Thanks everyone for the kind words. I have an update on the situation!!!!!

From my previous post you know that 3 of the pups went to a yellow lab momma. That left 6 to be manually fed and cared for. Well through some great Networking in the Lab and Golden community in Pittsburgh, another lab and a Golden have been found that were able to nurse the babies. All the babies are getting cared for by momma dogs now! All the babies are able to suck from their new mommies and are getting along great.

They will stay with the other families to be nursed and cared for until they are weaned and then they will come back to my friends house for a short period before they go to their forever homes.

It has been a very tragic experience and the sadness of losing her momma dog is just devastating. All of our hearts are heavy with sadness but my friend has said she will be keeping one of the females in honor and rememberance of her loved furmomma who is now taking care of the one pup who passed on with her. What a fitting honor.

[ November 07, 2001: Message edited by: Dixieland Dancer ]