Unbelievable puppy cuteness

In the local news this week was a story about a couple in Bastrop who had been hoarding dogs. They'd started out taking in stray dogs intending to rescue them, but apparently couldn't stop and contacted authorities last week to surrender approximately 150 dogs. The dogs had been living in the couple's house, which the couple had abandoned to them. The couple was living in a shed on the property. The house was, as you might imagine, filthy and basically destroyed, with dirt and feces piled up to the windows. Some of the dogs were in very bad shape. Local shelters and rescue groups have been taking as many dogs as they can, including the rescue group that comes to my local PetCo every week with dogs and puppies for adoption.

Today they had two puppies from the Bastrop house. They had taken in 16 of the dogs -- twelve puppies and four adults -- and these were the only two still not adopted. I would guess that it won't be long at all before they've found new homes, as well, because LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE OH MY GOD.




They're playing with a little stuffed squeaky toy I donated to them, along with a bag of food and some treats. The little black one was especially friendly and gave me all sorts of kisses. The black-and-white one was a bit more reserved but, as you can see, still very playful. I wish I could have taken them both home with me, but I'll have to be content with the video.

Cuteness Alert

Achilles got a Mr. Bill doll last year for his birthday. Poor Mr. Bill never really made it into the toy rotation, though. Achilles has his favorite toys and ignores the ones that don't catch his fancy for whatever reason. So Mr. Bill now lives on the bed and has become a favorite snuggle buddy for Barney and Kerrigan.

Barney and Mr. Bill

Kerrigan and Mr. Bill

In other kitty news, Oliver was recently diagnosed with diabetes and has been taking insulin for the past week and a half. He gets two injections per day and he got used to them very quickly. He doesn't seem to mind them at all. He is a very good boy for his shots. He's already feeling more like his old self, but his glucose is still too high, so today we increased his insulin dose from two units to three units. He'll go back to the vet next week for another glucose check to see if we need to adjust his dose any further. We were lucky that we caught it fairly early, before the diabetes had caused any damage to his eyes or his legs.

Oliver

And just for some added cuteness, here is a picture of Achilles after I brought home a new bed for him. As you can see, he really wasn't sure what to do with it. He pretty much just sat next to it and barked at it and then flopped down on the bare floor. For some reason, he has never wanted to use any of the beds I have bought him over the years. He also doesn't like to get on the furniture. He prefers to lie on the hard floor and ends up getting calluses on his elbows. Now that he's getting a bit older, I'm worried that he'll start to have joint pain from lying on the floor, and it makes me feel like a bad doggie parent. I have finally had some success getting him to lie on a fleecy blanket instead of the bare floor. The cats have taken over the unused dog bed.

Achilles and his new bed - this was the only time he ever sat on it