I just adopted a new dog! [View all]

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Last edited Fri Jan 25, 2013, 05:54 PM - Edit history (1)

I still have my sweet Bear, now he has a little sister, Honey! I adopted a second dog because my hours are expanding at work and I thought Bear might like a little canine company during the day. (The cats never want to play with him!)

She's about 2, they think, a shepherd mix, maybe she'll get to be about 55 pounds. She was found on the side of the road in New Mexico, nearly starved and nursing a passel of puppies. A friend of a friend fostered her and the puppies until the pups could be weaned and Honey could be fixed and adopted. Puppies were weened last week, Honey was fixed yesterday, and today I brought her home.

So far (three hours) she's been a model dog: very polite, knows sit, no, drop it, how to use the dog door, and her name. Leaves the cats completely alone. Wants to follow Bear around the yard, hasn't explored the whole house yet (which is not very big, just a small shotgun of a place), happy enough to stay where Bear and I are. But not so comfy yet that she's joined us on the couch. I think she's going to be an awesome addition to our family,

Here's my question: I've never had a female dog who's had puppies before. Although the pups have been weened for a week, her nipples are still quite swollen. How long before they bounce back, if ever?

(By popular demand: photo below, in thread)