Those are some very beautiful pups !! Sheryl
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 20, 2013, at 2:58 AM, Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote: > <057FX-~1.PNG> > > > > > Meet the Tiny Chihuahuas That Survived the Oklahoma > Tornado Aftermath > > If there's any question whether the human and dog bond is a real thing, just > take a look at the recent storms in Oklahoma. Reunions of lost pets with > upset owners is one thing, but it's another thing to see the toll the storms > took on the animals who survived the tornadoes, proving that animals > experience emotions similar to our own. They're more than "just dogs" -- > they're creatures with feelings. > > This week's Monday Miracle are three little Chihuahua puppies born in the > chaos of the Oklahoma tornadoes. They were born in the care of a breeder > (okay, we know there are some issues there, but let's focus on the fact that > these pups are in the world now and need just as much love and care as any > other dog), but, upset by the storms, their mother killed one of her own > puppies and rejected the remaining three. The breeder would have cared for > the puppies himself, but while his home was not directly hit by the > tornadoes, he sustained some damage, and did not have a safe place to provide > the extensive care the puppies needed. > > That's when Elizabeth Hart -- whose name you might recognize as the woman > behind Emma the Cleft Palate Chihuahua and Oakley, the dog born without an > anus -- stepped in. > > > > > > > The puppies came to Texas from Oklahoma a mere seven hours old, which means > Hart has been bottle feeding them every couple of hours, providing what their > mother would have naturally. It's no easy task and requires miraculous > patience. Unfortunately, despite Hart's best efforts, one of the puppies > "slipped quietly over the Rainbow Bridge." However, the remaining pups are > now a month old and thriving -- adorably, might we add. > > > > > > Hart has a rigorous adoption process, and at the time of this posting, one of > the puppies is already accounted for. We're sure the other one will find a > good home as well. > > These two tiny pups survived some of the most devastating storms in recent > history, rejection from their mother, and their first fragile days, making > them our Monday Miracle. > > Follow Emma the Cleft Palate Chihuahua on Facebook to keep up to date on the > puppies' progress, and check out the rest of our Monday Miracles here. > > > > Photos via the Emma the Cleft Palate Chihuahua Facebook page > >
