Meet Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Newest Blended Family – The ChiFloofer Bunch
The ChiFloofer Bunch
(To the tune of “The Brady Bunch”)
Here’s the story of a sweet Chihuahua,
Who was raising three very lovely pups.
Rescued from a hard-knock hoarding nightmare,
At the rescue, things were definitely looking up.
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (July 24, 2019) – Who says a blended family is something only humans do? At Helen Woodward Animal Center, staff members are continually amazed at the incredible heart, generosity, and spirit of the orphan pets they meet each day. In fact, a recent arrival at the Center has staffers humming the tune to an old TV sitcom and making comparisons to the show that taught the country about the beauty of blended households. Meet Carol, a new mom who is not only providing loving care for her three tiny critters, she adopted five cuddly poodle-blends in need and raised them as her very own.
Early this month, Carol and her three newborn babies were rescued from a hoarding situation by a rescue partner in California’s Central Valley. Almost simultaneously this same rescue partner came across a second litter of five newborn curly pups whose own mother was unable to care for them. These tiny poodle-blends, almost two weeks younger than Carol’s babies, were in desperate need of reliable feeding and rescue workers knew their best chance at survival was under the care of a loving canine mom. An introduction was made and Carol took to the new babies as though they were her very own, providing them with the care and nutrition they needed almost instantaneously.
Till the one day when the Chihuahua met the floofers,
To nurse them all she’d knew they’d have to crunch.
All eight pups are now adopted siblings,
That’s the way they all became the ChiFlooferBunch!
The blended family of nine was transferred to Helen Woodward Animal Center where their chances of finding a forever home will be significantly better than in the rural town from where they came. The little Chihuahua mother amazed Center staff with her attentiveness to all eight puppies who she lovingly nursed, groomed and snuggled. Her Chihuahua Dachshund blend pups Marcia, Mike, and Greg quickly formed a playful bond with their adopted siblings, three girls named Jan, Cindy, and Alice and two boys named Bobby, and Peter. They could be seen wrestling, cuddling and nursing together just like regular litters.
“It was really amazing to see Carol’s motherly instincts go to work for puppies in need that weren’t even hers,” said Morgan Hamm, Assistant Manager of Client Services and Fosters. “Having the care of a canine mom was incredibly important for the very young puppies. Carol made it possible for these adorable poodle-blends to have the best chance at a healthy life. She’s a hero in our eyes.”
After all her hard work over the last couple of months, fulfilling extra motherly duties, Carol is finally enjoying some well-deserved pampering of her own at a loving foster home. She will be the first to begin her search for a forever family in about one week. Now six weeks old, Carol’s biological puppies are playful, curious and mighty cute! They have recently weaned from momma Carol and gone to a foster home on their own. They’ll receive their spay/neuter surgeries next week and begin their search for a new family soon after. Finally, Jan, Cindy, Alice, Bobby, and Peter are continuing to grow strong in their own foster home. They’ll begin their adoption journey in mid-August.
Those interested in adopting can fill out an adoption application at animalcenter.org/adopt-a-pet or call (858)756-4117 ext. 1. You may also stop by Helen Woodward Animal Center at 6461 El Apajo Road, in Rancho Santa Fe.