Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary enjoy their Morning Play

Written by Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg's foster mom

Here are some pictures of Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg playing outside this morning before it is way too hot to be outside.



Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary Morning Play

Montreal, Winnipeg and Calgary Rainy Day Play

Contributed by Vancouver and her puppies' foster mom

Due to rainy weather here the other day, the puppies could not play outside as usual, so we had play time in the kitchen. Tootsie and Wu joined in also. Poor Wu even gets pushed around by a 2 month old puppy......Winnipeg decided to hump her.

The pups were not afraid at all of the new play surroundings. Nothing seems to bother them. They are not one bit afraid of being face to face with the adult dogs either. I think these kids might rule the roost in their forever homes if not kept in check.



Montreal, Winnipeg and Calgary Rainy Day Play

Vancouver's Pups Noon Outing - Videos!

Written by Vancouver and her puppies' foster mom

I hope you enjoy these videos of Vancouver and the pups having some fun outdoors.




Vancouver’s Pups Noon Outing

Montreal, Calgary and Winnipeg Visit with Friends

Written by Vancouver and her puppies' foster mom

I have moved Vancouver out of the puppy room so the pups can have visits from the other furkids and Vancouver can learn about homes and not having to be a mom anymore. As you will see in the video, the pups are sassy, especially Winnipeg and Calgary...who takes no guff from her bigger brothers. Tootsie was being a good nanny laying next to the expen so the puppies could chew on her, Gabby tells them what she thinks(the aroos in the video) and Gouda is fascinated by the little furballs. He often lays a little ways from the expen and just watches the puppies.

Sometimes it sounds like the pups are in a full blown fight the way they sound with vicious growling. I often go check to make sure no one is really getting killed.




Montreal, Calgary and Winnipeg Visit with Friends

Vancouver and Pups Outdoors

Contributed by Vancouver and her puppies' foster mom

Yesterday the ringworm culture on the puppies came back as negative. As my vet suspected, Vancouver and the puppies did not have ringworm, but a staph infection which was treated with antibiotics. Now that we know for sure Vancouver and the puppies are not contagious, they got to go outside for the first time today. Vancouver is less interested in the outdoors than getting attention. She seems to be very people friendly like many of the other City Slickers.




Vancouver and Pups Outdoors

Vancouver's Pups Belly Up

Contributed by Vancouver and her puppies' foster mom

I wish I could have gotten better shots, but I knew that Vancouver would get up and start waking up the pups when I got closer. All three were belly up sleeping when I peeked in.



Vancouver Pups Belly Up

Vancouver and her puppies at play

Contributed by Vancouver and the puppies' foster mom

Here is mama and the kids playing. Vancouver seems to have a playful streak...at least when she is around her puppies.



Vancouver and Puppy Play

Vancouver and Pups Day 1

Written by Vancouver and her puppies' foster mom

They are way too cute! Besides missing toes, the pups are missing part of their tails. It could have been due to frost bite, since these babies were born in Feb. We think Vancouver's missing coat could be that she pulled it out herself to make a nest for her babies.

Observations thus far....
Montreal- largest - boy - outgoing and pushy
Winnipeg- smallest - boy - also has his ears up - sits quietly and watches
Calgary- middle sized - girl - whines for attention
These kids are very close in color at a glance. Montreal does have a little white on his chest. I tried to show how long and thin Vancouver is also.

They just turned 7 weeks. Montreal weighs 2.5 lbs, Calgary 1.45 lbs and Winnipeg 1.4 lbs. Calgary looks much tinier than even Winnipeg. She reminds me of out WuWu who was so much smaller than her sibs. They all are eating well, so I am sure they will grow and gain quickly.



Vancouver and Pups Day 1

City Slickers 2 Arrive in CP

Written by the CP VP of Intakes

You'll all remember in February we brought in the City Slickers. There were several females that didn't make it in at that time as they were about to whelp or already had puppies to nurse. Well, seven weeks later, three females and, to my surprise, three puppies made it into Col. Potter.

On Thursday, April Fool's Day, you know the day to play tricks on your friends and acquaintances, I receive a phone call from our vet telling me the puppies all have ringworm. Ha Ha, April Fool's Day, I chortle back into the phone. Well, this trick is for real and the probable explanation of how these puppies found their way to CP. Now, don't get me wrong, CP is happy to have these puppies and we will get them all healthy and ready to find their forever family.

Oh Canada ... you haven't been forgotten in this group of City Slickers. And, now may I present the City Slickers II:

Dubuque - born 10/1/01

Milwaukee - born 9/1/04

Vancouver - don't have date of birth yet

Calgary - Female, born 2/28/10 - in addition to ringworm, only three toes on rear paws

Winnipeg - Male, born 2/28/10 - ringworm, three toes on rear paws

Montreal - Male, born 2/28/10

I would like to give a very special THANK YOU to Lori and Mike for once again opening up their home to a mom and her puppies. They are currently in the process of setting up a safe, sterile room for Vancouver and her puppies to live in until the ringworm is gone.

With our current four PM groups; Special Man & Woman, Life Been Berry Berry Good, Spring Weeds and City Slickers II, we have brought 21 cairns from commercial breeding facilities into the loving arms of CP within a 5 day time frame. All of them need full vetting, most have health issues of one sort or another, and they need transport to their foster home.

This does not come cheap. Wouldn't it be GREAT if the A New Leash on Life fundraiser was a sell-out? Heck, let's make it more than a sell-out! Give up that pedicure, that extra coffee, pack a brown bag lunch next week, but let's get these furkids taken care of and get ready for the ones still waiting for their chance at freedom!