Being a foster parent - My experience of raising 5 super cute and cuddly pomerian pups

Recently, at home my she-dog gave birth to 5 sweet, cute and absolutely adorable pups. When I saw them for the first time, I wondered how I was going to handle them. Then I heard the first cry of one of them and that led me on. Now, when they are all healthy and rapidly growing, I got a chance to sum up my experience. With inputs in the form of cuddling, growling, licks and hugs from all of them.  Alcho cchum very cute attempts of sitting on my lappy and pressing random keyes like bdegfdbcdshsejfn …….you get the drift!! Here we go…..

1. Firstly, it means total and absolute attention to every lick, growl and cry or look the moment it occurs. At times, I even had to abandon my bath and come check them just to make sure they are ok.
2. It means telling them in baby talk that you are going to take a leak and will be back in 5 minutes. Also making them understand the difference between a leak and a shit so that they don’t get scared if you take longer.
3. It means refraining to cook and resist the urge to make some coffee only because the kids are either sleeping in your lap and they hate to get out. It may also mean the lost look they give you will not allow you to get up even if you need it so bad.
4. It means realizing what a blessing home delivery can be. It also means blaming your rapid increase in weight on unhealthy snacking when all the time you eat only what you get your hands at.  
5. It means tucking them safely and snuggly in their blanket only to find 5 minutes later that all of them are sleeping on it.
6. It means having very little sleep at night and getting up every hour to check on them or coax and cajole the mother to feed them.
7. It means wondering whether using swear words in front of them will be a bad influence. It also means refraining from shouting when they pee on your laptop or shit on your sweater like one did just now.
8. It means getting lost in their pretty eyes and teaching them to lick you every time you hold them. Also means beaming with pride and joy if any of them does it on their own.
9. It means taking them to the doctor when one of them half opened its eyes and you were scared there is something wrong with it.
10. It means taking a casual leave from office when one of them catches cold.

In short being a foster parent means being a parent and more….much more.