I know I have not blogged on this, but I feed Skinny's pups as well as Skinny. Her litter must have been born around the time I arrived in India. There were at least 4 because I could see them from my balcony. When I started feeding Skinny her pups would come by and I would feed them too. By this point there are only 3 pups.
When I started feeding them they were probably between 6 and 8 weeks old. Fun puppy times. Now they are 12 to 14 weeks so they are beginning to lengthen out and get taller. The other day I was waiting for Nick outside my apartment because we were going to get powa for breakfast. I noticed one of the pups dash across the street and start army crawling under a gate. I kept an eye on her since the gate look REALLY low to ground, but she is small so I thought she would be fine.
The pup is just about under the gate when I hear a high pitched scream. I look closer and sure enough the puppy is screaming her head off because her lower leg got caught and she was stuck. I immediately ran across the street and gently unhooked her leg. Her entire pack ran to her assistance before I got there but it is not like they could unhook her. Skinny put her muzzle in my hand afterwards and then Nick showed up so we went to grab breakfast.
This morning I went to feed the dogs and the pup who caught her leg wouldn't come over to me. The other two were feeding and Skinny had her fill too. I was wondering if the puppy thought I was the one who hurt her to explain to myself why she was standing away. She was just standing there at a distance watching me. Then I saw her take a few steps; not moving any closer but to the side. Broken leg. Her leg is just hanging there and it wasn't moving. I wonder when I will only see 2 puppies.
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Matt,
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed reading about your experiences more than I can say. You are such a good writer! Thank you for feeding Skinny mama and
her pupps:) I am glad that I am not the only one in the Family that takes care of strays - just ask Your Dad! LOL
It's sad that the puppy has a broken leg...it does not mean that his chances of making it are
a done deal... not that it's a good thing, but
sometimes we do see dogs with less than 4 legs...amazingly, they adjust. Lets just hope for the best. From what I understand, you will
probably be there till July - by that point
Skinny mama will be chubby, and her pupps will have a really good start on their life - all thank's to you:)
Huggs:)))))
Iza