I have a firm, and proven belief that the Universe knows exactly how many spots there are for animals in the homes of humans, and works to make sure that they all remain full. This past January we lost our sweet old dog Rusty. He'd lived a good life but it was his time. We'd adjusted our world to accommodate four dogs, and now we were three. That is until today.
My sister was out walking this morning when she noticed a puppy running about in a field. He had obviously been dumped there by someone. She called me to ask where the shelters are in the area as someone needed to intervene on this little guys behalf. I told her I would come meet her, and that we'd figure out what to do then. Deb and I finished getting ready (we were about to leave to go to the horses anyway) and headed out the door.
When we all met up, I took one look at the little black puppy in her arms and knew that we were in trouble. He was very sweet, very young, and though he was terribly skinny, he seemed to be in overall good health (parvo is a big problem in this area). I hated the thought of him going to a shelter as they tend to be places where dogs can pick up all sorts of problems.
To make a long story short, we now have a new dog. My sister christened him Happy but I keep calling him Lucky so he'll have to be "Happy Go Lucky". He went to the horses with us and made friends with all the dogs, and people there. Now he is home with us, confined to the office. Spike is the first of our pack to meet him, and though he is grumbling now and then to let the new one know his place, he is adapting to the idea of a new canine in our world.
Lucky appears to have some kind of deformity to his front legs. They bow out in an odd way, and the joints protrude. It is probably why he was dumped. We'll take him to the vet to see what they have to say but likely we'll just feed him well, love him lots, and see what happens as he grows up.
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Have fun training a new pup! We adopted a rescue a couple weeks ago. Though he's no puppy, there's still the business of getting him used to living with cats and not jumping on us. Fortunately, he's house trained. Don't envy you there!
Now that the very Lucky "Don't worry Be Happy" pup is re hydrated, the frequency of mop ups is slowing down some. :)
(She's a very anti-social, agoraphobic dog. She finds very little pleasure in going out the front door and just stresses out. We don't know why, she just made up her mind when she was about 5 months old that the house and the backyard was all the world she needed, hence trips to the vet are limited.)
We a happy new dog! Lucky is the perfect for you. :-)
My week at first after I came from hospitalization of stroke that I was added to give me one pet... a nice surprise... a parrot. So, lots of new words for me for and the parrot is called Junior that always barks that our new puppies (Patches, a young Corgi-Besenki and Squirt, a puppy Dachshund) on top of the home, too. Funny.
I forgot we had my usual pets to care for 4 tiels... George, Grace, Toby and Jack. Also for months, we check care she is TJ parrot at home while she is going for winter in California. TJ will be wanting home soon.
I would love to be your neighbor! :^)
Chondrodysplasia, though he appears to have a well formed skull and his toung is in his mouth with no drooling. There are so many guesses here--your vet will help all of us pin point and treat this lucky little feller!
Best of luck! :^)
All my best!!
Fingers crossed! :^)
I really do believe things happen for a reason. My Tiberius showed up outside our bedroom window in the middle of the night and howled at the top of his lungs until we let him in. He has been with us for almost seven years now. He is a lot like Baron, who had passed about six months before Tiberius showed up. I believe Baron guided Tiberius to us.
Thanks so much for sharing with my group.
One of our dogs was abused through neglect and has the same leg issue as H.G.L. She also has a rib bone that obviously was broken at some point. When we found her, she was badly sunburned as well (probably caged without shade).
Our little one seems to suffer no ill affects from bowed front legs. She looks imposing in her stance, in fact. The vet noticed and asked about it. Of course, as a toy breed, this dog has very little weight stressing her limbs.
So glad to meet H.G.L.!!!