08/02/2026
The Puppies Have Found Their Forever Homes!
Three weeks ago, TAF was asked if we could help foster a mom and her puppies. Knowing that we have a household of therapy dogs that love to foster puppies, we said yes. On July 11, 2026, I went to pick up the days of the week family at Chicago Canine Rescue. A transport had just dropped them off and they went straight into my SUV. Once back to my home, our three-week adventure began!
Mama was named Sunday and her 6 puppies were named Monday-Saturday. Mama was underweight and had a nasty infection on her belly. From nursing, the puppies had torn up her skin with their long nails and teeth. The day after the family arrived, the decision was made to separate mama from her puppies. She needed to be started on medication that would have been dangerous to her puppies and her skin needed to heal. Luckily for everyone involved, the puppies were old enough to start puppy food. Since mama was not producing enough milk to satisfy her big puppies, Monday-Saturday flourished once they started to eat dry food. They had no interest in a slurry and went straight to solid food.
In the weeks to follow, the puppies played in the pool and loved the sprinkler. Every morning around 1am they had what sounded like a dance party in the basement that lasted until around 3:30am. The pups had so much fun with the therapy dogs and were thoroughly entertained with all their new toys. We had one hiccup when the puppies were diagnosed with having the parasites giardia and coccidia. The laundry and cleaning struggle hit an all-time high and it was a rough 6 days. After that, it was smooth sailing.
With that, we’d like to introduce you to the puppies and their forever homes!
Mama Sunday is in a foster to adopt home through CCR, and their dad Holiday is still available for adoption through Chicago Canine Rescue.
