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THE
YA-YA PUPS ...AND THEIR MOM ROUX |
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Pam
was on her way back to the Sanctuary from a weekend pet-sitting job when
she first spotted Roux, a Catahoula stray who was obviously nursing.
Roux would not come to Pam that first night, nor would she lead Pam to
her pups. Pam went this “back route” again in a few days and saw
Roux, and again the protective mother would not come to Pam. Pam
called Leslie Rowland and, knowing that she traveled in this particular
area frequently, asked her to look out for Roux. The first time
Leslie went through the rural Louisiana town she spotted Roux… and her
three beautiful babies! |
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The dogs appeared to be living in an abandoned house and were only
allowed out if mom was keeping a watchful eye. Pam and Leslie
devised a schedule for feeding and between them the mother and her
puppies were fed twice a day for a week. Mom was still very wary
though and would not go near her new friends.
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Leslie consulted with a humane trapper and he told her that very few
dogs would resist a bountiful dinner of southern fried chicken.
The food did the trick and Leslie was able to catch the three puppies
and their mom and bring them in to the Sanctuary.
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Heidi promptly named the bunch the Gumbo Ya-Ya
pups and each of them were dubbed with the name of a delicious Cajun
dish. The two females are Etouffe’ and Jambalaya and the male is
Gumbo. The puppies appeared somewhat feral at first but once they
were gently separated
from mom they welcomed human attention and affection.
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Roux was recently
hospitalized with a condition caused by some pretty persistent parasites
but she is doing quite well and will return to the Sanctuary soon (to
have her picture taken for our
ADOPTION page). The Ya-Ya pups
were the only puppies (12 adult dogs went) who made the 40 hour trip to
California for an adoption event hosted by the wonderful people at Helen
Woodward Animal Center (www.animalcenter.org)
and the pups have been given the “all clear” to find loving families.
We are grateful for the generous and far-reaching assistance of the HWAC
and appreciate their work to find loving and lasting homes for the
Ya-Ya’s and many more of our Sanctuary dogs. |
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