Laundry Basket Rescue Puppies FAQ
JANUARY 14, 2024
RESCUE STORY: To see how the 2024 Laundry Basket Rescue Puppies story unfolded, start by watching the livestreams on the Camp Cocker Rescue Facebook page that began around 4pm on Friday, January 12, 2024.
ADOPTION APPLICATIONS have already started coming in! Wow!
WHAT WE KNOW (and don’t know) so far:
- There are seven puppies (six black, one buff)
- There are six boys, and one girl (the female is one of the black puppies)
- Puppy are coming soon!
- All seven puppies were parvo-tested on Friday, the day of their rescue, so they have not been exposed.
- First vaccines were done on Friday, next set will be due in three weeks. They should not NOT have paws on the ground in any public areas, parvo can live in the soil for up to seven years.
- It should be safe for them to start going on walks one week after their second vaccine has built antibodies.
- No meeting any other dogs or puppies of unknown health. Distemper can be transferred via airborne transmission. This restriction can be lifted one week after their second set of vaccines.
- These puppies DO shed, they are NOT hypo-allergenic!
- We don’t know who the parent dogs are, thus we do not know what mix of breeds they may be. (It would be fun if any future adopters did dna tests!)
- Our vet has guessed that they are approximately 11 weeks old. Puppies usually start losing their puppy teeth at about 12 weeks of age. Based on that timing, we can adjust their estimated ages;
- We do not know how big they are going to grow up to be. The best way to make an approximate guess is to double their weight at sixteen weeks of age. (They will likely already be with their new homes by then.)
- As of 1/12/24 they weighed between 5.5 pounds and 7.5 pounds.
- PLEASE, DO NOT ASK TO ADOPT A PAIR! This is setting them up to handicap their development and can lead to Littermate Syndrome. It is a cruel thing to do to two puppies and people often don’t take it seriously until they experience how emotionally painful it is for the dogs. Littermate Syndrome sometimes doesn’t present symptoms until the dogs are three to four years of age and by then, the developmental damage has been done. Think about it this way: imagine you were raised with a twin sibling (or another child close in age) and as you grew up, you were never allowed to have your own friends, your own interests, your mental and emotional experiences were always with your sibling. You would become co-dependent on one another, you would lack confidence, you would be terrified to be away from the other, one of you would become the dominant one while the other would have their own personality squashed. It is not mentally healthy and you will never reach your full potential to figure out who you are away from your sibling. This is what Littermate Syndrome is. Please don’t do this to two puppies. There are many breeders and rescue groups that will not be honest with you about the dangers of Littermate Syndrome, so it is up to you to make kind compassionate choices when you adopt.
CAMP COCKER RESCUE IS BASED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA AND DOES ADOPT ALL OVER THE U.S.
We do not ship dogs, we do not bring them to you, we do not allow third parties to deliver a dog to you. Please don’t ask. You must be enthusiastic enough about adoption to travel here and meet your dog or puppy in person to complete an adoption. (if you do not want to travel, please consider adopting a puppy at a local shelter, the shelters all have large breed puppies that need homes!)
We do not sell dogs, so please don’t ask us “how much?” This can be offensive to rescuers as it indicates you are viewing a live animal as a product with a price tag. The adoption donation is explained in the adoption process. (FYI we have just spent over 1k in the last two days just on supplies for each puppy to have food, beds, toys, wee wee pads, x-pens, crates, etc) This does not include the general vetting and parvo testing they each had on Friday. We do not “make money” on puppies. Our other adult dogs and major medical rescues will benefit if there are any puppy donations that can roll over to them.
PLEASE READ OUR ADOPTION PROCESS AT CampCocker.com/adoptionprocess
- Each puppy will be adopted out with a strictly enforced spay/neuter agreement. The adoption agreement is conditional upon the spay/neuter being done between five and six months of age. This is the age that most vets recommend and this is our policy. (you can adopt a puppy from anywhere else if you are uncomfortable with our conditions for adoption)
- Microchips will be provided to have your vet implant when your puppy is under anesthesia for the spay/neuter.
- We expect to receive a LOT of applications on these puppies. It is not first apply, first get. We will be thoughtfully matching up each puppy to the home that will be the best match, based on their temperament.
- We are assuming that everyone who applies has a good home to offer and lots of love to give.
- Adopting out puppies is actually quite a bit more challenging than you might think. Our goal is to find “puppy appropriate” homes, which is not an easy task.
- Puppies do not come potty trained, they will potty in your nice home. They will potty on anything at ground level: a throw rug, a bath towel, clothing that is left on the floor, shoes, toys, a purse, etc
- Puppies have needle teeth and are not appropriate for homes with very young children or very senior people (fragile soft skin can get easily punctured by a puppy’s teeth, ouchie).
- Puppies will do property damage, they are like little baby beavers with their teethees! They like to chew floorboards, doorways, legs of furniture, corners of couches, kitchen cabinets at ground level, electrical cords, computers or iPads or cell phones, shoes, children’s toys, blankets, your prescription eye glasses, jewelry, etc. Adjust your expectations so you can puppy proof and mitigate the damages. There will be property damage so just be prepared.
- Puppies can make a senior dog miserable. If you have an elderly dog in your home, be kind and consider how stressful a puppy is going to be for them.
- If you already have a female dog in your home, it is smart to avoid adopting a female puppy. There can be a power struggle between the two females and your current female could end up losing their position as top dog. Male dogs rarely have the same power struggles that female dogs do. Having a female/male combination usually lets the female be secure in her position as leader. Male dogs tend to be more easy going and accepting of a female’s position in the home. Think of it like teenagers, girls bring the drama and boys just want to have fun without the drama.
PLEASE HELP US TO SPREAD THE WORD & LET’S FIND SEVEN OF THE MOST AMAZING FOREVER HOMES!