New members of our family

Written by George Friday, 06 November 2009 13:48

We have a couple of new members in our family this week. Introducing 'Sadie' and 'Maisey' - they are a pair of rescue Yorkies. Traci had the heart to rescue about 20 of these dogs from a group of around 700 saved from a puppy mill down in Missouri. We went down to see if we could help by bringing one home and provide a good life. We (especially the girls Rissa and Shaina) fell for two these little charmers and made sure that we got both. They are slowly learning everything - being older (conservative estimate anywhere from 3 to 6) it is quite a challenge for them to be potty trained (guess, we now know that they do not potty train breeder dogs in puppy mills!), learning their names and all. They have progressed so much in the last one week that it is quite surprising. Sadie is the one with outgoing personality - she is all over you - licking and wanting to be petted and all. Maisey on the other hand is more reserved and shy. But the changes in Maisey has been nothing short of miraculous - I think her loving personality is slowly coming out. She wants to play (on her terms!) but it definitely is a nice start. Here is a picture of the two of them relaxing on their blanket.

We also have some little news from the Aviary - All the Sun Conure babies are growing up quick. This weekend we will probably pulling 'Ray & Rita's baby for hand-feeding. We are also looking in to getting couple of more pairs of birds. We will spill the news here once everything is finalized, which will happen when we get the basement a little more cleaned up and then we will have more room for the birdies.