| In the dog house, on the dog bed were the Beagles | | | | was missing." |
| that my husband (John) about 20 years ago used for | | | | Now we have two puppies missing and three left, |
| hunting rabbits and for breading. They were all pure | | | | what in the world is going on John wondered. |
| bread beagles and he trained them very well. John | | | | He started thinking maybe a neighbor was taking the |
| and his three kids would play with the dogs every | | | | puppies and selling them; the pups did have good |
| day & then they would feed them, daily they | | | | breading and were big for their age. All the neighbors |
| had fresh water. | | | | knew that John worked afternoons. |
| The one female that John had named Lucy was | | | | The next night John thought he would be smart and |
| about four years old and had a litter of five puppies. | | | | asked the supervisor if he could take all his breaks at |
| John would feed and take care of all the animals at | | | | the end of the night. His boss did not have a problem |
| the house, which included horses, cows, sheep, cats, | | | | with this so John came home early and brought out a |
| chickens and the dogs. He did these chores before | | | | flashlight to check on Lucy on the dog bed. He could |
| going into work at the car plant on the afternoon | | | | not believe his eyes! There was one puppy with its |
| shift. The last thing John would do before going into | | | | head bitten off and Lucy was eating the remains of |
| work is to check in the doghouse on Lucy and the | | | | the puppy. John grabbed the dead puppy out of the |
| puppies. His three kids were home at night to let the | | | | doghouse to bury, took the other two puppies into |
| dogs out of the doghouse if need be and to watch | | | | the house, and put them into a round dog bed for |
| the other animals. | | | | the night. |
| John came home around 1:00 A.M. and one of the | | | | In the morning, Lucy and John went to the Vet's |
| puppies was missing that night. In the morning, he | | | | office, which the Vet proceeded to tell John that |
| asked the kids if they knew anything about the | | | | dogs sometimes need raw meat and Lucy was |
| missing puppy and no one knew a thing. The pups | | | | lacking this in her diet. The Vet also said to give Lucy |
| were only three weeks old and were not old enough | | | | raw liver or meat and that should help her. So from |
| to take care of themselves... John checked the pen | | | | then on, if any of our dogs had puppies they also |
| and doghouse there was no way they could have | | | | got raw liver before giving birth and we never have |
| gotten out unless someone let them. | | | | had a problem since that one incident with Lucy. |
| Therefore, the next day the same thing, John did his | | | | Hope you have learned something from this article so |
| chores letting Lucy and the pups out to play while he | | | | you do not have to learn the hard way as we did. |
| was doing his work. The kids played with the puppies | | | | We always make sure that all are dogs have DOG |
| and then helped feed the animals and gave them | | | | BEDS or DOG HOUSES to help keep them feeling |
| fresh water like the one they always did. That night | | | | secure and comfortable and they have their own |
| the children were up when their Father came home, | | | | space. |
| they went running to him crying, "Dad another puppy | | | | |