When Belle Bermudez was on her way out of a friend’s home, a stranger on the street saw her and started gesturing for her to come over. The lady took Bermez to a matted dog that was lurking in the bushes, and she inquired as to whether or not the dog was recognizable. When Bermez first laid eyes on the dog, who would eventually be given the name Swiftie, it was immediately apparent to him that the unfortunate puppy needed assistance.
Bermez described her appearance to The Dodo as having “very long hair that was matted and completely covered her eyes.” “When I went to approach Swiftie for the first time, my neighbor handed me an extra leash, which I used to catch her and bring her down from the hill where she had run up when I initially approached her. She was so terrified that she wouldn’t move, eat any food or treats, or drink any water as long as someone was in the same room with her.
Bermez attempted to locate a microchip in Swifie using a scanner, but he was unable. She took her inside and asked a friend who has a great deal of expertise working with dogs to assist her with bathing and grooming her after she got settled in. When they got to that point, they found out that Swiftie had been keeping a significant secret from them.
She was really far along in her pregnancy.
When Bermdez and her husband found out that Swiftie was pregnant, they decided it would be best to send her to a rescue organization that had more expertise than they had. Prior to that point, they hadn’t been sure what they were going to do, but after finding out that Swiftie was pregnant, they decided it would be best to take her there.
Bermudez said, “By doing it this way, I could rest assured that both she and her puppies would receive the best possible care.” I intended to take her there as soon as they opened for business at ten in the morning on the next day.
The next morning, Bermez saw that Swiftie was behaving in an odd manner in front of the camera that she and her partner had put up to keep an eye on her. She hurriedly ran to check, and upon arrival, she discovered that Swiftie had already begun the birthing process.
“I panicked at first, but then somehow the mom mode took over,” Bermudez added. “I went and fetched some towels, and I phoned the buddy who had been assisting me in grooming her… She arrived before the third and fourth baby did and assisted me in getting them cleaned up and feeding on Mama before they arrived.
There were a total of seven pups born to Swiftie, and their names are as follows: Traffic Light, Lover, Augustine, Lavender, Haze, Cowboy, and Saturn. The goal was still to transport them all to a rescue when they first met Bermudez and her family, but things rapidly changed as they spent more time with them and got to know them better.
“I decided initially to keep them for two to three days so that Swiftie could recover from labor,” Bermez said. “I wanted to make sure she had the best chance possible.” “Then the two tiny babies started losing weight, and I started supplementing them with formula and Nutrical, and I decided to keep them for anywhere from five to seven days until everyone stabilized. ” After that, it took anything between 10 and 14 days. After that, we came to the conclusion that we would provide temporary housing for everyone for a period of eight weeks before placing them all in permanent houses. Both [my husband] and I have been emotionally invested in ensuring that they continue to develop and do well.
Swiftie has been quite anxious and unsure during this whole process; but, she is beginning to come out of her shell more and more each day. It has been such a lovely thing for her family and Bermdez to witness her regain the ability to trust other people as she works through the process of doing so.
That day, Bermdez hadn’t planned on returning home with eight dogs, but she’s glad it happened since she wouldn’t change the experience for anything.
On TikTok, you will see that Swiftie and her pups may be followed.