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. The Kings Mountain Herald
Grover showered with
back-to-school supplies
Puppies: a labor of love
Photo by KYRA TURNER
The Carpenter’s puppies trying to pose for pictures while chewing on the Christmas tree.
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” “We sell
about all of the
puppies unless
we are retiring a
female and need
a new female to
breed,” Tammy
—== explained. “We
do not sell to other breeders because we do
not know what kind of condition the puppies
would go into. These dogs are our family and
we want the best for them.”
“When the puppies are born we bottle
feed and help the mothers nurse until they are
around four to five weeks old,” Tammy said.
“After the puppies have their shots they can’t
nurse anymore so-we wean them onto puppy
chow. This time Lola died from a blood clot
to the lungs a couple days after having her
litter so Izzy had to step in and help nurse her
pups while we also bottle fed.”
The puppies are around six to seven
weeks old when they can be bought and
taken home to other families. They can re-
serve a puppy before this time but can’t pick
them up until they are ready.
~The Carpenters also try to potty train the
puppies to a puppy pad so they are ready to
be inside dogs when they are bought.
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“This is really a 24 hour, seven days a
week job because they have: to be looked
after and fed at certain times,” Steve said.
“They wake up in the middle of the night
barking because they are hungry or need to
use the bathroom.”
These dogs also need extra care because
of their problems with breathing. The Car-
penters have air-conditioned and heated ken-
nels for the dogs and keep the puppies inside.
Because of their breathing problems they
can’t survive long in heat. Also they need to
be watched when nursing because either the
- mother can accidentally smother them or
they can get pneumonia from breathing in the
milk.
These are loving, wonderful, lazy dogs
who love to chew and eat. They usually live
between 10-12 years.
“Families in the past who have bought
puppies from us like to keep us updated and
send pictures and emails to let us know how
things are going,” Steve commented.
It’s a labor of love, which the Carpenters
intend to keep alive.
Because of their pedigree each puppy
sells for around $2,000.
For more information about English Bull-
dogs please visit www.mybabybullies.com.
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The Cleveland County Chapter of the North Carolina Retired School Personnel showered
Grover Elementary with back-to-school supplies after its September 6th meeting. Vice-Pres-
ident NCRSP Connie Savell (right)and Wendy Lemons Guidance Counselor at Grover Ele-
mentary.
Scary Story Winners
KYRA TURNER/HERALD
The winners of the Kings Mountain Herald's Scary Story Contest - all from North Elementary
- are Maddox Brown, Abby McGirt, Tyler Smith and Carter Hurt, pictured with Herald Editor
Emily Weaver.
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