Thursday, February 11, 2010

My Friend Had Babies - 8 of Them!

My friend, Patti, is a Special Ed Teacher.  We went through the Special Ed Certification Program together at BYU.  I was endorsed in Severe/Profound and she was endorsed in Mild/Moderate.  Anyway, long story short, I don't teach at all.  I did one year and decided it wasn't for me. Patti, on the other hand, has been teaching for close to 20 years.  She keeps saying that if she can just hang in there for a few more years...then she can retire. I really can see why.  Don't get me wrong, I love Special Ed.  If it weren't for hoops you have to jump through and the politics and paperwork that I think is so ridiculous I'd be teaching right now!  Because after all of that, where is the time for the student?  Precious little, I'll say.  They have Patti following 3 different bell schedules every week for starters, not to mention the programs she is required to follow and the restrictions that they have her adhere to.  Over the years, I've seen more and more red tape applied to her and her class and I think it is really tying her hands.  For some more about Patti you can go here to my other blog.

So she has a back-up plan.  She bought a cute female Olde English Bulldogge and decided to breed her.  She's had her for about 3 years and hadn't been successful until this year.  Kamie got pregnant this winter and this last Saturday, she had 8 healthy puppies!  She had to take a few days off to make sure everything went well for the puppies.  So while I was there substituting for her, she brought in the 8 little puppies to show the students.  She was on her way to get their tails docked and their shots.  The kids really liked that.  She used to bring in her dogs in for the students to interact with on a regular basis (she also has two little Pomeranians) until that got axed.  But she did get special permission today to show the puppies to her class.  They loved them! So, if you are looking for an Olde English Bulldogge puppy, I think I could arrange something!

Update:  Patti ended up selling all of them for an average price of $800.00 each!  Wow!  Good money!

7 comments:

Robin said...

Awwww so cute..I already have 2 dogs...but id love one....Youre so right about political hoops to jump through..in so many fields now..Im in social work and its the same thing here..bull----...!

Dimes2Vines said...

Soooo Cute!
Stopping by to say hi from Friday Follow - I already follow and hope you are having a great week!

Lisa said...

I have never seen a baby English Bulldog:) They are adorable!!

Jenn said...

Following you back!!!

Melissa G said...

That's so sweet that she got to take them to show the kids in her class! The puppies are adorable!

Jennifer R. said...

Hoops for all Teachers! It is becoming nightmarish for the pay that is associated with teaching! Most teachers now retire as soon as they reach retirement age.

Mehnaz Kapadia said...

Awww! Adorable! Its always great to be with your pets and watch them grow! They get so close to us and become a part of our family!