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Toto, CD,- RN, CGC

We don't do- doodles!!!

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 12:03pm PST


	The local police just brought in a litter of TEN puppies found in a box beside a dumpster!!! They appear to be about 4 - 5 weeks old, shepherdy mixes. All seem healthy enough except on is very, very tiny and skinny (but he ate fine) Can you imagine dumping off a box of TEN babies in freezing weather????

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Lucille

I am the Sock- Bandit!!!

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 12:31pm PST


	Toto, no, I cannot imagine it. At the very least, dump them off next to AC or town shelter because then at least there's a chance someone will help them before they freeze to death or die of starvation...but just beside a dumpster in freezing weather? ugh. Thank you for helping these poor little guys!

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Violet

hey good looking- ....what ya got- cookin

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 12:36pm PST


	my friend was driving from windsor after one of her sons hockey games and she saw a huge box on the side of the road she stoped and lokked indide and found 5 puppies.they were dal mixes looked like boxers with spots they were so cute.all healthy but who does that drops off a box of puppies on the side of the rd.she found homes for all the puppies a week later after she had then vet checked.

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Bruno

magnificanis

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 1:46pm PST


	I don't understand that at all... if they were 4 weeks, they could be weaned and given away if they really had to get rid of them in a hurry (never mind how irresponsible that is, but at least they would be safer than in a dumpster.) And how could you keep a litter of puppies for a whole month and then suddenly decide to dump them?

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Toto, CD,- RN, CGC

We don't do- doodles!!!

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 2:18pm PST


	Bruno...because Momma won't feed them anymore and they won't pay for puppy food!! No one around here wants a shepherd mix in the middle of the Winter so giving them away is also a problem. And, out of fairness to the dumpers, there are two humane society shelters in the area and both charge $60/dog, IF they will even take them. They usually won't because they are too busy importing dogs and puppies from the South cuz it makes for better advertising and donations for them. No pounds or AC places, either. They are all small towns and the strays usually go to either vet clinics or our boarding kennel, whichever one of us will take them and has any room.

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Bunny

Black dogs rock!

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 2:23pm PST


	Toto , that is so sad. At least the police knew where to take them We all know you will take good care of them

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Bruno

magnificanis

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 3:08pm PST


	I forget what a small town you're in sometimes... not a lot of options it sounds like. Around here, if you're not picky about where they go and don't charge a fee, even big mutt puppies go fast. We don't have "real" winter either, so housebreaking is not so onerous. I forget how bad it would be if there was a lot of snow on the ground... I hope you can find people to take these poor babies, snow or not.

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Toto, CD,- RN, CGC

We don't do- doodles!!!

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 3:14pm PST


	The good part about a boarding kennel/grooming salon is that we have people in and out all day long. Already have two GREAT homes lined up and they've only been here for about 3 hours so far!!

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Sabi

When the night- closes in I will- be there

Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 8:42pm PST


	Glad someone found them in time. And selfishly glad they weren't on my doorstep this time, but at least they are safe now. Thanks Toto.

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Okami- Amaterasu

I shalst- pluck-eth ze- toy...

Barked: Wed Feb 15, '12 6:09am PST


	That's terrible I once came across a single kitten, she had to be only two or three days old, in a box on the side of the road, and in the middle of winter. Poor thing. I have no clue how she made it, but she must have been made of some tuff stuff! She ended up being one of the best rescue cats I've had go through my home. Around here, our shelter for a long time got so many people just tying their dogs up to fence posts or setting boxes of puppies and kittens at the door in the middle of the night, that they finally just built some unlocked kennels so people could at least put them in some shelter. I guess it is kinda nice so dogs and cats don't need to be left out in the cold all night...but still, it saddens me to know that we have just THAT many people who dump their dogs at the shelter in the middle of the night. I guess because they're too ashamed to drop them off in the morning...or they just don't want to deal with other people