Christmas Miracle: Mom & 10 puppies

All donations are tax deductible. ️Funds will go toward medicals bills to ensure mom & puppies are healthy.

I've never really had a name. I never even had a home. Unless you count the trailer park that I was born into. My mother lived here for years...hungry, cold & alone...giving birth to litter after litter. Watching helplessly as her children died. Eventually, my mother & litter mates were gone. They left me all alone in this cold, cruel world. 

But, I'm a survivor. I scavenged for food the way my mother taught me. Some humans took pity & fed me scraps. The nice lady that lives beside the trailer park, I've heard her called Valerie, even fed me real dog food. But, I learned from a young pup that some humans can be very cruel...so I've never come close enough to feel the gentle caress of a loving hand. 

Last winter I gave birth to my first litter of puppies, under an old trailer, where the warmth from above took the edge off of the terrible cold outside. I did the best I could to care for my sweet babies. But, the weather was unforgiving. I was malnourished & I couldn't keep them all alive by myself. My heart was broken as I begged for my dying babies to stay alive. But, all of the kisses in the world couldn't bring their little spirits back into their lifeless bodies. 

By some miracle, three sons survived. They grew so tall but they were thin & their hair started falling out. I knew it was only a matter of time before I lay weeping beside their cold, still bodies. Even their daddy, Tyson, was withering away on his short chain...unable to come with me on my hunts for food. Malnourished & full of parasites, his heartless captors only cared that he was there to make them feel more secure.

One fateful day some kind humans came. They were very nice to me & my boys. They gave us delicious little cookies. I stayed at a distance as they tossed treats my way. I watched as they played with my pups & scratched their itchy skin. One by one, they gathered my boys & put them in their cars. I watched them take Tyson off of his chain & gently place him in a car. The humans tried for a long time to catch me. They begged me to come to them but I couldn't trust them. Eventually, they left, taking everyone I cared about with them. 

As time passed, the humans would come back & try to catch me. They even brought one of my sons to lure me to them. I was glad to see him happy & healthy but I couldn't go with him. Nothing the humans did would convince me to come close enough. Nothing they tried could catch me because I was smarter than them. And, I eluded them. Every. Single. Time. 

Valerie made sure I got food. And, I began spending time with a big, handsome red dog who made me feel safe. Before long, I began to feel the old familiar feeling as puppies began to grow restless in my belly. I made a nest under the same trailer. Seeking the warmest & safest spot for my puppies to be born. I gave birth one cold morning, with the sad knowledge that most of my babies wouldn't live through the Winter. It would take a miracle to have any survive until Spring.

But, then.that night, those pesky humans were back. I was exhausted from giving birth to ten puppies. I was cold & hungry. The nice lady, Valerie, crawled to me with some strange box. I made the decision to run, hoping she would follow. I ran straight for my main exit & was startled to find myself in a trap. The humans worked quickly & quietly to put me in a car. Suddenly, my babies were there, in the strange box, but safe. I was so confused but the warmth felt nice. I was too tired to fight so I watched my babies with tired eyes as I dozed fitfully. 

Today, I am in a nice warm bed with my babies. I still don't trust humans but these seem to understand. They bring me water & delicious meals so that I don't have to leave my babies for long. I'm still wary of these four walls but the humans visit often, speaking quietly with nice tones. Perhaps, they're not so bad after all. 

 

We at Dirt Road Doggies Rescue would like to thank Ed & Valerie & their stepdaughter, Rebecca for trying so hard to save this little mommy. Without Valerie's heroic effort of crawling on her belly, under a cold, muddy, scary trailer...in the dark...risking being bitten... to retrieve all ten puppies & helping to trap their mom, all may have perished. Many thanks to Josie, from Lake Hartwell Vet Clinic, for previously attempting to capture the elusive mommy & loaning us the humane trap. Ann & Alicia who took time to help. And if course, Mike & Jennifer who never gave up hope of saving this girl. They are fostering the mama & her puppies, ensuring that they will have a great life ahead of them. 

If you would like to donate to Dirt Road Doggies Rescue to help this poor mommy & her puppies, any assistance would be greatly appreciated!! We couldn't give up on her! Wouldn't you like to be a part of her story? Thank you so much for having a giving heart!! All donations are tax deductible. ️ We anticipate mom will be heartworm positive just like her buddy Tyson.