A litter of puppies has found their forever homes in time for Christmas after their mum was found pregnant and wandering alone beside a busy dual carriageway.
Buttons, Freddo, Crunchie, Caramac and Rolo were born at the Blue Cross centre in Bourne Hill in Wherstead, near Ipswich, earlier this year.
In August their mum, who was pregnant with them at the time, was found by a member of the public walking alongside the A414 dual carriageway near Hatfield in Hertfordshire on the August bank holiday.
She was later transferred to the Wherstead centre where staff named the 11-month-old patterdale terrier Wispa, and when her pups were born just a month later, they continued the theme by naming them after well-known chocolate bars.
Charles White, centre manager at Blue Cross in Wherstead, said: “We decided to call mum Wispa due to her remarkably sweet nature and then it seemed only right to carry on the theme and name her pups after well-known chocolate bars too as they were all little treats.
“Wispa is lovely and has been a wonderful mum to the pups and given them the best start possible.
“When she first came to us, she was a little reserved, but she soon gained trust in us.”
Mr White and Jack Bywater-Mote, assistant manager, were with Wispa when she gave birth at the centre.
Mr White added: “It was important to keep that trust up, so Jack spent a lot of time with Wispa for the week afterwards, and I ensured she had evening company and checks. She is an absolute little treasure.”
The pups are all heading off to new homes in time for Christmas, while Wispa will be going into one of the charity’s foster homes for some well-deserved rest before she goes up for rehoming.
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