By Jade Lawton
FOUR boisterous young dogs were reunited this week, more than a year after they were adopted by kind-hearted Gazette readers.
The dogs were just a few weeks old when they were found in a cardboard box dumped in the Bunyip State Park in May 2008.
Despite their lonesome start to life, the pups found loving homes and the women who adopted the puppies have kept in touch.
Sandy Anderson, from Nar Nar Goon North, gave up her bathroom for several weeks while she cared for the puppies, feeding them a diet of pet milk, porridge and formula until they were strong enough to find new homes.
Mrs Anderson had the puppies vaccinated and bought vouchers from Racecourse Road Veterinary Clinic to have the puppies desexed when they were older, and sold the pups for a small fee to cover the veterinary expenses.
About 30 people called Mrs Anderson after the adorable pups, thought to be border collie-kelpie crosses, were featured in the Gazette.
“The response was overwhelming; it was wonderful to see so many people cared,” Mrs Anderson said. “All these ladies called and they found homes through the Gazette. It all worked out in the end.”
Mrs Anderson said the puppies’ success story showed there was no need to dump animals. “You can drop them off at a vet, or there are places you can surrender puppies if you have to,” she said.
Sadly one puppy, called Jet, drowned in a backyard pool when he was just a few months old.
The puppy that Mrs Anderson kept, Zee, was the runt of the litter but is now the biggest dog, while DJ, the naughtiest puppy, is still cheeky. “DJ stole everyone else’s food, even when he was a tiny puppy,” Mrs Anderson said.
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