A book has been written about one of the puppies.

By Van Tieu, KRNV-TV

INCLINE VILLAGE — It’s a celebration of life and love that almost never was. Fifteen months later, six Doberman-mix puppies that were left for dead in a dumpster are now healthy, happy, and hungry for birthday cake.

Each individual cake was homemade with TLC and topped with peanut butter.

“I don’t know if you can put into words what it’s like to have six 80-90 pound dogs come galloping through the door,” says Becky Goodman, executive director at Pet Network. “When they first came in, you could literally hold three of them in the palm of your hand.”

It’s the first time the puppies, their foster families, and Pet Network staff could come together since the puppies’ cruel introduction into the world. Last July, a traveler passing through Lake Tahoe discovered them in a dumpster at a convenience store.

“They were maybe 2-3 hours old,” says Goodman. “They still had their umbilical cords attached. They had never been allowed to be near their mother. They had never eaten.”

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