Taliaferro Kennel

07/07/2025

Pocket is looking for just the right home and I’m going to be very picky. No young children, only a home with maybe one or two other friendly small dogs, no medium or large dogs, and her new owner needs to have experience with teacups. I am extending her congenital health guarantee to 2 years of age. If anything happens to her before her 2nd birthday and it is from a congenital issue, we will replace with another pup. Of course we would require a letter from a licensed veterinarian with a diagnosis and prognosis. She can stay with me for as long as it takes to find the perfect home. Pocket requires a lot of attention. She is not a pup that can be put in a crate and ignored for 8 hours a day. Being a teacup, I do consider her a special needs girl.

07/06/2025

Pocket’s home has fallen through. If anyone is interested in tiny Pocket, please PM me.

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07/05/2025

Awesome news, tiny Pocket has found a home. She will be going to her forever home next weekend.

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07/02/2025

Update on Pocket. She just had her vet check and she is now available. However, being a teacup, she will require an extra special home with someone that has experience with teacups. Message me if interested.

07/01/2025

I just got an update from Gia on the baby puppy. She has gained 16g. I think she is gonna make it! ❤️

06/30/2025

Little miracle pup is doing well so far!

06/30/2025

https://www.ittybittykittycommittee.org/donate

Aside from personal funds, donations and support I receive from individuals in the community who share my love and commitment to helping kittens are the sole reason I’m able to do what I do.

06/29/2025

This post is about Gia DeAscentis from The Itty Bitty Kitty Committee in Youngstown, Ohio. This lady is incredible and I cannot say enough about her. She has dedicated her time to caring for neonatal kittens and puppies. To me, Gia is the last chance these babies have at life and she literally stands between life and death for them. That may sound dramatic but if you knew what all was involved in caring for neonates, you would totally understand. Care involves around the clock tube feeding literally every few hours. It doesn’t matter how tired you are you cannot stop or they will die. Like every newborn puppy and kitten, these babies cannot toilet on their own yet so they need to be stimulated in order to evacuate. The care is nonstop and you get absolutely NO sleep and this lasts for WEEKS. The dedication to their survival is incredible and Gia is a true angel. She is also doing this labor of love out of her own pocket. I can personally attest to the reputation of this rescue and to Gia. I am going to post some info if anyone would like to make a donation. Even $5 helps. She also has an Amazon wish list that I will post a link to as well. Please, if anyone feels inclined to make a donation to her, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you my friends. ❤️

Please follow her page to see updates on this miracle puppy. If anyone can save her, it is Gia. ❤️❤️

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06/29/2025

This post is about Bijou’s 3rd puppy. The pup was born breech, she’s the largest of the 3, and she was blue and gasping for air. I worked on her for about 30 minutes, sucking out her mouth and nose, doing neonatal CPR, and every possible thing I could think of to get her to breathe. I even got Matt up at 4 am to come help me and I had him doing google searches to see if there was anything I was missing. I felt so helpless watching this puppy gasp for air turning bluer by the minute and there was nothing I could do to help her. Finally after 30 minutes with no improvement I made the horrible decision to call it. I snuggled her in with mom in the incubator so that she would be warm and feel her mama so that she could pass away as I thought we were only minutes away from this. Matt was going to now keep watch as I went to bed for some much needed sleep. When I got up about 6 hours later, Matt said “the puppy is still alive”. To say I was astonished is an under statement. I just couldn’t believe it! I rushed to the incubator and couldn’t believe my eyes - I was looking at a beautiful pink puppy!!!! It truly was an absolute miracle. When I held her I could feel raspiness in her lungs so I immediately started her on amoxicillin. I tried to get her to latch but she wouldn’t. When I looked in her mouth I realized this sweet baby had a cleft palate which unfortunately is fairly common with toy breeds though I am thankful it hasn’t happened to me often. I knew I was not equipped to handle this situation so I immediately reached out to Gia from the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee. Thank God Gia is only 15 minutes from me and she generously agreed to take in this baby. I am going to do a separate post on Gia.

06/29/2025

Well it has been a sleepless week but lots of news to share. First, I’ve been feeding the new litter of Frenchies every 3 hours around the clock and yesterday I was finally able to set up the whelping pen here in my kitchen and they are with Chowder under close supervision. I thought I might get a little more sleep last night but Bijou had other plans. Labor started in the evening and she had her first puppy at 2:35 am, the second pup at 3:05 am, then the last pup about a half an hour after that. I am going to do a second post for the third puppy but this one is going to be about Bijou’s two beautiful female pups. The darker sable pup was born first, then the lighter pup was born second. They are perfect and beautiful and doing very well. ❤️

06/26/2025

Gumbo and Kimchi looking cute. :)

06/26/2025

Bobbie’s tri female (reserved for E.B.)