FEMALES


POOL BUDDIES
FEATURED IN THE WORLD ATLAS OF DOG BREEDS
                                 BABY HANNAH
HANNAH'S STORY IS ABOUT THE TRUE STRENGTH OF THE ALAPAHA. HANNAH WAS BORN WEIGHING ONLY 4OZ'S AND FAILURE
TO SURVIVE.  SHE WAS BORN WITH A BIRTH INJURY THAT CAUSED SOME PARALYSIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER  MOUTH. SHE
IS A MIRACLE BABY AND IF NOT FOR HER STRONG WILL I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE LOST HER. HANNAH WENT THROUGH SOME
TOUGH TIMES BUT THE VET AND MYSELF WERE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON HER AS PROBABLY MOST BREEDERS WOULD HAVE.  
THE FIRST 2 MONTHS SHE HAD TO BE  IV HYDRATED AND TUBE FED EVERY 2 HOURS AROUND THE CLOCK. SHE WAS ON HEAT
TO KEEP HER BODY TEMP UP OR I WOULD CARRY HER INSIDE MY SHIRT. SHE LIVED IN A PLAYPEN FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. I
WAS TOLD NOT TO EXPECT TOO MUCH OF HER LEARNING ABILITIES AND TODAY I CHUCKLE WHEN I THINK OF THIS
CONVERSATION BECAUSE SHE IS JUST AS INTELLIGENT AS ANY OF MY OTHER DOGS. SHE KNOWS HER COMMANDS AND OTHER
THAN BEING TOTALLY SPOILED AND THINKS SHE IS HUMAN BECAUSED SHE WAS HAND RAISED SHE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE
REST OF THE GANG.  BELOW YOU WILL FIND PICTURES OF MY GIRL  AND AS YOU CAN SEE SHE HAS TURNED INTO A BEAUTIFUL
LADY.  SHE IS 18 MONTHS OLD NOW AND I AM SO GREATFUL THAT I DID NOT GIVE UP ON HER BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE MISSED
OUT ON HAVING HER IN MY LIFE.
2 DAYS OLD
6 WEEKS   
OLD
9 WEEKS OLD.
  WITH               
LITTERMATE
4 MONTHS OLD
NOW
DAIBER'S GRACIE GIRL