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when a rescued pregnant golden retriever
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was brought into an animal shelter new
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employee Macy took it upon herself to
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give it the care it needed the vet had
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already informed Maca that the puppies
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didn't look normal on the ultrasound but
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when the day of delivery finally arrived
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she was completely takenback by the cow
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puppies the golden retriever gave birth
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to how was this even possible macy woke
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up to a loud howling coming from
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downstairs she knew that it was time
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bella was about to give birth she jumped
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out of bed and rushed to the bed of the
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rescued golden retriever they had
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already been through so much together
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and seeing her in this kind of pain
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broke Macy's heart but now was not the
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time to feel sorry for Bella as Macy
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needed to be focused to help deliver the
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puppies she couldn't help herself from
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being curious the vet had told her these
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would not be normal puppies but what the
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hell would they be then the puppy it
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looked like a cow what on God's green
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earth had Bella just given birth to and
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what is Macy supposed to do now when
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their first puppy finally started
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crowning after 2 hours of labor Macy
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could not believe her eyes the vet had
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warned her but she never expected this
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it is not uncommon for a dog that is
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rescued off of the streets to be
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pregnant when they come into the rescue
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station being on the streets animals are
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reduced to their most primary instincts
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of survival and procreation however what
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is uncommon is for the rescue station to
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be well equipped to deal with pregnant
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dogs this particular station had a vet
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that they worked with but the vet was
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not on site so when a struggling
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pregnant golden retriever came in they
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had no idea how to handle the situation
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they were already very much understaffed
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and this dog obviously needed a lot of
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attention could they handle her and all
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of the other tasks working with the dog
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would not just be until she gave birth
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either because once she finally had her
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litter there would be more work to do
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with the puppies additionally one of the
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senior technicians felt that something
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was very off about this pregnancy and
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that needed to be figured out promptly
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for now a lot of options as to how to
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deal with this situation were being
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discussed some options were naturally
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more pleasant than others they
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considered bringing the dog to another
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station and looking for another
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volunteer however they were also
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considering euthanizing her it was
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unfortunate to have such a sad option on
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the table but it had to be considered
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given how busy the station already was
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and how understaffed they were the
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average staff member was really leaning
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towards euthanization however the big
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reason why this dog got the help and
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attention she needed was because of a
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relatively new and inexperienced
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employee at the rescue station named
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Macy macy had always had a soft spot for
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animals and in particular dogs from a
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young age she knew she wanted to work
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with animals and always expected to be a
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veterinarian she started going to school
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for it and everything however her life
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goals changed after an experience she
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had while on a relief trip to Indonesia
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in America Macy had mostly just seen
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happy dogs in the good care of their
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respective owners but this was not the
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case in Indonesia where malnourished and
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often sick dogs were abandoned and
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wandering the streets everywhere she
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went she hadn't even been there to help
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the dogs but the people but seeing all
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the unhappy dogs broke Macy's heart when
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Macy got back home to the States she
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started doing more research on street
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dogs and how to help them to her shock
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she found out how many street dogs there
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even were they weren't just present in
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the small town she had grown up in but
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were even more prevalent in the big city
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nearby from that moment on all Macy
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wanted to do was help these puppies when
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she turned 18 she moved to Boston and
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applied to a rescue center for stray
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dogs she was hired almost immediately at
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the station because it was very much
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understaffed macy was still full of hope
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and determination when it was still only
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Macy's second week the pregnant golden
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retriever who they had named Bella came
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in and they had the aforementioned
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discussion about what to do with her
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when an option of euthanization came
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onto the table Macy decided to step in
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she couldn't just stand by and let a
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pregnant animal be euthanized because of
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convenience macy offered to work free
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overtime to get both her normal duties
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done in addition to giving all of the
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extra care to Bella the station had
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really appreciated Macy's offer and put
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Bella in the full care of Macy macy
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decided she would take her home for the
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time being so she could keep an eye on
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her overnight for the next couple of
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weeks Macy traveled back and forth
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between her house and the station
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basically working two jobs at once
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luckily she lived close to the station
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and had some help from her roommate who
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also really liked dogs macy really felt
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like she was helping though it was only
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going to get harder from here other
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people working at the station did their
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best to help cover some of Macy's tasks
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at the station to make her life a little
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easier and give her more time to care
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for Bella they were moved by her
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dedication and compassion towards this
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dog however there was only so much they
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could do as again the station was
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understaffed unfortunately even with the
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help from all of her colleagues Macy was
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still struggling bella was not doing
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well in the later weeks of her pregnancy
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macy had to make multiple trips to the
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vet with Bella in the time she was
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caring for her this of course only added
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more stress to the entire situation all
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the trips to the vet cost Macy a lot of
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time and money deep down she started to
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wonder if this was all worth it what was
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going to happen to Bella and the puppies
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once they were born macy didn't have the
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money to take care of them for much
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longer she tried not to become too
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disillusioned macy did her best to push
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her concerns about Bella's health and
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the growing financial burden aside what
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mattered most now was Bella's well-being
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and that of her unborn puppies the vet
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managed to stabilize Bella with
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medication but became oddly focused
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while examining the ultrasound what he
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saw was difficult to explain the puppies
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didn't resemble typical golden retriever
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offspring or any common dog breed the
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vet couldn't say exactly what was wrong
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only that something was strange he even
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shared the ultrasound with colleagues
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but no one could identify the anomaly
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this worried Macy deeply she feared the
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pups might be unhealthy raising concerns
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about the money she had already invested
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in Bella's care coming from the streets
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Bella could have been impregnated by any
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number of animals capable of breeding
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with dogs the uncertainty of what would
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be born made Macy uneasy still Macy
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asked the vet if they were healthy while
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he admitted the images were unusual he
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assured her that the puppies seemed to
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be in good condition this gave Macy some
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relief even if everything else remained
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uncertain back at home Macy sensed that
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the birth was imminent she took a few
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days off from her job at the animal
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shelter to be present for Bella she
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couldn't stop thinking about what the
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vet had seen whatever was coming she
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needed to be there as she spent more
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time with Bella Macy grew more attached
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bella despite her condition still showed
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signs of affection and trust macy found
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herself increasingly committed to
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keeping her however her small apartment
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and tight budget presented serious
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challenges caring for Bella alone would
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be difficult managing a litter of
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puppies would be impossible macy hoped
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she'd have more time to decide but life
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didn't wait that night Bella went into
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labor macy had prayed it would happen
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during the day but as her luck would
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have it it began at 2:00 in the morning
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knowing the time was near Macy had
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placed a baby monitor in Bella's pen
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before going to sleep when cries
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suddenly blared from the monitor Macy
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exhausted from recent days jolted awake
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unsure for a moment if she was dreaming
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she quickly threw on old clothes and ran
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downstairs turning on the light she was
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relieved to see Bella was just beginning
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the process macy prepared herself
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drawing on her shelter experience bella
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was panting hard her body shaking with
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every contraction macy grabbed towels
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and water ready to manage the chaos
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though the pen helped contain the mess
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the situation was still intense she
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knelt beside Bella gently stroking her
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head silently promising her she wasn't
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alone despite everything Macy was
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determined to help her through it after
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about 30 minutes of effort and support
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Macy saw the first signs of a puppy
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arriving a wave of nervousness and
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excitement came over Macy she still had
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no idea what kind of puppies Bella was
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going to give birth to exactly as she
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had no idea what kind of dog Bella had
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made it with however she was about to
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find out and the suspense was enough to
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have her on the edge of her seat but
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Macy's excitement quickly turned into
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shock when Bella's first puppy was
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finally born those spots that nose those
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legs macy was questioning if this was
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even a dog the puppy didn't look like
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any dog Macy had ever seen it resembled
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a tiny baby cow macy had never seen
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anything like it she knew genetics could
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produce surprises but they should have
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looked somewhat like Bella yet they
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looked more like calves than canines
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still there was no time to dwell on it
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bella had more puppies to deliver and
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Macy needed to stay focused she gently
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cleaned the first one and wrapped it in
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towels to keep it warm the next puppy
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arrived and looked exactly the same so
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did the third macy blinked in disbelief
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were they all going to look like this
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after 2 and 1/2 exhausting hours Bella
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had given birth to all her puppies it
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was now 4:30 in the morning and Macy was
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still unsure whether she was seeing
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things but this was no dream not knowing
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what else to do she decided to stay up
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and keep watch her plan was to bring
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them to the shelter as soon as morning
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arrived she hoped the veterinarian there
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could explain what was going on as
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daylight broke Macy couldn't stop
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looking at the odd little puppies were
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they healthy was she imagining the
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stranges she needed real answers as soon
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as she could Macy packed Bella and the
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puppies into her car and headed to the
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shelter she arrived before the vet eager
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for clarity of course what mattered most
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was whether Bella and the puppies were
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safe the vet first checked Bella who was
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exhausted and slightly dehydrated but
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overall in stable condition then he
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turned to the puppies like Macy he was
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puzzled at first but he eventually found
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the explanation the spots likely the
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result of Bella mating with a Dalmatian
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dominant genes at play the unusual
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almost cow-like features that was
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because the puppies were born nearly a
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month early being premature meant their
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features hadn't fully developed yet but
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that raised more questions why had Bella
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gone into labor so early the vet
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suspected past trauma from Bella's time
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as a stray had triggered the early labor
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despite Macy's care and support
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premature birth put the puppies at risk
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so they were kept under veterinary
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supervision at the shelter thankfully
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all seven puppies survived over time
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they grew stronger and began to look
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more like Dalmatian retriever mixes than
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baby cows once weaned and healthy they
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were put up for adoption every puppy
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found a loving home within 2 weeks while
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the puppies were quickly adopted Bella's
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journey was different older and marked
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by hardship she didn't attract immediate
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attention but for Macy the choice was
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clear she adopted Bella herself
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determined to give her the life she
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truly deserved macy still works at the
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shelter and Bella often joins her
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bringing joy to the dogs still waiting
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for their forever homes