A rescue dog's story...

rpcrowerpcrowe Registered Users Posts: 733 Major grins
edited June 6, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
We were asked by the American Maltese Association to foster a female Maltese who had been rescued from a local high kill shelter. When we picked up this poor girl, she was a mass of sores and scabs from flea and tick bites. She was flthy and - Oh Yes, she was also pregnant...
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She had a boy and a girl, the day after we picked her up. They came into a warm, clean and loving environment...
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We named the mother, "Sweetie", because she had such a sweet disposition...
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We were happy that her puppies looked like Maltese.
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As the weeks rolled on, the puppies grew and Sweetie began to look better. A good diet and some T.L.C. really helped...
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She was a great mother...
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But even good Moms need a break when their puppies grow teeth...
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Sweetie was looking better and better. Her scabs and sores healed...
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Our Goldendoodle, Holly, loved the puppies...
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But, eventually it was time for the puppies to go to a new loving home...
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But what about Sweetie? After-all, this was only her foster home...
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We couldn't let this brave sweet girl go. Sweetie has found her forever home - WITH US...
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Comments

  • R.JayR.Jay Registered Users Posts: 974 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2010
    Well done - fantastic story - and some great photo's to go with it. :D

    Cheers, Richard.
  • fredjclausfredjclaus Registered Users Posts: 759 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2010
    Great shots, and a wonderful tail
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  • OrvSalOrvSal Registered Users Posts: 461 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2010
    Very cute dogs and great story. How large do they get normally?
    Have a great day!
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  • snowman1snowman1 Registered Users Posts: 272 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2010
    Nice photos and a great story.




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  • rpcrowerpcrowe Registered Users Posts: 733 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2010
    OrvSal wrote: »
    Very cute dogs and great story. How large do they get normally?

    AKC standards say that the Maltese should be 4-7 pounds. That is for show, of course and we have one champion who is about five and a half pounds. Sweetie is a bit bigger and should run about nine or ten pounds..

    Even that is a relatively small dog as opposed to say my Goldendoodle who is 65 pounds or some other even bigger breeds.

    Maltese are shown in full coats which reach to the ground.
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    However keeping a Maltese in full coat is a lot of work and most Maltese who are not being shown are kept in a shorter coat...
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2010
    A beautiful ending iloveyou.gif
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