Saturday, January 12, 2013

Adding some crazy to crazy town

Things were already busy and wild at our house but last night the crazy reached new levels. The transport arrived with the 8 Washington pups and they all spent the night at our house. This morning they are on their way to their various foster spots but they sure created quite a hurricane while they were here.
Sunbeam (in back), Sidney, Serena (all girls), and Morgan (boy)
 
Maile and Teko (both females) fostered in Redmond and Bellevue WA
 
Zia stepping on Taos's head
The puppies were LOUD.  Really, really loud and a bit cranky since they are ready to stretch their legs and tear around and I went and stuck them in yet another crate for the night. There was a bit of poop and mess from the pups and a lot of noise but for the most part as long as we put earplugs (Hunter's idea) in and kept a bunch of candles burning it wasn't horrific. 

The variety of sizes and head shapes was a big surprise to me. Mama was a papered Rat Terrier (although not your typical markings) and I'm pretty sure there were a couple daddies involved in this batch of pups.


The real problem was the four dogs who were already here. From the puppies we had 2 crate poops last night right after arrival. However, from the other 4 dogs already here we had 2 crate poops (Langley) one table leg getting marked (Frodo) and then about 3-4 pee spots in the kitchen (Tilly). Coho kept a dry crate but just cried mournfully.

The whole adventure has been most overwhelming for Langley, poor guy. Hunter took him downstairs and carried him around and bounced him last night until he calmed down and was able to relax and go to his bedtime crate. In the video you see him in full on freak out mode. A little later he added some poop to his whirling dervish routine which resulted in him needing a bath and the crate needing to be scrubbed down with a brush to get all the poop off the wires.


After everyone quieted down, Frodo and I went downstairs with some Spanish guitar music, a very big glass of Syrah, and the laptop to catch up on emails and paperwork. It was a late night and an early morning but I'm glad this large loud crew is safe.

Sunbeam, fostered in Snohomish WA
 


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