Sunday, January 3, 2010

Parking Lot Puppies


Sometimes new dogs come to us in unusual ways, or completely unexpected. We had company over the weekend, and the boss and my brother called to ask us to meet them for lunch at a local restaurant. After a living training horses, you learn to never pass up a free meal, so off we went. While there I told them that if we found homes for the dogs at the on-site adoption, we would be taking a road trip to some of the local animal controls to find replacements for the empty kennels
When we left the restaurant, we stopped by the on-site adoption event to see if any of the puppies we foster were having any luck finding homes.

My husband and guest walked into the store and immediately were asked if they were there alone or if I was along. Next thing I knew, we were headed to the parking lot to look at 7 Aussie/border collie mix puppies. The family that had them was there to get them their first vaccinations and see if anyone wanted them before hauling them to animal control.

They were supposed to be 13 weeks old (pretty sure they are older than that), very nice, good looking puppies, obviously there was another daddy - a lab - involved. They had been well fed and living outside. They need a bit of socialization, a good worming, but seem to be bright eyed and happy. She said they had tried posting ads but had no luck finding them homes.

I could actually see the family collectively holding their breath waiting for the decision. About that time the boss and my brother showed up. They were totally amazed that we would find a litter of puppies to foster in the parking lot. There was another couple who were looking at the puppies but couldn't decide which one they wanted. They decided to think it over.

We had a car full of feed that we had purchased earlier and not yet unloaded, so the family with the puppies followed us to the farm and helped us unload the pups. We turned them loose in one of the play yards, and observed them for awhile before kenneling them.

The family thanked us and said that the couple in the parking lot had just called and wanted to know if they could get a puppy. I told her to have them come right out and take their pick, so two of the pups immediately went to a new home.

Since we pick a letter of the alphabet to name litters, we might have to consider "P" for the parking lot puppies this time. So you see, if we hadn't had company, if we hadn't been invited out to lunch, if we hadn't stopped by the store -----things happen the way they do for a reason.

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