WINDSOR — Chery Legg heard “whining, squealing and squeaking” sounds as she walked in Boardwalk Park next to Windsor Lake on Monday. With her was her son, Quin, 5, and mother, Annabel Suppes.
“We thought there was a baby somewhere,” Legg recalled Thursday.
As they looked around, they spotted a garbage barrel. As they dug through the layers of trash, they discovered a plastic grocery sack tied at the top. Inside were two newborn puppies, not more than 12 hours old.
Suppes wrapped the newborns in her coat, and the family rushed the puppies to the Mountainwood Pet Hospital in Windsor.
Stacie Stocks, the practice manager for Mountainwood, said hot pads and blankets were immediately placed around the puppies, which weighed just a few ounces. They were fed goat milk and other liquids.
The Leggs and Suppes stayed with the puppies for hours and then took them home the first night, where they fed them every two hours.
“These guys had a rough start,” Stocks said Thursday of the two female puppies, which Quin Legg named Pearl and Cupcake.
The puppies have been transferred to Animal Rescue Connection in Greeley. They may be ready for adoption in 8 to 10 weeks. To donate to their care, call 970-686-5725. Howard Pankratz, The Denver Post
