Well, I don’t know how your weekend was, but my family and I spent the entire weekend trying to rescue a litter of pups left in an abandoned barn behind our home.
We managed to get five of the what we think are six puppies that are part of the litter. There’s definitely some lab and chow mix in these dogs, and there may be some husky as well since one of the pups has blue eyes.
These pups had obviously never had human contact before, and all them were scared and hungry. Plus, we spent a lot of time trying to round the little guys up, those that managed to get out of the barn wound up underneath houses, and a few got in a nearby shed.
Here’s one of the pups we nabbed yesterday:

I dropped him off at the SPCA today. Here are his sisters, who were brought down Saturday. There is a white pup in the background (the only one of the batch), but it’s tough to see her because she’s the same color as the wall.

Our guess is these pups weren’t dumped off by a person, but born to one of the many wild dogs running around where we live (off Dawson Station Road, near Institute Road). Hopefully, we’ll be able to get the sixth puppy today.
The good folks at the SPCA told me this morning the pups brought in Saturday are still a little scared but are starting to adjust. They’re all in the good health. Don’t plan on adopting them anytime soon, however. They won’t be ready until the end of the week at the earliest.
One thing that could help prevent this kind of thing is to get the county Animal Control involved if you live out in the county and have wild dogs running all over the place. The folks at the SPCA tell me the officers can set traps, and there’s a good chance these dogs could be re-tamed and adopted out. The problem is continued mistreatment by human beings.
I will never understand how people can be so cruel to animals.
Although it’s probably not the case here, there are plenty of instances where people dump puppies on the side of the road because they don’t want to be bothered with them. I don’t understand why they don’t take them to the shelter.
Or better yet, ever hear of spaying and neutering your pets? End sermon.
By the way, while I was up there, I got to see Tweetie, the female boxer rescued in Kinston a few months back. Remember those awful pictures of her being malnourished and having cuts all over her neck?
Well, here’s how she looks now:

Tweetie says hello:

The SPCA folks say she’s doing really well and is getting used to being around people. She still has a ways to go, but it’s a big improvement over a few months ago.