8 weeks ago we fostered a pregnant pit who was 2 days away from being put down along with all her babies. Meet Hope! (Album of her and her puppies!)
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imgur.comPosted Jun 12, 2015, 5:47 PM UTC
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imgur.comThat's similar to my girl, Malia. She was dumped in a high kill shelter, pregnant with 8 pups.
The rescue group got her out and fostered her until the pups were weaned. We got mom, and all of her pups were quickly adopted out.
She's been an incredible dog.
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That's an "I'm so over these" face if I ever saw one. <3
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Omggg cow doggiessss <3
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r/beforenafteradoption would love this story. I have a tear in my eye :,-)
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What sweet babies! My corgi/lab came out of a litter like this too. Mama was going to be put down while pregnant but some very sweet people like you saved them all. Thank you for doing this!
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My youngest's mom was also pulled pregnant from a high kill shelter! Yay for these rescue babies.
And those are some adorable pitty babies! !
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Gah, this is exactly what I needed today. <3
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Hope you successfully get all those cuties adopted too! I was so close to being a foster failure (I knew my boy needed more space and a family though, so bittersweet!!)
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Thanks! When we got her, I was the one who was so set on not keeping her (we already have 3 dogs), and I even convinced my wife, who will rescue anything, that we can't keep her... then I fell in love and there's no way I can let her go!
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I know that feeling for sure! Once I have the space, I'll be the crazy dog lady. 😜
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You're awesome, OP. Beautiful dogs, beautiful story! <3
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I know Bob Barker is right and spay/neuter is the responsible thing to do... but GOD DAMN pitbull puppies are SO CUTE!
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these pictures are really cute, but I'm having a real hard time getting past a fact that the mother was about to be euthanized days before birth of 9 pups.
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We had a hard time with it too. That's why we decided to rescue her. Most kill shelters don't give expecting mothers any special treatment, and the shelter we picked her up from is known as a high kill shelter.
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I squealed an inordinate amount at the puppy pile. I'm a sucker for really new baby animals, because pink moufs, pink noses, and pink toeses! Gah! So cute. Also, puppy wrinkle heads.
Thank you for saving these sweeties.
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Dawwww they are so freakin cute :O) what state are you in If someone might be interested adopting one of them cuties
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We live in SoCal, and if anyone is interested in adopting one of these adorable pups, send me a PM and I can get you in touch with the rescue.
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Thanks for the quick reply Sadly I live on the east coast :O( I won't be able the snag one of them piggy's...
Just make sure they all get great homes and hopefully mommy might possibly get to see them in the future...
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A bunch of our friends are applying to adopt, and our next door neighbor is adopting one so we'll get to see her all the time!
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That's so awesome that one of her babies will be next door! We lived in the same general area as my lab's mom and they loved visiting each other :)
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What rescue group? I got my girl through California Bully Crew, also in So Cal.
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You are such good people!
Do you ever lay down on the floor and let the puppies just surround you under a puppy pile up? ... because that's what I'd do...
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All the time! The puppies just love to climb all over us. Like This!
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OMG those little puppies are so cute too! You are good people!
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I wish I were in a different place in my life so I could adopt one of those little piglets!!
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So amazing, I'm so touched you saved all their lives! I'm sure you already know this, but from the pic with the coffee drink I thought a little public reminder would be useful, caffeine is toxic to dogs, small amounts usually won't hurt though. I almost lost one a few years ago because I wasn't aware of that, thankfully my vet is a close friend, and when Athena started acting really strange, I called the vet and she came over and took care of her.
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It's just whipped cream! They do it for dogs. I mean, obviously dairy can still give 'em some gnarly farts, but it's caffeine free :)
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That's cool! I just thought I should put it out there for people that didn't know. Thanks for easing my mind!
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thanks! you're definitely right about caffeine and dogs, it's not a good combo. A puppaccino from Starbucks is just a cup full of whipped cream.
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Damn you and your army of amazing breeds of dogs and backup army of adorable pibble puppies. So much cute my heart is going to burst.
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People like you are the real MVP's!
It's crazy how close her and her babies were to the end. Life just flushed away and wasted. It kills me. I hate that we live in a society where that's someone's job. Can you imagine.
Anyway, thanks for the uplifting story. It made my day.
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You and your family rock. Great story.
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Your story and all the pictures just made my day. Thanks for being awesome!!
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Good stuff guys that amazing!
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After having her for a week, my wife and I decided that we were going to adopt Hope, and give her a forever home!
Edit: Here are some pics of Hope with my other 3 dogs today at the dog park! http://imgur.com/gallery/ulH0M
She looks so sweet -- awesome of you guys to keep her. What are the plans for the pups?
She's been an amazing dog! She even gets along with our chickens! http://imgur.com/gDuRZbc
The rescue we went through to foster Hope will handle the adoption of the puppies. We get to choose which homes they go to.
Awesome. She looks to be very happy to have a loving family.
Yay for failing at fostering!! She's too cute with ur daughter. Also.... that pepper. So cute! I just want to grind him up, sprinkle him on my salad and eat him!
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