title: 'Eccentric billionaire hobby #2 - finding my dog''s puppies'
desc: Can money find my dog's children?
published: true
date_published: 2023-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
tags: fun
I adopted my dog Maya in the summer of 2020 in North Carolina, and it was quite apparent that she had recently birthed a litter of puppies. The rescue org had no idea about what happened to the puppies, and I have frequently wondered whether my dog thinks about her puppies at all. If I were fabulously wealthy, perhaps I'd be able to find one of them!
What would this entail? Ideally, I could have done this as soon as I adopted her, because there would have been a greater chance of the puppies still being located within the area. Alas, I am still not ludicrously wealthy, but let's imagine I was. I would purchase dog DNA kits for every dog in the area, put advertisements on tv, social media, radio, highways, and any other format that would reach as many people as possible. If the DNA kits actually got used, then the kit company would easily be able to detect if any of the dogs were my dog.
What would I put on the advertisement? I would of course add physical details, but since she is a mutt, there is a high likelihood that her puppies could look very different from her. Are personality traits inheritable? If that's the case, then I would ask people if their dog likes chasing squirrels and rabbits, has a fear of slippery surfaces, is very affectionate, and likes sleeping a lot.
If I did find one of her puppies, would she even recognize it? It has been several years since she was last around them, but maybe there would be an identifiable scent. I would have to admit, it would be very disappointing if I went through all this effort only for her to not even have a big reaction.
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