By Aaron Schulze

Puppies found in culvert ready for adoption

Oct 20, 2018 | 5:33 PM

It was in late September when Gateway Veterinary Services in Melfort received a call from a woman who found eight puppies and their mother in a culvert.

Four weeks of feeding and analyzing later, one puppy was adopted, another has a set home, and the other six are ready to find their new hang-outs.

The puppies, which include three blacks, a sable, and two tan and grey, have been described by Gateway as dewormed, healthy, playful, and friendly with other animals.

Brittany Hunt, a vet tech with Gateway Veterinary Services, told northeastNOW people can adopt a puppy for free other than a prepayment for neutering or spaying, but there are some qualifications the vet needs from the potential dog parents.

“Because they’re going to be a bit bigger bodied we definitely want them to be on an acreage,” Hunt said. “[We want  them] to be taken out and let them in their backyard.”

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With the puppies having different breed variations such as German Sheppard, Rottweiler, Lab, and Terrier, Hunt said the smallest one can grow to 40 pounds, while the biggest could end up being 70.

Other owner qualifications include giving the puppies their second and third booster after they leave the vet, getting them spayed and neutered with Gateway, and be able to give the dogs their annual shots after one year.

The puppies will be ready for adoption at Gateway Veterinary Services this week.

aaron.schulze@jpbg.ca

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