Rudozem Street Dog Rescue

Nina was rescued in June this year. She had been through a neuter/release scheme in another town then dumped on the streets of Rudozem. She was weak, sick with infection from her wound and very disorientated. Nina was a timid girl but over time she gained confidence and became a very loving girl. She loved playing out with pups and dogs of all ages and having been spayed we thought it was safe to let her play with new males who hadn't yet been neutered.

In September, we noticed that Harold who had just arrived at that time, kept trying to mate her. We kept him away from her only to stop him annoying her but had no concerns that she could be pregnant. We had seen her infected wound from being spayed  and had treated her. A few weeks ago we noticed that she was looking pregnant. After staying awake with her all last night, she eventually gave birth to six puppies today.

We have heard of dogs that have been ear tagged and got pregnant. It is bad enough that they haven't been done but when you have actually seen the wound and they obviously haven't been spayed, it is nothing short of barbaric. We didn't know if anything had been done to Nina or if she had just been cut open and stitched back up so it appeared that she had been spayed and we were very concerned that there would be complications. She did need a bit of help from us but fortunately she is ok, not that this is any consolation for the injustice that has been done to her.

Nina could have given birth on the streets or could even have been adopted surprising her new family with a litter of puppies. Fortunately she was still here with us.