Annabelle and her A+ pups are all doing well! In fact, all 9 babies are almost ready for adoption- spay/neuter surgery will be next week. And Annabelle proved to be quite an asset to us. When her babies were about 3 weeks old and eating on their own a bit, we were "gifted" with a litter of beagle puppies whose mother had been hit by a car. The puppies were less than 2 weeks old and needed to eat every few hours. Bottle-feeding 6 babies like that is a mind-numbing, sleep-depriving job, but with Annabelle in the house, it was a breeze. Three times a day we pressed her into service, lifting her into the bathtub where the babies were kept and laying her down to allow them to eat. I can't say that Annabelle enjoyed her job, but she tolerated it each time and the babies thrived. In fact, they have moved on to another foster home where they are running and playing and working their way to adoption-ready as well.
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