Garden visitors

[gemima]

This morning, we found a puppy hiding in the irrigation culvert in front of our house; it was terrified, shivering from the cold, and starving. Neighbors said they had heard the puppy crying for at least two days. We managed to get it out by giving milk and lumpia (spring rolls). It is doing better now and seems comfortable playing in our garden and garage. To be honest, we don't know what to do; we’ve never owned a dog—we even once turned down an offer from a close friend to adopt their Golden Retriever puppy.
View attachment 5761

Pup is adorable - they need a lot of training and live for 15 years with good care (could be more) so if you arent willing to start that adventure it would be good to try rehome before it gets older and less cute!
Hard to rehome dogs here though.
I ended up becoming the owner of a cat 2.5 years ago - something I didn't really want to happen until I left Indonesia but she has added so much joy to my life i don't regret adopting her

 

[snpark]

Even though it's a Bali breed street mongrel it is lucky to still be reasonably cute enough for you to want to adopt it
If you name it you will never give it away lol

Dog, Spot, Patch, Lucky,

 

[Bad_azz]

This morning, we found a puppy hiding in the irrigation culvert in front of our house; it was terrified, shivering from the cold, and starving. Neighbors said they had heard the puppy crying for at least two days. We managed to get it out by giving milk and lumpia (spring rolls). It is doing better now and seems comfortable playing in our garden and garage. To be honest, we don't know what to do; we’ve never owned a dog—we even once turned down an offer from a close friend to adopt their Golden Retriever puppy.
View attachment 5761

Re you saying that you are not sure what to do-
If keeping the pup around:
Feeding the pup:
Cow's milk will not digest well and will likely give it a messy upset stomach- it looks to be about 6 weeks old, so should be able to be fed on kibble easy to get small bite or puppy kibble.
What I do is cook whole chickens and strip the carcass into portions (no bones) and add a little chicken meat to the kibble for our dog- cheaper than buying pouches and cans of wet food and no additives.
Unsafe foods for dogs- chocolate/onion/garlic/grapes/raisins/plums - and tomato parts , if unsure check.
I would suggest dampening the kibble biscuits a bit with water just to make it easier to eat.
If you have no kibble to hand, some rice with a bit of chicken and broccoli in it will be ok.
Some people are big into raw feeding- I have avoided it but it is easy to learn about- just remember Indonesia and raw meat- flies/ants etc.
Worming: I would get a vet to take a look at it and not use any worming treatments on it until it is weighing in at about 2 kg.
Flea treatments : I would not use chemical ones at this age- a bit toxic. But a bath with suds of dish soap should get any visitors off.
Attention : Give it some attention, love and cuddles and make a home for it. Start basic training now with sit and stay and recall, give it a name, and sit back and enjoy.

Shout out if you have any questions, I had dogs all my life from big breeds (Rotties, Boxers, Dobies, Border Collie, Labrador to smaller nutters -specifically French bulldogs)

 

[Bad_azz]

Pup is adorable - they need a lot of training and live for 15 years with good care (could be more) so if you arent willing to start that adventure it would be good to try rehome before it gets older and less cute!
Hard to rehome dogs here though.
I ended up becoming the owner of a cat 2.5 years ago - something I didn't really want to happen until I left Indonesia but she has added so much joy to my life i don't regret adopting her

I hear you re cats. We seem to have become the base for a mariarchal cat family- gran, mum who had her first litter, 2kittens of the 4 survived , before tehy were 6 months old she got pregnant again and had 4 , all 4 survived so far but one is extremely ill and on its way out.
The mum is prgnant again and the eldest female is also pregnant.
I don't mind cats, don't love them and certainly none of this lot come in the house- but they have commadeered the roof terrace.
Hubby was tasked with bathing them all to kill off some fleas.That was fun from my perspective - bathing feral cats is not for the light hearted.
He is tegh one who feeds them though so his fault.

 

[snpark]

The cat adopted you

And don't forget when you name the dog to tell him your name too.

 

[Wisnu]

Re you saying that you are not sure what to do-
If keeping the pup around:
Feeding the pup:
Cow's milk will not digest well and will likely give it a messy upset stomach- it looks to be about 6 weeks old, so should be able to be fed on kibble easy to get small bite or puppy kibble.
What I do is cook whole chickens and strip the carcass into portions (no bones) and add a little chicken meat to the kibble for our dog- cheaper than buying pouches and cans of wet food and no additives.
Unsafe foods for dogs- chocolate/onion/garlic/grapes/raisins/plums - and tomato parts , if unsure check.
I would suggest dampening the kibble biscuits a bit with water just to make it easier to eat.
If you have no kibble to hand, some rice with a bit of chicken and broccoli in it will be ok.
Some people are big into raw feeding- I have avoided it but it is easy to learn about- just remember Indonesia and raw meat- flies/ants etc.
Worming: I would get a vet to take a look at it and not use any worming treatments on it until it is weighing in at about 2 kg.
Flea treatments : I would not use chemical ones at this age- a bit toxic. But a bath with suds of dish soap should get any visitors off.
Attention : Give it some attention, love and cuddles and make a home for it. Start basic training now with sit and stay and recall, give it a name, and sit back and enjoy.

Shout out if you have any questions, I had dogs all my life from big breeds (Rotties, Boxers, Dobies, Border Collie, Labrador to smaller nutters -specifically French bulldogs)

Yes, we realized that cow's milk isn't suitable for puppies after watching YouTube videos and searching for information on Google, then my wife bought pup
specific milk, snack and food for puppy.
another concern for us is that our home isn't pet-friendly. There are many ornamental plants with toxic leaves, cacti, pool and ponds, then toads, millipedes, and lizards roaming the garden.
Anyway, today, we have appointment with Vet.

 

[Wisnu]

Even though it's a Bali breed street mongrel it is lucky to still be reasonably cute enough for you to want to adopt it
If you name it you will never give it away lol

Dog, Spot, Patch, Lucky,

She is very smart and affectionate; in a short time, she learned the name we gave her. She comes right over when we call and doesn't hesitate to jump up on us. However, she has also started getting a bit naughty and chewing on everything.