ORPHAN PUPPIES: HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM

2007-06-08T22:54:00.000-07:00

Puppies are born to be cute but fragile. They need to be taken care of as much as a human infant. The effort needed is less when the puppy has its mother to take care of it. But what if the mother died? Will the puppy survive?

The answer is a big yes! Absolutely but painfully. Painful in the sense that it will take more effort and more patience to make it possible. Thinking of all the days I've spent doing this made my tears flow down my face. Tears of feeling the pain and hard work I did and the things I gave up. Tears of feeling how proud I am of myself to have a helpless puppy survived.

Having an orphaned puppy for you to take care of, would mean having a big responsibility. It's like having a life on your hands. It's all up to you if the puppy will survive or not. So much time, effort and patience will be given. So much money to give in and spend. So much sacrifices and things to be given up. All these and more!

Part of these include sleeping for just two to three hours a day, skipping meals if needed, not having the things you want for yourself because of being broke for having to spend all your money with formula milk and other things the puppy needs and also, possibly skipping parties and other social affairs for not having time to go out anymore.

But the happy part is when you see that the puppy grows and weighs heavier each day. You will then be inspired to do these things just to take care of your pup. As days pass by, you will feel accomplished and worthy of yourself. You will gain more confidence and will be more positive with the way you view life itself. And the biggest part is when you finally bring the puppy to the vet for a check-up. The vet will then be overwhelmed and say: "What a beautiful puppy! You've done a great job!"

And, yes, you did! You may actually ask yourself how did you do it but realizing that you made it is such a big feeling you would never ever forget.

I'll be submitting articles on how to, step-by-step, take care of an orphaned puppy in the next few weeks hoping that each and every article could help somebody out there.

(This article is featured on Ezine Articles under my pen name Karen Gomez.)

My Dog

2007-05-02T03:21:00.000-07:00

Golden Retrievers are very sweet and very playful.

I am very much of a dog-lover since I was so young. And because of that it was a little hard for me to live without dogs.

Year 2001, I came here in Saipan to work in a company where most people were just “your co-workers” and not friends. On my first few months, it was very hard for me not having a friend or a dog. But as self-imposed adjustments begun, I started to feel at home and contented with my daily life.

Months…years passed by, I started to feel uneasy and unfriendly of the world here. But I still went on with my boring life. Until one day, a friend told me that a dog was being sold and needed a home. I didn’t hesitate. I bought the dog without my sister’s permission and named her Laika.

Laika was so skinny but days…weeks…and months of doing my best to take care of her put her in a very good shape. Everybody was so amazed how she’d gained weight and how she’d looked good. And, of course, I was so proud of it.

Days gone by, with her on my side, my life changed. My lively self came back again. I would wake up in the morning with a smile on my face while she was licking me as if saying: “Good Morning!” I would leave the house happily knowing that she would just stay and wait for me. Then I would come back from the office and she would be happy to see me as if telling me that she missed me.

Life was good!

My Dogs

ORPHAN PUPPIES: HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM

My Dog