Dog that helped Bay Area whale-watching business go viral has 7 puppies

[@Heather-rg5bn]

I adopted my dog while I was working out there six years ago. The shelter was overflowing with shepherds and huskies. She was spayed, chipped, vaccinated, and all fees waved because of how dire the situation was at that time. Lots of pups go to good homes and end up in the same place.

[@MnGirl1994]

Please spay and neuter your pets. Shelters in CA and around this country are overwhelmed. So many animals are euthanized because there is no space. Allowing your pet to breed is irresponsible and selfish. Also, fixing your dog helps prevent many diseases/cancer as they age.

[@togo6327]

Shut it man. We need to repopulate wonderful breeds like German shepherds. Stop destroying nature just to make way for selfish and greedy humans.

[@CarnivoreStork]

7 Million unwanted cats & dogs are euthanized in the USA every year. Please be responsible & spay/neuter.

[@MsArtistwannabe]

Surprised a dog was adopted out without being spayed first.

[@togo6327]

Good.. atleast she got to be a mom. ❤

[@marrmaladee]

@@togo6327 Nope. Absolutely not. Not every being is obligated to have the "experience of being a mommy" there's too many animals in the shelter for that bs. this is irresponsible

[@nb-user25]

@@togo6327at least? Weird comment.

[@onebabycat6052]

When did they adopt her? She should have been spayed. There are enough homeless animals in this city.

[@alabaster193]

Thank you. I'm a dog lover but are there still people out there ignorant of the fact that dogs are being killed in shelters every day due to a nationwide crisis of homeless animals?

[@pauloszetarinielli69508]

Exactly, how was she not spayed cuz she's a full on adult dog, sheesh.

[@betsyj59]

Well these puppies won't be homeless. Did you miss the part of the report that covered the surprise appearance of those puppies?

[@katstorm13]

The end of September. Unless she got loose, these are Bear's puppies.

[@clarkmacgowan5114]

​@@betsyj59probably those won't be homeless because of the publicity. But that just means that seven more puppies won't be adopted out of a shelter. I don't see where this is a feel-good story at all. It actually disgust me. Then again, I've done animal rescue for the last 10 years. I never see a new litter as a good thing. I see the 35 to 50 animals that are dropped off at Big City shelters every day as a pretty damn bad thing especially when you learned that about 70% of them, and in some cases 90% of them, will never make it out. They will be euthanized.

[@gratti0370]

Now get the dog fixed!!

[@Tricia1869]

I went on that tour a few years ago, and Bear was a part of the crew! It was a fun day out in the bay. I'm glad they are finding homes for the puppies. For the (dogs') health, it would be good to get them fixed, but it is their choice as owners. 🤗

[@gottalovegabe1176]

Honestly it’s irresponsible not to get her fixed. Not only because pyometra is deadly to her but this country is in crisis with millions of animals being euthanized for space each year. More puppies is the last thing that should be added to it.

[@mc2307]

@gotta.... thank you so much for your good and honest opinion I don't understand why people pretend like nothing is happening and they don't say anything to those unresponsible people⁉️😡

[@timobrien2586]

You really didn't spay or neuter your dogs? Very irresponsible when animal shelters are overflowing with dogs that need homes.

[@DavidHaydenFreeThinker]

Wait. Why did they call 911 for a dog giving birth?

[@IguanaMom]

That was my question.

[@abbylynn8872]

The first puppy was stuck coming out

[@Ap_twsh]

😂 I don’t know

[@b1r260]

Agreed, WTF?

[@alfredomontez9641]

Dogs are part of the family: you can call the fire department for a cat that’s stuck up somewhere too. I’m glad they helped.

[@MH-pz8wf]

Please get her and her babies all fixed. Too many homeless pets that end up killed in shelters

[@alfredomontez9641]

Gotta leave a couple for breeding: these are great dogs. How would you like that done to you?

[@clarkmacgowan5114]

This is not a feel-good story. I'm pretty disgusted that everybody thinks this is great. Do you have any idea of how many animals are taken to Big City shelters everyday? Including the San Francisco Bay Area question mark it's horrific. 35250 animals generally go into an animal shelter every single day. That's every single day. So no, I don't think seven additional puppies is a good thing. I think people out of spay and neuter their damn animals so we can make it at least a dent in the overpopulation at shelters because it means that more than 70% of animals in shelters never make it out, they get euthanized. That's 70 to 90% of animals in shelters getting killed year-round.

[@jartober]

💯

[@robinellison]

Thanks for saying it. I'm disgusted, too. These people are clueless.

[@jamiegallier2106]

Well said. There is nothing feel good about this story. *sure pups will find good homes, having been featured on the news. People will drive from out of state to get a ‘featured dog’, even if the shelters are full where they live.

[@mc2307]

@clark.... thank you for saying this I am disgusted Of how many people are selfish idi...take ⁉️😡 maybe we should take them to the shelters❗️and force them to watch - how young and beautiful healthy dogs❗️and cats❗️are killing every single day‼️ Because someone was NOT responsible ....😡

[@mrsleep0000]

You can spout all you want, but no one really cares and it's just going to continue unabated.

[@thecapricorn11]

why wasn’t she spayed?

[@Rikkisio]

Their pet their choice.

[@betsyj59]

Huh. You've never heard of pregnant dogs coming into rescue organizations?

[@kli9005]

@@betsyj59 Why wasn't the male fixed?

[@katstorm13]

​@@betsyj59 they've had her since the end of September. Gestation period for a dog is on average, 63 days.

[@nicoletambasco9210]

911? Showed up to help? That is the sweetest thing. ❤

[@brwnpplwwhtemoms6621]

??? The taking the seconds- old puppies away from the mom? Walking around, aimlessly holding an absolutely wet newborn… She just needed to have her birth process uninterrupted. She was probably distressed at having her puppies taken one by one, but couldn’t do anything because she was in labor.

[@kati-ana]

How sad. 7 poor puppies to add to the already over populated crisis. Who knows what's in store for these defenseless puppies because we now know not all dogs go into loving and safe hands. PEOPLE STOP breeding your dogs and cats.

[@jeankoehler]

My dog had a medical issue and it cost $2500 at the emergency vet. I had no idea I could call 911 for free veterinary services.

[@Bookworm.Dreamin]

It's not free. Normally, individuals would be billed for the services provided, but something tells me this person may not receive any bill. It would cause too much bad publicity for the city.

[@rose.g.]

SPAY Sam. There are way too many strays/shelter dogs /cats. Smh

[@lovepet4565]

My staffy had 7 puppies!! I was their midwife It was so cool My gitl did all the hard work Chewing their umbilical cords, licking and nursing I loved it

[@Gracelesshearts]

So they got attention for the dog, and now trying to capitalize on it with puppies? That’s seven more dogs in a dog shelter that don’t get a home because they didn’t get their dogs fixed. Unless the female was already pregnant when rescued, but also how did they not know the dog was pregnant? Seems like this was done on purpose for more publicity.

[@Cynophileandavianenthusiast]

I think you're correct.

[@katstorm13]

They've had her since the end of September. Average dog gestation period is 63 days.

[@jamiegallier2106]

My son says I’m a cynic, lol. You can miss a furry active German shepherd’s pregnancy, but it’s hard to miss the blood when they are in heat- or the attention from males. Sounds like she was there long enough that when puppies came out of one end, it shouldn’t have been a huge surprise. If there was a valid reason for calling 911, that should have been covered, as well. Otherwise, at best, it seems they called 911 out of surprise and the first responders had a slow day and why not call the news with this cute feel good story about 6-8 surprise Xmas puppies that people will line up for because they’ve been on the news? There was a big deal about adopting the working dog that likes to work on the boat, and now it’s supposed to be a big deal she wasn’t spayed and now has puppies assisted by emergency services? I’m searching for the feel good story here. Or how it’s news. More like a whale of a story.

[@marrmaladee]

@@katstorm13 it literally says in the video at around 0:50 that they recently got a rescue dog that TIED with the Bear. "Tied" refers to the act of mating between two dogs.. so it was definitely deliberate and happened on their watch.

[@Gracelesshearts]

@ definitely was either terrible news reporting (also rampant these days), or actually a sad story that no one cared or noticed the female dog was pregnant, about to give birth and was put on a boat. The boat captain seemed like an idiot, and girl called 911 🤷‍♀️.

[@sleepydeadheaddude]

Who calls 911 when your dog is having puppies?

[@stanford-nf4jk]

Gets your pets fixed, for crying out loud. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@welcometoSunnydale291]

With all the desperate shelter animals it is unconscionable not to fix your pets. Puppies Are cute…irresponsible owners are not.

[@brianne571]

Thanks news for spotlighting irresponsible dog owners. Don't shop or buy while shelter animals die . Tons of Sheppard & huskies puppies too overwhelm shelters. Great now these puppies will have puppies and on and on .

[@110311DONTWANTCHANNE]

a pregnant dog is not a special delivery...dogs should have been fixed. rescue dogs are fixed. called 911 for a dog birth? apparently they were aware they have a male and female and neither were fixed and were surprised? and didn't notice the female looked prego?

[@WinterSown]

Shelter snafu

[@AANLoveVintage]

Beautiful mama and her adorables

[@pohanahawaii]

🙄 This is sad. These people didn't even noticed she was pregnant until "a pup was hanging out of her." They should've spayed Sam as soon as they got her so she didn't have to go through the Discomfort of pregnancy, the Pain of giving birth, the Exhaustion of nursing/weaning 7 puppies, then finally, the Heartbreak of losing them when they're adopted out to whoever, wherever, whenever.

[@kratombutterfly9959]

And since the dog "tied with bear" their other dog, she wasn't taken to be spayed in that time or it would have been caught. Interesting how they are both German Shepherds..

[@wdh47211]

You call 911 here in Florida for a dog and they'd hang up on you....or they'd call the cops on you for misuse of 911

[@PotooBurd]

How can you rescue a dog and they aren’t fixed? You saw your dog Bear tie to this female and you didn’t follow up with the vet? There are so many signs of dog pregnancy that this is uncomfortably suspicious 🧐

[@PracticalPerry]

Gosh, I wanna adopt the mom and one of the puppies. ;)

[@skipjack2-ui1uo]

Get your dog fixed😡

[@NotYoung3592]

no spay or neuter, yuk....

[@lourdesvilar8515]

BEAUTIFUL!!!! New Life for Christmas. What a Blessing!

[@beatpirate8]

Seadog pups!! What a great new years story!!

[@na195097]

Chill people. They probably thought she was already spayed. Otherwise they would have kept the dogs separated. No one wants surprise puppies on the water.

[@Wildhorse66]

Do they know how babies are made 😂

[@leleofthevalley2900]

Seven good luck charms ❤

[@Evelyn-cy6hw]

Why call 911 for a domestic animal simply giving birth? I don't understand why anyone would do that!

[@FlyBoyMT]

God, did you even watch the video? The staff member called 911 for assistance with the births because they were on a freakin’ boat. It’s not like someone called 911 to have them arrested. SMH

[@Gracelesshearts]

@@FlyBoyMT what difference does being on a boat make? Harbor patrol maybe if they need help getting the dogs off the boat, but isn’t that different than 911?

[@jeankoehler]

@@FlyBoyMTbut why call 911 for a dog in labor? Or any animal medical issue?

[@Mossbeehave]

Fixed your dog 🐕

[@jennylee9278]

They called 911 for a dog having puppies?

[@lindag4544]

the dog should have been fixed, really!

[@gottalovegabe1176]

Please please spay her!

[@h.b16]

“My-a jaw-a dropped-a” 😂

[@KevinCaho]

Called 911 because a dog was having puppies?

[@David-si8vq]

Hey SFO, just remember the next time you have a crisis and need police assistance that there may be some idiot who called 911 for a dog giving birth

[@togo6327]

Better to help animals than horrible humans.

[@altheaarmstrong4029]

💙💙💙🙏

[@gsdlife09]

I am lucky to have experienced the same thing not once but twice. My german Shepherd had one planned and one surprise pregnancy for a total of 9 little puppies from which 8 lived as one was stillborn. The surprise pregnancy was due because she " locked" with a friend recently spayed male German Shepherd and that male had for a lack of better terms one last bullet to shoot.

[@vwgirl]

Why did they call 911? Seems a waste of city resources and a person might have needed help and they were delivering puppies. I love animals but come on.

[@kats5827]

Congratulations. Some of these comments are savage, life is short enjoy it!

[@pohanahawaii]

@@kats5827 Yep, life is definitely short in the pound.

[@jeankoehler]

He called 911?

[@sofakingcute9804]

She’s beautiful ❤ I’m so happy for her and this lovely company.

[@joecraig4591]

😂😂😂 talk about The walking Dead😂

[@Demeter1966Star]

Omg 911 showed up for puppies!😅❤

[@teresawingbermuehle4212]

What a GIFT , ALL THE WAY AROUND !!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@curiouspenguin6887]

Maybe he's planning to capitalize on the dog's fame and sell the puppies $$$.

[@susanmcconnell6041]

SIMPLY PAWMAZING, PAWFECT, PAWSOME, PAWTASTIC, PAWTACULAR, PAWERRIFIC, PAWERFUL, PAWMENDOUS, AND PAWVELOUS!!!! GOOD JOB, MOMMY!!! LIVE LONG, AND PAWSPER, LUCKY 7 PUPPERS!!! LIVE PAWPPILY EVER AFTER, PUPPER FAMILY!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Havoc1019]

Great story!

[@deltahodges1375]

❤

[@kristivanderburg1748]

So cute 🥰

[@Amanda-c1g]

😂 Happy Fatherhood, and proud Mama I’m sure ❤

[@betsyj59]

It's weird to watch YT comments (most likely all social media comments but I wouldn't know about that) become both more judgmental and more ignorant with every passing day ("Why wasn't that dog spayed?" for instance). What is causing that, I wonder?

[@lindag4544]

the huge number of dogs in shelters, unwanted, is the reason are saying dogs should be fixed.

[@clarkmacgowan5114]

The only ignorant comment here is yours. And I'm actually shocked that you're sitting here shocked acting like we're ignorant and awful. Tens of thousands of dogs and cats will be put down in just the next month in California alone. So there isn't anything good about seven new puppies being born, about dogs running around unfixed. I swear to God you're exactly what KZbin has become period a bunch of people living in a fantasy world. Where everything's pretty and cute. And you get mad at other people who actually say the truth. Oh wait, you must be a fox fake news watcher. I bet you voted for Donald trump. I've noticed ever since he came on the scene that people have become more arrogant and dishonest.

[@clarkmacgowan5114]

​@@lindag4544imagine somebody thinking we're judgmental and horrible because we want the best for animals? And she's actually saying I thought I saw something new on youtube! It's becoming so judgmental! Well I've noticed that KZbin is becoming stupider. And I know exactly what's causing that.

[@jamiegallier2106]

I agree it’s- weird. But not for the same reasons you think it’s weird.

[@NoOne-wt3sv]

They found love under your roof. 😊 I hope they keep a pup or two.

[@tarawhite4419]

Oh God how cute

[@moons4363]

Aww❤

[@barbiemckofka8700]

Congratulations 🎉 I love German Shepherds and whales😁 We rescue Senior German Shepherd and love them for the rest of their lives ❤. I love to go whale watching, I used to live in Monterey Bay 😁 I just took a trip to San Juan Islands Friday Harbor. My cousins named me Dorca 😂🤣😂❤❤ Thank you for what you do❤ Happy New Year 🎊🎊🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🩷💙🎊🎉

[@wolfman3295]

Great story and will probably be shown on The Dodo or Geobeats next year.

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

Headline: dogs save man’s life.👍🏻🔥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💋💐🍾🍾🍾🥂

[@MarieDiaries712]

🌍🙌🏾🥹🐶✨✨❤️✨✨

[@beatpirate8]

Yay!!!

[@jpjp455]

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[@gabriellej593]

Wow these comments! People act like these puppies weren’t a blessing. This was an exciting surprise to share with the world. They are purebred German Shepard, to the look of it. These dogs are great companion and worker dogs. In the clip they mentioned they will be giving first dibs to rescue mission operations.

[@clarkmacgowan5114]

Wow your comment! You act like it's a great thing that tens of thousands of animals are put down in California every week! Why do you hate animals so much? Or maybe I should ask what kind of medication you're on that you think seven new puppies is a blessing in a city where thousands of dogs and cats will be put down in the next month? Do you even think about that? Or is your entire life a fantasy?

[@stephm2429]

Any shelter in LA has a great selection of German Shepherds, Huskies, and Pitties in their shelters and on their euth lists.

[@JustJacqe]

911 for a dog having puppies ?

[@saralopez276]

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[@mariafernandez5087]

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