We had a lot of fun... iffy morning picking him up though.
So my mother and I are getting brother puppies, not sure if I've mentioned that yet but that is the other puppy Bear is sometimes in pictures with. We wanted to get ours at 10 weeks so they were better socialized, etc etc. The women who owns the litter let the rest of the puppies go home at seven weeks, which was -way- too early for us, but she said she didn't have an issue watching them the extra few weeks since she had promised us all that she'd keep them up to 12 weeks, have their first shots, potty trained, etc etc.
So we pull up to her place, knock on the door, and freaking she comes out of the house... leads us around back... and shes keeping the puppies in like. A rabbit enclosure? Like with the wire in a circle, with the wire on top? It was small and covered in tarp - the puppies were in there on their own - no food or water - they both had fur mats, and dirt in their ears. Looking not starved obviously but i could feel more bone than I would have liked to.
I guess she just was keeping them out there all the time. She said that they were only in there because the shed wasn't fixed... Apparently the rest of the puppies left and she hasn't been interacting with the two left besides to feed them, because she's "just over taking care of them and just wanted a bit of a break". They're not interacting with Mom and Dad, the two parent dogs are still kept in the house. They've just been outside in this makeshift enclosure and dog house
Just so sad to see him living like that. We got them in the car and told her we could take them home so she didn't have to worry about them anymore, and she gave us the paperwork and we were on the way. Went to the pet store to get a few last minute things, collar and harness, and now we have them two weeks early because Homo Sapiens are fucking terrible creatures.
I can't have him with me yet because I have appointments this week, so he is staying with my mother and his brother at her place while I get things situated here. Its not too big of a difference - instead of taking a break from august 4th-20th I'll just start on the 1st, but still, I'm pissed that she has such little compassion. She seemed really great from the beginning but I could literally watch her enthusiasm drop as the weeks went by, we never really get picture updates and I don't want him just sitting outside not interacting with people, dogs, anything. Its not fair to him and he deserves better, and I'm going to show him that.
End rant. Bear isn't home yet, but will be very very soon ^_^
