A Morning in the Glamourus Life of a Dog Rescuer

I'm going to describe my morning to you

I woke up....walked out of the bedroom - on the way to the living room to let the dogs out.......someone had pooped on the rug in between the media room and the living room.......
... stepped over it - let the dogs out....went to the bathroom to get some kleenexes to pick it up......someone had peed a ton on the rug in the bathroom.. Sigh
... went and picked up the poop - put it in the toilet....picked up the rug and put it in the laundry....cleaned up the wet wood floor under the rug
... putting on makeup....Zeva came and got me - she needed to go back out....went in the living room - someone had thrown up orange puke - all over the living room......
... Sigh

... Cleaned that up ....scrubbed the carpet....

... finished getting ready.....picked up my bag ....heading to the garage.......there was a LAKE of pee near the bar
... Big Sigh
.. put my bag down - cleaned that up

... Drove to work. So far no one has pooped, peed or thrown up in my office - but the day isn't over......

Jack UPDATE

Here are the latest pictures I have of Jack - they are from May 10. For some reason I can't find the email that went along with them that gave his latest status.

I know that originally they had some behavioral issues - with him thinking he belonged a little higher in the pack order. They did take him to training class and I believe that he was acting much better the last time I heard.

I can't believe how much Jack and Jesse (Jackson) look alike now.

Another picture of Jack

The Before picture of Jack:

Jesse (now Jackson) UPDATE

Here is an update I received from his new family at the end of May:

Hello!We just wanted to send you an updated picture of Jackson for the website. He is doing just great ... we've all settled into a routine with each other and we're doing well. Jackson isn't housetrained yet, but he's improving so much. It's been a few days since there's been an accident, though we're not quite ready to let him roam all over the house. Tomorrow night is his third puppy class. Scott is still thrilled to have a dog ... he wants to take Jackson everywhere. Thanks again for all your help and for all you guys at Genesis do!--Laurel, Jeff, & Scott

Here is his "Before" picture:

Jesse

Jesse was the last born of the litter - and the last to do everything since then. He was still nursing while everyone else was trying out puppy kibble. He is the most laid back of all of them.

He is short and stocky like Jethro - but closer to Jack's reddish coloring. He does have more fuzziness than Jack - and white on his chin and chest.

He is never a bit of trouble - though we are having to work a little harder with him to be more confident in meeting strangers.

Janie

Janie is the most Schnauzer looking of the entire litter. She looks a lot like her mama. She is also the tiniest of the litter. She is small and very petite.

But she is only small in size - her personality is SUPER SIZE. She is my wild child. She kicks butt and takes names. She is all teeth - and starts fights wherever she goes. She just loves to instigate trouble with her brothers and sisters. We laugh around our house when we hear two puppies arguing - we say "Janie who are you picking on now?" Now don't get me wrong - she doesn't do any of it to be mean - it's just that her motto is "Girls Just Want To Have Fun!"

Jack was the runt of the litter at birth. And although he has caught up size wise - he is still the baby of the litter.

He loves human attention - loves to be held. He is the biggest kisser of the group. When you pick him up you will get your face washed over and over.

He will cry and howl if he is lonely and needing to be picked up.

Jack is small with a petite structure - not as tall as Joya and Jeb - but not as short as Jethro and Jesse. He is almost a red color with mostly smooth coat - though his face is getting that Schnauzer fuzz.

Jeb

Jeb is the explorer! He LOVES to climb. And JUMP. He is just Happy! Happy! Happy!

And he is BEAUTIFUL. He has the taller, lankier frame like Joya. He has the fuzzy beard like a Schnauzer.

He also loves people - but more into playing than snuggling. Loves Tug of War - he plays with my Chihuaha/JRT - and has even won once!

Joya

Joya was born feet first! And is still doing things her own way! She is the most self confident of the group. At 4 weeks reached up and swatted my grouchy terrier mix in the face! She was the first to do everything: walk, scream, bark, escape from the whelping box, escape from the living room and go exploring. Whoever adopts her will never have a dull moment. She will keep them on their toes.

But Joya is very very sweet - and loves people and especially loves to have her tummy rubbed.

She is also the first to crash and fall asleep after every play session.

Jethro

The puppy in the foreground is Jethro. (Jack is the one behind him)

Jethro was the first born and by far the largest of the puppies. His brothers and sisters have all caught up with him though and he is not noticeably bigger. Though he has the short & stocky stature like his brother Jesse.

Jethro is very laid back, just middle of the road kinda personality. He likes to play and have fun - but can be very cuddly when he is held

5 Weeks - and going strong - Part 2

Jack

This is the runt - but he thinks he is big and strong! He does not look like a schnauzer - closer to a red tick coon hound!












Joya

This is the troublemaker of the group. Hard to believe with that sweet face. She is also one of the most spoiled - wanting to be picked up!

Jethro

He started it out as the biggest puppy at birth - but he is more into sleeping than eating these days - so his brothers and sisters have all overtaken him










This is 4 of them in my lap. I am the backup Mama - if they can't find their real mama and they smell me in the vicinity - they all climb in my lap - and play and snooze as long as I'll let them. It's a tough job - but someone has to do it!

5 Weeks - and going strong

Janie

This is the one of the group that is actually going to look like her Mama - she looks all schnauzer!














Jesse

This is the most laid back of the litter. (well until Angela picks him up and he screams his fool head off)













Jeb

Hisn't he the sweetest thing you've ever seen?

3 Weeks and Growing

They are getting very active and growing more everyday. I moved them for the day to try out their soon to be permanent area. They were very scared to be there.

But they got used to it and soon were just basking in the sunlight in the kitchen. After they are weaned they will be moved in there permanently until they go to their new homes.








Here is Janie. I was going to try to take new individual pictures - but they are just way too mobile. I did take this one while I was holding her. I wanted to be able to show everyone that she is looking more and more like her mama. The tips of all her hairs have turned blonde - and her head is getting really fluffy.

Happy Two Week Birthday to the J Team

Introducing Jethro.

He started out as the biggest of the litter - but Joya and Jeb have overtaken him. You can tell him from the other tan/red ones that he has a dark face, his back has more brown without the black guard hairs.

He just goes with the flow mostly. He is attempting to walk up on his feet.

Introducing Joya

She is one of the easiest to recognize - with her distinct color.

She is definitely the alpha of the group - has strong opinions of what she wants - flails if she doesn't want picked up - wouldn't think of being held belly up, she was the first to attempt to walk and has learned to scream and get all the people in the house to come running!

Introducing Jeb

Obviously the easiest to recognize - being the only predominantly black one. He is with Joya and Jethro in the "top of the pack"

Introducing Jack.

You can recognize him because of his reddish coloring.

Jack is the runt and is very very sweet - though not the most submissive of the litter. He is very persistent and can out eat his brothers and sisters.
He is the one that had the trauma of having his tail be infected after the docking and let me tell you he doesn't like bubble gum flavored Amoxacillin

Introducing Janie.

Janie and Jesse are very hard to tell apart - other than the male/female thing.

Janie is very sweet and laid back - doesn't fuss about anything

Introducing Jesse

He is the sweetest and most submissive of the litter. He will lay in the palm of your hand belly up and just snooze - as happy as a clam!

Here Come the Babies......

Okay - so after we got Jordan and we shaved her - next step was to check her health. Actually it was very good - considering that she had been sitting in a dirty shelter for 6 weeks. She was heartworm negative, and had 6 puppies waiting to be born any day. She only had one flea - but did have tapeworms - which we couldn't treat due to the impending birth. She was just skin and bone and babies..... you could watch her sides and see the puppies moving!

So I set up a little nursery in my new laundry room. Put in a little kiddie pool and got a bunch of newpapers and towels and waited.....and waited and waited....

Finally Jordan decided that Saturday night would be the night! So here is the rest of the story.

1. 5:02 pm Male - Jethro - tan with a dark face - the biggest of the litter

2. 5:23 pm Female - Joya (born feet first) Mostly black with brown

3. 6:12 pm Male - Jeb - all black

4. 6:58 pm Male - Jack - reddish brown - the smallest of the litter

5. 8:35 pm Female - Janie - tan with black

6. 9:04 pm Male - Jesse - tan with black

Mama did great! Here are some pics from the first night

Jordan - Mama To Be

Ok - I'm going to try to play catch up.....

Feb 6th - got a call from Moultrie County Animal Shelter. They had a white fluffy thing that they "think" is pregnant. Didn't think having puppies at the shelter would be a good idea - wanted to know if I would take her. Said sure! Here is the before picture

then the after shaving picture. She was filthy and covered with poop matted down to her skin.

After the hair cut - we discovered that Mama was a Schnauzer - and I named her Jordan

I'll add another post to update with what happened next