[Steppes] Need welcoming homes -- in about two months

[Jay Rudin]

For the last month or so, a stray she-dog has been hanging around the alley 
near our house.  We've just discovered why.

There are now seven puppies in our backyard.  By all appearances, they are 
two-three weeks old.  (We don't use the backyard much in the winter.  Diane 
found them when going out to work in the garden.)  I guess I can't fault 
the mother dog for choosing Todd's old doghouse as a place to have her 
puppies.

The mother is a strong, healthy-looking mongrel -- about 60 pounds at a 
guess.  The father is from a good neighborhood.

Mostly we're kind of bemused to have baby puppies, since we don't, in fact, 
have a dog.

We''l keep you posted.

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin