Wim, Jan, Ruud, Beatrix & Antje (family members since October 2020).

I spotted a lactating and emaciated dog not far from our place so I went back home right away, grabbed food and water and then fed her. I followed her at a distance. She had recently given birth to 5 lovely puppies in a hole hidden under a bush. I wanted to catch her and then put her with the pups in a kennel so they could all be together in peace but there was no chance. I could not get her - she avoided the trapping cage like the plague. The pups were less than a week old so I did not want to separate them. I went there twice a day for six weeks to feed the mom and check on the pups. One day it started to rain and the mom dug a hole under someone’s house. The owner told me that they all had to go now and that they didn’t want dogs around as they had chickens. I knew what that meant: I had no other choice but to get the pups and hope to get the mom as well. Unfortunately, there was no chance even with the pups inside the cage. On the following day I asked a local shelter to help me to tranquilize the mom; after that I immediately brought her to a trusted vet to get her spayed. When I took her back, she didn’t want to be in my area and was no longer interested in her pups - she simply wanted to get out. I released her - at least she cannot get pregnant anymore. I feed her daily, along with a few other dogs in my street where the owners don’t have money for proper food. To this day, she won’t come within 10 feet of anyone. She also gets preventive meds from me and spends her time chilling out under her tree. The pups are doing more than fine. They have all became big dogs - much bigger than the mom, so the dad must have been a huge doggie. I love these five very much. They are such special characters with a special story.

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