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Two German Shepherd puppies were looking for refuge in Minnesota in front of the cool cold and the wind under a veranda.

Homeowners in Cokato, about 50 miles west of Minneapolis, were surprised that the couple of German Shepherd puppies were hiding under their veranda.

The puppies, which were at 12 and 14 weeks old, were crushed and tried to stay warm on the veranda when the temperatures fell under zero degree with wind heads.

Ruff Start Rescue, an animal rescue organization that helped rescue the two puppies, said homeowners first discovered the couple in the early afternoon on February 18.

“It is likely that they have put themselves down the night before to look for protection against the elements, and then on the morning of the 18th, when they drove out with their heads and sniffed out the courtyard,” said Kendra Plaschko with Ruff Start Rescue this week that they tried the two “as soon as the homeowners tried to send them near the porch, near the porch -Safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -safe -Safe -Safe -Safe -Safe -Fahnen have added.

Plaschko said the homeowners decided to give the situation for a few hours to see if someone would look for them and even tried to get the floor on social media, but nobody reported, even though there were numerous reports about people who ran together four days earlier.

Finally, the homeowners contacted Ruff Start Rescue and alerted them about the situation, and the team sat down to get the puppies out of their hiding place. It took hours and a tempting bribery money on the Rotisserie chicken before they were able to suck the puppies successfully.

The puppies suffered frostbite

Fortunately, while the puppies survived the cold spell, they supported frostbite on their nose and paws. Plaschko said both you and another employee had wind fire in your faces when you tried to capture the two puppies.

As soon as the puppies were secured, the next step was to carefully acclimatize them to avoid shock or even seizures due to sudden changes in temperature.

“The puppies stayed at 65 degrees overnight and the care that took care of them increased the temperature from there,” said the organization. The two puppies are with Meg L., the organization's entrance manager, “, who has years of experience with” power lines “such as German shepherds and shy/anxious dogs,” said Plaschko.

On the run for a while

Ruff Start Rescue expert believes that the puppies have been unloaded in view of their limited experience with human interaction.

“The couple was probably on the run for a while and, as soon as he was saved, was covered with castles and decoupled in mud,” said the rescue that they have been tidied since then and will already “eat from the hands of their nurse and let them touch them, great signs that they fully warm and behave in just a few weeks like typical puppies.”

Puppies called Cleo and Delta

The two puppies, both women, were called Cleopatra (Cleo) and Delta. Cleo was named after her epic eyelin marker, said Plaschko, while Delta, the greater of the two, was named after their calm and steady behavior.

“Cleo is the wild child and delta is much cool,” said Plaschko.

Adoption applications for both puppies will be opened later this week, said Ruff Start Rescue. While the two are currently decompressing together, it is not expected to be accepted together, said Plaschko and explains that “the separation of puppies, especially throwing -choses, is of crucial importance for their individual development and long -term well -being.”

“While it may seem heart -warming to keep the throwing ulcers together, it can lead to a structured independence to growth syndrome, a state in which puppies are excessive,” said Plaschko.

This can cause a number of serious behavioral problems such as aggression, fear-based aggression, lack of individual self-confidence, training difficulties or severe anxiety disorders, said Plaschko.

Saman Shafiq is a trendy news reporter for USA Today. Reach them at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow it on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.