I got a call from the pound today about two tiny pitbull puppies that came in skinny and dehydrated. They are old enough to be weaned, but just barely. Coincidentally, one of our fosters took two little pitbull puppies about a month ago, and just this past weekend they both got adopted. I called and asked her if she wanted two more, and she was eager to take them.
As I was sitting in the receiving area doing the paperwork on the puppies, a man and his three children came in with their dog, which looked like a miniature poodle that had never been groomed. Underneath the dirt, it was white. He said he used to live in a house with a big yard, but since he moved into a townhome with a small yard and neigbors all around, he had gotten complaints about the dog's barking. I asked, "Is he an outside only dog?" and the man said yes. The children weren't even a little bit sad to see their pet go.
The dog was shy, but allowed the kennel techs to pet him, so they put him on the adoption line. He'll probably get adopted quickly, and that's a good thing, since I'll bet he's never been vaccinated and will catch kennel cough, if not parvo, both of which are raging through the kennel right now. (I learned yesterday that my foster Snuffy, the ugliest dog in the world, was exposed to parvo; two puppies he shared his kennel with died of it over the weekend.) I just pray this poodle goes to a home where he will be groomed regularly, and will get to come in the house and sleep on soft beds and couches and laps instead of dirt.
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