Thursday – A Little personal – New Arrival

~ John W. Howell

“Hey, Boss.”

“Hi, Lucy. How are you today?”

“Not sure.”

“What’s the problem?”

A New Puppy

“There’s a pile of stuff over there that I don’t recognize.”

“Mom is putting the things she will need for the puppy arrival.”

“I know you mentioned a puppy, but are you actually going to adopt one? Look at this stuff Bailey.”

I see it. Yeah, Pops. Come clean. What’s going on?

Okay, Girls. Here’s the deal. You know Mom, and I believe in the rescue of animals?”

“Yes, Boss and Baily and I love you for that.”

“Well, there is an organization named Dog Ranch Rescue who have as a mission to rescue enslaved dogs from puppy mills.”

“This story could take a while, so I’m going to go and lay down.”

“Okay, Bailey. You can listen from the couch. As I was saying, the rescue people go to auctions and buy as many puppy mothers as they can.”

“Puppy auctions? What are those, Pops.”

“These are places where breeders sell dogs they no longer want. Maybe the dogs are older or have had too many litters. Anyway, this group buys these dogs to give them freedom from being used in puppy mills.”

“Puppy mills sound like a bad place to be if you are a puppy.”

“That’s true, Lucy. They are even worse places for mothers of puppies. Sometimes the group is able to buy a mother who already has puppies inside her. Then this is an opportunity to free the mother and have the puppies born in freedom as well. Which brings us to Little Twiggy.”

“Twiggy? Is that the puppy’s name?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Can we see her?”.

Well, I happen to have a photo taken by her foster mom for Easter, and you can also go to the Dog Ranch Rescue website. The group gave her the name Maraschino which is her name on the site. We are naming her Twiggy.”

“OMG Pops. She is so cute. Is she a boxer?”

“No Bailey she is a French Bulldog, and she was born free.”

Lucy and Bailey“When is mom going to get her?”

“Good question Lucy. Mom will get her in the Dallas area on Saturday, and she will be here on Monday.”

“Monday? Why so long?”

“You remember Dr. Hay in San Antonio don’t you?”

“Aw, he’s the best.”

“Yes, well, mom has to stop there so that Twiggy can have a complete physical and then she’ll be home. What do you think?”

Lucy and Bailey

“Yay, a baby sister.”

“I think you will like her Bailey. How about you Lucy?”

“I love babies. She is in my heart already.”

“You two are going to love her.”

122 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little personal – New Arrival”

  3. A great post, John…hate ‘puppy mills’ and love your noble act…wish more people would get involved with animal rescue. Thanks for sharing…hugs to Lucy and Bailey AND Twiggy when she arrives! ♥

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  4. Swear I thought she was a toy when I quickly scrolled by. So adorable and now I’m really looking forward to next ‘little personal’ post to see if she debuts. Thanks for explaining that puppy mill thing.

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    1. That’s how we think of it, Pam. It breaks our hearts to see these dogs being used to manufacture designer puppies on which people spend inordinate sums of money. The mother dogs are mostly unloved and usually caged and in bad shape. When exhausted, they are sold at auction to other breeders.

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  7. Twiggy is so cute! Bailey and Lucy will take good care of her. My granddog was a rescue. Riley is the sweetest black lab mix and is a wonderful big sister to my granddaughters.

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  17. What a great story. I like the happy ending aspect of it all. Enjoy your new addition and those first few sleepless nights. I wonder how similar Frenchies are to my kind of bulldogs. I have a hunch she’ll have the same kind of deceptive mass they do.

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      1. Frankie was a runt too. She was 30 pounds forever, and that’s well under the breed standard. Almost overnight she is 50 pounds and is not fat. She’s like a little rock. A very bad little rock today.

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  18. I’m melting inside. This is so wonderful! Twiggy is adorable and I am such a softie when it comes to animals, especially rescue animals. It warms my heart to know this precious pup will have such a loving home. I can’t wait to “meet” her in your Thursday posts. She is going to share the spotlight with Lucy and Bailey, right?

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  19. Aww…John! I thought a new arrival would be a cat but a puppy rescued from a puppy mill is even better! It is so sad to hear of dogs being bred simply for money. You and your wife are wonderful to take one into your home. Twiggy is adorable! Rescue friends are the best!

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      1. We all love Twiggy SO much! And this isn’t to say Lucy and Bailey aren’t rock stars, because they most certainly are. Now it’s a trio!

        Love to all

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  22. Aww, gee, what a wonderful story — and now we can enjoy Twiggy’s puppyhood vicariously (without the potty training and teething, ha!). Way to go, John and Producer! Know Lucy and Bailey will be good big sisters to the wee one, too.

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  23. “We are naming her Twiggy.”

    OH NO!

    We had a skinny calico cat show up at our house last spring. The woman up the road had died and whoever took over the house, chased the cats out. She was so skinny, we called her Twiggy. She was also pregnant.

    This winter when our county spayed and neuter program went into effect, we went to get her litter fixed and were told to wait. “The cats won’t go into heat in January,” they said.

    Riiiiiight….

    Anyone want any cats?

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  24. Oh my… Twiggy is adorable! Glad to hear she was born free from those puppy mills. What an amazing group to rescue the mothers and pups and offer them to loving homes like yours. Congrats on the new addition and I’m looking forward to hearing all about her:)

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  25. Twiggy is adorable and she is a very lucky little puppy to come into such a loving home with two big sisters to look after her. You and your wife are angels to be so involved with the animal rescue program.

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  27. I heard just today that one of the bulldogs — maybe the French bulldog — has become the fourth most popular breed in the country. Looking at Twiggy, I can see why. That little doggie is adorable. It’s going to be such fun to watch her grow and adapt to your household — and watch you adapt to her!

    Now I’m off to read about the rescue ranch. The Utopia Rescue Ranch (Kinky Friedman’s project) has closed its doors as of February, so it’s good to know that others are doing the same kind of work.

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  30. John, what a heart warming post. Twiggy will love her new family, as you will all love her. Love just pours out from this. ❤ Xx

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  32. John, You made my heart sing in a couple of ways. Our Chloe was a puppy mill mother that we rescued and I have a friend who started calling me Twiggy in 1980. Will be happy to volunteer as Little Twiggy’s Godmother 🙂

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  34. This is so exciting! Twiggy (best name ever for this little darlin’) is adorable. Lucy and Bailey will be the best family. Good thing all the repairs and flooring are done. Twiggy

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  36. Hey John–Dan sent me over here and I am so happy to meet your family. Twiggy is adorable. That is awesome of you and your wife to rescue those that need to be rescued. Bailey and Lucy look like they are going to be wonderful big sisters. Enjoy the fun!

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    1. Thank you so much for the visit, Lois. I hope all is well with you. I read your about section and wish you the best. I love animals and don’t know any prisoners

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  37. Congratulations, John! Lucy and Bailey are so gorgeous and darling Twiggy will be a much loved sister. ❤ ❤ ❤ She's very lucky to have your home called hers. Xx

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  39. Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
    To end this Saturday night a story that will melt your heart.. Lucy and Bailey are getting a baby sister… John Howell and his wife are adopting another rescue dog.. this time from an organisation that rescues mums and pups from puppy farms.. I am sure we will be introduced to the new arrival next week… what a feel good story.#recommended Happy Easter

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  43. Fantastic John. What a gorgeous little dog. Twiggy is very lucky to be adopted into such a loving family. I can’t wait to read more of your posts and find out how Lucy and Bailey are enjoying having a new baby sister. Congratulations to all of you and Happy Easter.

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  47. Twiggy melted my heart, I did an involuntary ‘awwwwwwwwwww’, and a tear rolled down my cheek. You and I have this in common, which is how we ended up with the Significant Seven … 7 cats! They are all rescue animals, one has either Down’s Syndrome or Autism, depending on which vet you choose to believe, and all but 2 are either physically or mentally challenged. I live in a zoo, and most days I wouldn’t have it any other way. My hat is off to you and your wife!

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