This fun family of 6 played here joyfully while awaiting their transport to permanent foster homes & adoptive homes.
Scrabble has been adopted and now lives in Florida. Bingo has been adopted and now lives in Oregon. Yahtzee has been adopted and now lives in New York. Checkers has been adopted and now lives in New Hampshire. Twister has been adopted and now lives in New York. Jenga has been adopted and now lives in Kentucky.
Date(s): 5/24/08. Album by Terry. Photos by Terry. 1 - 22 of 22 Total. 5820 Visits.
1 Mama Rattie and her 5 puppies, who were born approximately 3/1/08.
2 Jenga, the mommy, is about 4 years old.
3 She weighs 22 lbs. (still has "post pregnancy" tubbiness).
4 She is sociable, sweet, and playful. And she is a tower of strength when her rambunctious puppies are jumping all over, trying to topple her.
5 And she had no hesitation in figuring out how to jump up onto a chair so that she could jump up onto the trampoline to follow me. (My vantage point for puppy-free photography SUPPOSEDLY).
6 Bingo is the only male puppy. He weighs around 13 lbs.
7 Bingo is a social and happy-go-lucky kind of guy, and likes for everyone to play with him.
8 Bingo likes attention and being in your lap but he's usually not as pushy about it as the other puppies.
9 Checkers, on the other hand, is a pup always wanting to jump right over her siblings to get the attention, and thinking that she deserves to be crowned for reaching the other side. :)
10 Checkers with Holly.
11 This is Scrabble, a tad more reserved and low-key than the others.... (but not much).
12 Scrabble (front) with Jenga (behind).
13 Yahtzee is a really personable girl, weighing about 12 lbs.
14 Yahtzee is the one most likely to take chances and get in the middle of things.
15 Yahtzee tries first one ball...
16 Last but not least is Twister, a fun girl with a thin white stripe up the middle of her face and lots of tan on her cheeks.
17 Twister (foreground) is a social girl who likes to be in the middle of things. (In background from left to right are Checkers, Bingo, and Scrabble.)
18 But when the other dogs get "testy" about sharing toys, food, or attention, she will often back off and not escalate the argument.
We have just filled out the papers finalizing Yahtzee's adoption. While she is not really paper trained, she's learning that it "pays" to go outside. She is a delight, and we're having so much fun with her. What a sweet girl! - Judie Nauman, Fri, 20 Jun 2008 9:04AM
I love the pictures. Twister looks just like my little Tab girl that just passed away. - Debbie Daley, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 8:25AM
I cannot resist posting about these darlings. The mom, Jenga is a sweetheart and all of her kids have that quality. When you hold them they turn into jello and just wait for sweet talking. I know they will find wonderful forever homes soon! - Paula Nowak, Mon, 26 May 2008 8:17PM
