Potcake Puppies

Potcakes are now recognized as a breed (Royal Bahamian Potcake to be exact) and got their name from being strays who were thrown the left overs from the peas and rice pot when the family had finished eating. They make the most wonderful, loyal companions. In September our 12 yr old Potcake, Nikita, passed away. She left a huge void in our lives, and I was delighted when someone showed me a stray mother with her 7 pups living right around the corner from us, under a little wooden shack. the pups were 6 weeks old, flea ridden and anemic. We adopted this one without hesitation:

cute pups.

very cute. I think the first one is the pick of the litter

don't know about that, the last pup is cute as well. I like the tan color.

Packhorse-4 wrote in post #4297848
very cute. I think the first one is the pick of the litter

Me too!!!!

and this is him now, 11weeks old:

Wonderful shots, wonderful story and excellent ending!

Wally

Cute little fellers.

I like the one floppy and one erect ear. It's wabi sabi.

I just had to share these photos and story with my vet today.

WMWARD2 wrote in post #4309119
I just had to share these photos and story with my vet today.

That is so nice....I hope he/she enjoyed them.

Bailey is now 12 weeks old and getting really big, I swear I can see him growing..he has had all his shots, except one, the rabies shot, which he gets tomorrow. We do not have rabies in the Bahamas, and only 2% of dogs with owners ever get the vaccination.

I believe there is a program in place for Potcakes to be adopted abroad. We have a really bad stray dog problem here, and quite often stories of visitors who come on vacation and encounter a hungry Potcake they just couldn't live without hit the newspapers. Some lucky dogs get to go and live with these kind hearted people. And they adapt to cold weather just fine!!!