jack russell

[fruitsalad]

has just had pups they are two weeks old and observing the way the mother looks after them and protects them is so lovely to see, pity some of the human race dont look after their offspring as well as animals do.

[Kleiber]

I took in a little, pregnant stray cat just over 2 yrs ago. When she had the kittens, she was such a wonderful mum! I was with her when they were born and she trusted me completely, even though she'd only been with us a short while. It was as if she knew that I was trying to help & protect her. She had 8 of the little darlings and we found lovely homes for 6 and kept the other 2 (Monty & Cleo). Mum has now been spayed, as has her daughter, and her son is neutered too. They get on fine with my other 2 cats and the dogs, but the main point of this (sorry, I went off at a tangent, didn't I?) is that, even after 2 yrs, the mother cat still adores her offspring, playing with them, washing them and letting them feed before she does. You're so right - animals (which humans say haven't got as much intelligence as we have) are much better parents than a lot of humans are.

[fruitsalad]

thats a nice story Kleiber, we are going to keep one of the pups, its just hard to pick just one.

[lankeela]

My bitch is 15 and a half and her oldest 'pup' is now 13, and she still cleans him up, and puts him in his place if he plays rough with her. I also have other 'pups' from her, aged 12, 11 and 10 and she does the same. She is still top dog and they drop to the floor if she puts her paw on their neck. When she gave birth, doG help anyone who tried to interfere with them for the first couple of days, I could not even tell whether they were dogs or bitches until they rolled over!

[LoftyLottie]

You are just so right fruitsalad! I get so angry when people refer to other humans as 'animals' when they have commited awful crimes, etc. It should be a compliment!!

[fredpuli47]

Yes, all true. And if human mothers put their babies as far away as possible when we strangers visited, they'd be perfect too ! (Bitches do this with newborns,pushing them to the farthest part of the whelping box and usually covering them. This is an instinctive behaviour from the wild. It's to deceive potential predators who sense that the mother is vulnerable, has just given birth and will have edible puppies still by her.) And they never forget they are mothers , remaining bossy to their offspring all life long (So they are like some humans!)