{"id":10989,"date":"2011-02-22T12:10:14","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T20:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=10989"},"modified":"2016-06-03T10:50:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T17:50:41","slug":"fostering-fudge-a-doggie-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/fostering-fudge-a-doggie-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Fudge – A Doggie Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s about 11:45pm on Sunday. We hear high-pitched whining coming from our neighbor’s yard. We go outside to our adjoining fence in the backyard with a flashlight. We see a little head pop up only four inches from the ground, it’s a puppy! It’s 30 degrees F outside, why is this little puppy there?!<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/a><\/a> Apparently the neighbor’s friend lost their house and had to get rid of their dogs, including three puppies. Two were given away and the other one the neighbor took to bring to the SPCA. Since the puppy was only six weeks old, the shelter could not care for it and it would be euthanized. So my neighbor decided keep it a week and then the shelter could take it.<\/p>\n Sounds nice right? Then why did he have it out in the yard when temperatures were near-freezing,\u00a0empty\u00a0food and water bowls, and crying? Because, he said, it was too loud in the garage. Okay, I’ve never had a dog before but that was just wrong! So, we decided to take the puppy in our home for the night.<\/p>\n I had been researching dogs recently as we were contemplating\u00a0getting our own. Probably a rescue dog that was 6 months to a year and cuddly like a retriever mix but smaller. Yet, we were not prepared for a Pit Bull\/Staffordshire Terrier that was only six weeks old! My husband ran to the store to pick up some food and I tried get the house a little ready. It was now after midnight yet we had to wake our daughter so she could see our little furry friend. I spread out newspaper (thank goodness we used those airline miles to get a subscription), got some water, and tried to warm the little guy up. He was shaking non-stop. After eating and getting warmed up, he was much better.<\/p>\n
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