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Puppy Or Guinea Pig?

December 16, 2008 By 2 Comments

Yep, I’m receiving adorable puppy pictures through my RSS feed on a daily basis and sometimes I find images I enjoy so much I just have to share with my readers. While browsing my feed I scrolled past this picture and at first glance thought why is there a guinea pig on a puppy website?

Take a look at the picture:

Puppy Or Guinea Pig?

What do you think? Is this a puppy or a guinea pig? Well of course since this is a site about puppies this is a puppy and a cute little Chow Chow at that. Here’s the details on the Flickr stream:

4th Puppy Born – Boy, originally uploaded by Xianyang Chow Chows – there’s more adorable Chow Chow Pictures here if if you want to check them out.

I had a guinea pig when I was in the first grade (I named him Harry) and for some reason this little Chow Chow reminded me of Harry. So, in my pursuit for knowledge I decided to compare this little puppy to an image of a Guinea pig just to see if this puppy really does look like a guinea pig. Check out this image:

Sorry this was one of the best images I could find of a black guinea pig. This one is also from Flickr: Guinea Pig, originally uploaded by stkali2.

I’m not so sure now, but there’s definitely some resemblance (besides them both being black).

What do you think? Does this little Chow Chow look like a Guinea Pig?

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Can A Litter Of Puppies Have More Than One Father?

July 31, 2008 By 49 Comments

Can a litter of puppies have more than one father?

I’m not sure when I first heard about a litter of puppies having more than one father, but I do recall hearing that it is a true statement…A litter of puppies can most definitely have more than one father.

Why was I thinking about this? Well, last Saturday at the pet adoption I saw two puppies at the Cuddly Canines booth that looked totally different, but were said to be siblings. Here’s a picture:

Chow Chow Labrador Retriever Mix

Koa and Sequoia

Picture from Cuddly Canines Website

Here are some photos I took at the Orange County Super Pet Adoption:

These precious baby boys were born around June 1st to what appears to be a Chow-Lab combo. They are indeed brothers, although they look nothing alike. Koa looks like he just hopped out of the clothes dryer after a quick spin through the fluff cycle, and Sequoia has beautiful short flaming red hair! Both boys are sweet & cuddly.

By the way, I looked today and these two are still up for adoption. If you’d like to adopt one or both puppies go to the Cuddly Canines website and fill out an application.

Now I’m going to go out on a limb here, but I think these two puppies may have had different fathers.

Another Multiple Father Example

Here’s a picture of a litter of puppies we rescued from the Riverside Shelter a couple years ago:

These puppies were German Shepherd mix, but two of them looked more like Labrador Retriever then German Shepherd. Once again I think there were multiple fathers involved with this litter. DNA test anyone?

Answers From Yahoo Answers

I read this on the Yahoo Answers site and also on many other sites across the internet:

A female dog can have as many different fathers for her puppies that bred with her. Dogs can release multiple eggs and they can be fertilized by whichever dog’s semen is present. If more than one male bred her, that’s how many fathers the puppies can have. the main reason everyone gets a fair shot at the eggs is because the semen wait a day or two before fertilizing the eggs.

When a dog ovulates the eggs are not totally mature. They finish maturing as they enter into the uterine horns. Then whatever dog’s semen is present releases from the uterine lining and heads for the eggs.

Now one single puppy cannot have two different fathers. Each puppy will get half of it’s DNA makeup from Mom and one Father, but since often dogs have litters it’s possible for two puppies from the same litter to have 2 different sires.

Have you had or seen any litters of puppies with multiple fathers? If you have some stories or photographs please send them to me. I’d love to post them to my blog.

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Labrador Retriever Chow Mix

July 29, 2008 By 3 Comments

I mentioned in yesterdays post that at Sundays Orange County Super Pet Adoption we saw our friends at the Cuddly Canines rescue.  They had quite a few adorable puppies and I was lucky enough to snap a few photos.

The first one I saw was an adorable fluffy looking yellow Labrador Retriever.  The volunteers at Cuddly Canines said he was a Lab Chow Mix.  He was adorable and reminded me a little of my own dog, Linus.  Linus is mostly Australian Shepherd, but he also looks like he may be mixed with a Labrador Retrieve and possibly a Chow (he was fluffy when he was little, has a curled tail, and purple spots on his tongue).

Here’s the information on Ditty:

Dashing Ditty the Lab Chow Mix


This precious little boy was born around May 20th, then abandoned in the shelter without mommy or daddy. He appears to be Lab mixed with a bit of Chow. He is very calm & laid back for a young pup, not at all a whiner or a barker. Ditty would make a nice family pet for those with older kids.

Here’s another picture I took of Ditty on Sunday:

If you’re interested in Ditty you can contact Cuddly Canines at their website at http://www.cuddlycanines.com.  If you’re interested in raising a puppy or fostering please take the time to visit the Cuddly Canine’s website.  They have many puppies and dogs for adoption and are often in need foster families.

I’ve volunteered as a puppy raiser in the past and must say it’s a lot of work, but very rewarding.  I’d highly recommend it if you have the time, patience, and a home that can’t accommodate a dog or a litter of puppies.

Have you fostered a dog or puppy before?  If so, how was your experience?

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