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On Friday, Morgan crept over to my cousin’s farm and stole this puppy.
She took it right out from under its mama’s nose.
There was the heartwrenching moment of goodbye.
Mama thought about how much more time she’d have now with one less puppy. She’d write plays and learn to tat and maybe have time to travel.
And then she cried a little bit and said, BABY, DON’T LEAVE ME!!!! Because didn’t really want to write plays or tat or travel. She wanted to be a mother. SOB.
Morgan stole away with her baby, unabashed.
I told her she better call Georgia from the car and tell her she’d stolen a puppy.
Georgia said, “Could you steal one or two more?” NO. My cousin is keeping two of the pups. He gave the others away at the Wal-Mart Puppy Distribution Center (aka the parking lot) yesterday.
It didn’t take long.
This one went away with a little boy.
This one went away with a gaggle of girls.
I don’t know who took the last one. I had to go. I had just come across my cousin in the parking lot by surprise. I didn’t know he was giving away the rest of them there yesterday.
It was hard to not just take this one home with me, too. But one puppy is enough.
The mother of these pups is some kind of Golden Retriever cross and she has an excellent disposition, so we’re hoping our little puppy will take after her. Right now, he’s just a sausage roll on legs. Morgan was calling him Lucky before we brought him home. Now she’s calling him Casper. (CASPER???? I’ll keep you updated.) He’s soft and cuddly.
I’m such a sucker!
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Happy Mother’s Day!
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Thank you.
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(I’m a sucker too. I have TWO Great Pyranees pups now! – siblings)
Happy Mother’s Day all!
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No one likes to see puppies dumped at shelters or abandoned with no thought, but when someone tells a feel good story about four little puppies finding new homes where people want them and will love them……….why react like that?
And I have a news flash for you kitten…….the Walmart here is where the SHELTER itself does adoptions and if you have %50 bucks and fill out a form SAYING you will get them neutered you can take them. No one checks…..no one knows…..so climb down off your high horse and realize life isn’t perfect but most people do their best.
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Looks like she got the cutest of the bunch!
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Melinda you ahve no proof these people who took those puppies will do the right thing just because it is a feel good story. someone has to speak for the animals who have no voice. And just because one lives in thecountry does not mean they check their brain at the gate either. It makes no difference.
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Happy Day!!
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In this community, WalMart is where everyone who is anyone gathers on Saturdays! It is much more likely that everyone on the parking lot knows each other and probably half of them are shoestring related to each other than not.
This isn’t rocket science. And we don’t come here to be lectured.
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! If you don’t have a new puppy to enjoy, find a rose to sniff, or something equally wonderful to do with your day!!
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Some people look at a situation and see whatever good there is, and enjoy that, while trying to improve whatever else they can in this world. Works for me, and I think for 99.9% of the rest of the people who visit this site! Love you guys! And love the new puppy.
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Sorry that your heartwarming post caused such a ruckus! I’m sure those puppies found wonderful homes. Jane, did you take a close look at those pictures? Those puppies ARE going to good homes! Look at the pure joy on the faces of the new puppy parents, that was enough for me.
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I hope all the pups have found happy forever homes. We just need to try to remember that not everyone who owns a computer and can type is going to write something worth reading.
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I live in the country and people drop off entire litters of puppies around my house.
I did take one in but it makes me mad just thinking about how those people got one over on me! She has been a great dog that we have had for 10 years now.
Many cats have been dropped off here also but my dogs don’t like them and they chase them off.
As far as the rescue groups are concerned.
I am not a qualified pet owner because I do not have a fenced in yard. I don’t have my pets living in my house and sleeping in my bed which seems to be one of your requirements. Like I said, I live in the country somewhat like Suzanne and there is no need for a fenced in yard for my dogs. They run free and they are the happiest dogs in the world! Yes, I do let them inside but they don’t live in the house. Yes, I do get all of my pets spayed. Their shots are up to date. They are loved! Flea and tick free too but again, I’m not qualified to adopt a rescue dog.
Hope you had a Great Mother’s Day Suzanne!
Angela
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time.” Uh, yeah…so you’re not the only one “not qualified to adopt”… :(
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We got him from county animal control where they only asked if you would figure out a way to get it exercise, if you would feed it, vet it, get it fixed, and if you knew how much it would cost to raise a dog. Likewise, we did not qualify for a “rescue” dog. We love our pound puppy. If I lived in Wild Wonderful WV, I would get all my dogs at the local store parking lot.
Happy Mother’s day Suzanne and puppy mommy Morgan.
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Morgan is now a mama to her puppy!! he is just so cute!!! looks like our Bobo when he was little. We have four dog’s three rescued, one from a shelter and two dog’s people wanted to get rid of. I think it’s great that all the puppies found a GOOD HOME!!! Maybe Jane should worry more about all the Children in Foster CARE!!! in this country ( NOW THAT’S A PROBLEM ) and who’s caring for them!
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I think what Jane was trying to say is that, while the environment at your Wal-Mart may be the same as if you were offering the pups at church to its congregation members, that is just not the case at most Wal-Mart’s. To make it seem like a great event is to fail to recognize that the problem exists, even if we love Suzanne (and we do), it’s still an issue. – everywhere.
It’s wonderful that he rescued the mama, and that he allowed her to have the pups instead of aborting them in a spay (which happens often), and even better that he found homes himself (because we know they might have died from parvo in the shelter).
The one thing he didn’t do (as far as we know), that would have eliminated almost all of the debate (I think), is to get the adopters phone number/address and ensure the pups were fixed. A rescue would have required an application and home visit, but that might be too much to ask from someone who is just trying to do the right thing.
Sorry for all those who don’t qualify for a rescue. Some are stricter than others; most look at the whole picture. FYI, I am in rescue and I foster actively. I don’t have a fence either. And as a rescue I wouldn’t have a problem with off leash walking/hunting if you trained with 100% recall. But on the other end I wouldn’t adopt out to someone who didn’t keep their dogs inside at night or wasn’t present when the dogs were outside in an unfenced yard. That’s my policy (here in Florida), others rescues are different.
My overall point is, it doesn’t matter that this site is where we come to relax and drool over Suzanne’s posts (when we’re on a diet!) the message to be responsible about our animals should be the same no matter what the content of the site is all about. So yes, I agree that from the point of a rescuer, giving pups away at a Wal-Mart was not the role model thing to do. It really lit my fire and I knew as soon as I read the reply’s I’d see some debate about it.
Sorry Suzanne that this post became what it did. The puppy is cute as can be.
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Unless you just want comments that agree with you.
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Controversy aside, I am glad to see the puppies have found homes. I will remain optomistic that all of the families they have went to are excited, loving and will have happy lives.
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Thwe is nothing sweeter–in my opinion–than a puppy and puppy breath. I WOULD NEVER TRUST A PERSON WHO DOESNT LIKE ANIMALS!!
All of our dog people over the last 30 years have been ones that have a problen of sorts and no one cared for–I am always amazed how many “perfect” animals people purchase and then cart off to the pound.
I am so glad you have a new puppy that we can watch grow up.
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Some of them were as ugly as the evening news!
Where so people find these soap boxes anyways??? Every issue has an ugly side, like a person adopting a child and then sticking it on a plane alone and sending it back to it’s homeland,because the child had issues,it but this is not the norm.—Thank God!
God bless those out there that take animals with problems and have them taken care of–out last rescue cost us several thousnds of dollars–she was dumped because of them, she is so loved and worth every penny we spent on her–there is always a way to pay for vet care, either through clinics or arangements with your vet, if they wont agree to that–find another vet!
Well, since I dont have a very steady soap box—nuff said!!!
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