r/puppy

Last summer, right before a huge thunderstorm, this little mama beagle showed up in the alley behind my house with 2 puppies in tow. No collars. The pups ran right up to me, but mama was so spooked that she ran off, and the puppies followed her. Then it absolutely downpoured, and I couldn't get them out of my head. I told my boyfriend about her, and he said to stop worrying... I still drove around the neighborhood looking for them for days.

Only when I had given up looking, exactly one week later, they showed up again.

My other rescue is not friendly to other dogs, so I sent her to stay with my parents for the weekend, while I got to work finding homes for these boy pups. I fittingly named them Shiloh and Scout. Unsurprisingly, their forever families were easy to find. But I couldn't let go of mama.

When I tried to soft introduce her to my dog
Honeybun, they were both immediately reactive so l was about to give up, when Mama yeeted herself over her baby gate, rolled onto her back underneath Honeybun, and showed her belly like, "listen sister, I am NOT here to fight you"
And that was it.

Now they sunbathe together, beg for pup cups together, wear matching sweaters, and have developed a very amicable sister rivalry. Mama has the longest ears, the biggest personality, and a beagle howl WAY too loud to be coming from her little sausage body. She has also claimed the kitchen windowsill as her spot, and spends half the day perched there waiting for her husband to return from war…(MY boyfriend, who won't even be gone that long). I do get plenty of cuddles and kisses, but I am undeniably the spare human. Yes you read that right, I rescued both of these girls and yet they are beyond obsessed with my boyfriend. But I wouldn't trade them for anything. There is nothing like a bond with a rescue.

Tell me about your rescue? Who is their person? What makes them quirky? What nicknames do they have? Does anyone else also sing original parodies of songs to their dogs? Because we definitely have a rendition of Party Rock called "party beagles in the house tonight". My scrappy beagle from the alley absolutely brought light into our family. What about yours?

Rescued this beautiful girl.

Rescued this 3-4 month old pup. She was abandoned we think as she is deaf - sweetest soul. Distinct markings on her and eyes are very green/yellow.

Abandoned with her brother - she is extremely smart and very soft natured.

Welcome to the family Molly.

My baby trying a new look 🤣 🐕

here is a photo of our drive home, sweet sweet face. the 2nd photo is the next day, lol. the shelter said he is an australian shepherd and pittie mix.

Please help me name my female chihuahua a girly, well known, GUN affiliated name that someone who knows NOTHING about guns would still recognize. Name preferred to be an item smaller than a bullet, but that’s not set in stone.

First few pictures are of the new puppy. Last 2 are: Sniper & Pistol (my 1st dogs who passed away) , then Rifle and Bullet who are her current brothers (not really related but they’re all my babies so brothers it is). She needs a matching name 🙏🏼. ❤️

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This is dedicated to all you heroes. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined

He’s just over 7 months old. A week ago he weighed in at 82.2lbs.

How big can I expect him to get?

My parents, kind of out of nowhere, adopted this 3-month-old Shepherd mix puppy from a local rescue. They haven’t had a puppy this young in over 30 years, and have never had a Shepherd. I’m going to get him some toys. I was thinking a Kong Ball and maybe a Wubba (my pittie loved Wubbas). Would these be appropriate for his age?

Or are we playing peekaboos?

My mom thinks they're green and will stay this color, but I swear they're turning brown.

She just started doing this digging and biting of the bean bag maybe 2 weeks ago. Previously, since the day we adopted her, this beanbag was her throne and she would lay on it all day long.

I’m worried she’s uncomfortable or distressed. She has many toys and loves bully sticks, we obviously can’t give her one 7in braided bully stick daily. We love the pupsicle to help her decompress sometimes but that doesn’t last long.

If you tell her no and try to stop her, she gets very bitey, almost like she’s in pain or really has an urge to sooth her teeth.

Please help! She is the sweetest girl when she’s not trying to release whatever she’s trying to release or achieve here.

PS The beanbag isn’t a true beanbag filled with beans or other little pieces. It’s a Big Joe that’s double layered and filled with big foam pieces. She hasn’t bit through yet but I don’t foresee her having success with that anytime soon.

Monty our 11wk lab/ marmer mix.

This girl has my whole heart and then some!

All his front paws are normal, but this one rear paw looks more splayed out.

She’s 8 months old now. I don’t miss the early puppy stages except when I see this video 🥰