In a hole in the ground there lived a Zoomba...
Ehm.
And six puppies.
And a few hundred lice.
Ow.
The hole is behind a house that some very nice Dutch people bought. On the day of the transfer of ownership (which is a story in itself, involving three solicitors, a notary, about 15 bank cheques, and depressed previous owners), it was noted that, oh, there is a dog, and six puppies. But, a charity was contacted, and as soon as the pups come out they will collected and taken care of.
Yeah, right.
Single mothers are not always loved. This one was not loved enough, certainly not food wise. (Oddly enough the pups were all nice and fat and round.)
Well, maybe this dog was not terribly loved, she had enough love to give. No opportunity was shunned to be around us, especially in the kitchen. Which was worrying, given a litter at the back of the house. We interpreted this immediately as: HUNGRY! So, first thing was: off to the supermercado. Wine needed to be bought, and a big bag of dog food. Which was appreciated with a deep WROFF. Amazing how such a slender dog can emit such a deep WROFF!
Then, sleep on the kitchen floor.
Shouldn't you tend your babies...? Apparently not.
We were worried a bit: here is a mother dog, but hardly paying any attention to her litter. Perhaps it pays off to be around food-providing humans? Who gave her a handful every hour, as to not have her burst... WROFF!
Time for bed. What to do about this dog..? We took her to the hole, into which she disappeared, welcomed by squeaks and small yelps. (We had not seen the pups, as the hole is quite deep, and dark.)
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