than you would think. So if you get tired of the bottle the mush food is a alternative.

[animal_rescue]

Awww they are so adorable and yes GOOD GIRL, Mandy!!!! :D

[Jessika]

See Sarah this is the EXACT reason why I would never be able to foster. Especially Aussie mixes or aussie pups :(

[Anita Cholaine]

They are so ADORABLE! I'm glad to know you are taking care of them now...
GOOD GIRL, MANDY! :D

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Awwwww! They are just to precious for words! Bless you heart for fostering them!

[k9krazee]

Good Girl Mandy!!

They are precious, I love the fuzzy merle guy! Good for you for fostering, Sarah!!

[Almita]

http://southernmutt.com/photos/091106/IMG_7458.jpg

Aww they are adorable! I love this little pup!

[cyber-sibes]

AWWWWWWWWW, definite cutenss overload! They are beautiful pups! I especially love the little tri-male, look at those little brown eyebrows - I'm always drawn to tri color dogs.
Bless you for taking them in, and please smooch Mandy for me, what a good girl!

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Awww! They are so adorable! :)

[anna_66]

Sarah, just got done reading your other thread with the pictures so I had to come find out how you ended up with these three cuties!
I can't believe they were in the dumpster, that's so sad. But this sad story sure has a good ending! I know they're going to thrive at your house and I hope Mandy does so well with them that they can stay until they are ready to be adopted.
Give kisses to all three of them and all four of your from me..please:D

[zoey]

Awww you're doing a very good thing. So is Mandy!!
I love the pics!!!!! :D :D