Halva

• Age:
• Rehomed on: 14.08.2026
• Sex: ♀
• Vaccinated: ✅
• Passport: ✅
• Microchip: ✅

On August 14, 2026, Halva’s temporary home became permanent. Her foster family refused to part with the little one, and now Halva is home.

Here is her story: on July 31, one of Kotoprovod’s admins went out for an evening walk with their dog, Bulka. Suddenly Bulka pulled toward a parked car, and from somewhere underneath that car came a frightened growl. At first we thought it was someone’s escaped dog: small, scared, and lost. We tried to lure the dog out and get a better look. A puppy came out from under the car for the smell of food. Very cautious and dusty. We managed to feed the little one, and she hid again.

The next morning, our admin went out with Bulka again. This time the puppy ran up to them herself and tried to invite Bulka to play, licking her face and showing affection in every possible dog-language way. Surprisingly, Bulka, who normally does not tolerate other dogs at all, responded kindly and even with sympathy.

So we began feeding the puppy and checking on her every day while we figured out what to do. Bulka also kept trying to check how the little one was doing — by then it was clear she was a girl — and barked if she thought someone was hurting the puppy.

We consulted with the vets and decided that, at the very least, we should catch the girl, vaccinate and spay her, and put on an ear tag, protecting her from being caught by the municipal service. Because of the puppy’s size, it seemed she was already 6-7 months old and old enough for that plan.

One of our readers offered to help take the filthy little girl to the clinic. Catching her was not hard, but getting her out of her hiding place under her favorite car was not easy; the neighbors helped.

But the main surprise was waiting for us at the clinic: the “little one” turned out to be twice as young as we had thought, at most 3.5-4 months old. That meant she could not be spayed yet; she needed strict quarantine and the start of vaccination.

At the clinic she immediately had liquid black stool, and we all feared the worst: distemper or similar dangerous infections that are especially risky for such small puppies. She urgently had infectious disease tests and, ahead of the original plan, received her first vaccine. But the tests came back negative, and the little one was healthy. The only problem was that she absolutely could not go back outside or to a foster home with other dogs who might not be vaccinated.

The channel admins scratched their heads and went to negotiate with Bulka. Bulka did not understand the questions and therefore did not express consent; the admins’ cat held a strictly negative opinion. But democracy won, and by majority vote the little one went to foster care with the family of two of the project’s four admins.

It turned out that this child is endlessly clever: she uses a pee pad — missing only if the pad is not in the right place — or waits for walks, found a common language with Bulka instantly, and Bulka became her nanny. The new life turned out to be difficult for everyone, but fun. It is still going on that way now :) And we realized that we are not giving our little one to anyone anymore.

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