Meet Tiger-Lily!<\/p>\n
This 8 week old border collie puppy comes from a litter of 8, with an incredible, perseverant backstory.<\/p>\n
Their mother, Wendy, is a sweet, gentle 30 lb border collie who spent months tied to a tree in someone\u2019s backyard, where she unsurprisingly fell pregnant.<\/p>\n
When the puppies were just a few weeks old (not even old enough to be weaned), this litter was cruelly separated from their mother and kept in a cardboard box, outside in the cold. Neighbors were feeding them and alerted animal control, who did not take action.<\/p>\n
The concerned neighbors feeding them alerted us when temperatures were dropping to under 30\u00b0F. We immediately stepped in, saving these puppies (and their mama) from the cold.<\/p>\n
Days later, while in foster care, we noticed disturbing changes in mama and rushed her to the ER: She had been rat poisoned and nearly lost her life. She has since made a full recovery, $6,000 and several blood and plasma transfusions later. Fortunately none of the puppies ever fell ill.<\/p>\n
Tiger-Lily is what her foster describes as \u201cmy little warrior princess\u201d. She loves to wrestle with her brothers and sisters, and even gives the bigger brothers a run for their money. She is very smart, aware, follows gentle commands already, and has a silly little personality to go with her smarts. She\u2019s a dainty gal who loves to be held and taken around the house. She\u2019s people driven and will choose to be around your feet\/lap if given the chance. She\u2019s the most vocal of the gals, simply bc she has a lot to talk about. Wait until you hear her beautiful howl.<\/p>\n
**Everyone in the litter has been heavily socialized with adults and kids, an extra large dog, and a playful cat. They thrived amongst all of this. They also all exhibit herding instincts.**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Meet Tiger-Lily! This 8 week old border collie puppy comes from a litter of 8, with an incredible, perseverant backstory. Their mother, Wendy, is a sweet, gentle 30 lb border collie who spent months tied to a tree in someone\u2019s backyard, where she unsurprisingly fell pregnant. When the puppies were just a few weeks old […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1334,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1333","dog_listing","type-dog_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-texas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n