OH MY Did I ever get a BIG Surprise!

About a year ago I adopted a Boxer named Ava from a SoWaller's mother. She was such a blessing to my life and I loved her so much. She had been found on a road and was in bad shape, but they nursed her back to a loving trusting companion. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia so it is comforting to me to have a dog close by. She never left my side, was so sweet and my family adored her. She passed away last April from congested heart failure. We were so very sad and it left an emptiness in our home. I still expect to see her sweet face nuzzling up to my arm.

I walked alone for 3 months and thought I'm just not ready for another dog. Ha! Well, about 4 weeks ago an urgent message came through on my Facebook about a female Great Pyrenees mix needing to be rescued from a shelter in Mobile, Ala. As soon as I saw her face in the picture I knew she was our next child. The following Saturday I made my way through terrible lightning and the worse rain I think I've ever been through. The traffic was crazy and at times I wondered why was I going to Mobile for a dog that needed rescued when there are so many here.

The shelter closed at 1:00 pm and I barely made it there. They took me back through all the other dogs who were crying, barking, shivering, yelping, whining and some even growling to the cell that Polly was in. She had a smile on her face, never made a sound and just waited patiently. I went in with her and noticed no water and an empty bowl. It was so sad....I just can't tell you how it felt to hear all the others. My stomach churned and my head was spinning knowing I was here for one dog and there was nothing else I could do.

We bonded on the way home....another long trip through storms, traffic coming for the last weekend before school started and of all things my A/C went out. Because of an accident on the east bound I-10 we sat bumper to bumper for 45 minutes and then we were in Crestview thank God!

Polly became Princess Polly when she entered our home. She started a new life of loving us and everyone who walked through our door. We were so happy to have her safe and sound and gave her as much love as we could. Happy to sleep on the tile floor in the hallway she turned down our beds for her.

She came home with me on August 14th and had her first vet appointment with Dr. Amy Williams at Kindness Pet Hospital on the 26th. The minute Dr. Amy saw her she said, "She's pregnant Kat." I just stared with mouth wide open. After an x-ray I could hear them in the back counting 1-2-3-4-5-6....omgosh I thought to myself. Dr. Amy came in with the x-ray smiling and said, "Your life is about to change." Together we counted 9 or 10 heads and Polly was do in 1 to 10 days.

On August 31st at 10:00 am she gave birth to her first baby girl....by 2:00 pm she had her last and 11th baby! She never made a sound and is the best mother. My life is truly blessed. Here are some of the pictures. Needless to say I did not sleep from the time we came home from Kindness Pet Hospital until last night. Polly and I have had 2 great days of rest and look forward to many more and a lot of fun with her puppies!!!!