This was sent to me by a friend--
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OK so all of you know, if you know me at all, that i love dogs more than anything. yesterday on the way back to nyc from charlotte, evan spotted a dog lying on the side of the road in Dinwiddie, VA, outside of Richmond. i made him throw it in reverse and go back. thats where we met ralph! the most amazing rotti i have ever laid my eyes on! except he was completely emaciated and covered in cuts and infections and ticks! no tags! nothing!
he let us leash him, not even a growl! he just starred at us like he had just won the lottery! we gave him tons of food and and checked him out for broken bones. all he wanted to do was snug! he leaned into me and put his head on my leg and i thought i was going to die. when we fed him he'd let us pet him, no growling. he is not scary!! people are so freaked out by rotts and its stupid! this dog is a freaking puff monster!!
the problem is...my dogs were in our car and there was no way to get him in there too. so we were forced to leave him with animal control. LUCKILY!!! Dinwiddie VA's animal control person is amazing! she gave me all the info so i could keep in touch and has agreed to help me do whatever to help find him a home!
she sent me this today!
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Hi Lesli,
Ralph? Is doing good. I have cleaned the wounds behind his ears, lots of infection, and put medication on them. He is about the sweetest dog I have ever seen! If you find an adopter or rescue, we would have to neuter him before leaving Dinwiddie County. No problem there. He is located at Dinwiddie Animal Shelter which is beside the landfill on Wheelers Pond Rd. I will work with you any way possible to get this guy a good home. BTWyou ought to hear him howl! WOW! Hes loud and sounds like a hound!
Keep in touch and thank you so much for the help last night!
Mary
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ok so heres the deal! he needs a freaking home! he needs to snug and cuddle and eat tons of food and lay on a couch for the rest of his life! so if you or anyone you know would like to adopt him! LETS DO THIS! it doesnt matter where you live! we can work that out! if i have to, ill go get him myself and deliver him to you! he is seriously worth this! if i didnt have 2 dogs already in brooklyn, id take him myself, but fortunately i have the moods and rhoods!
so this is ralph! im calling him that cause he reminds me of my dad. broken down, beaten up, barely holding on and still maintains the most amazing demeanor ever with the sweetest face to boot!
so this is how you'd go about getting him...
Dinwiddie Animal Shelter
10903 Wheelers Pond Rd.
Dinwiddie, VA 23841
Phone: 804-469-4547
Email: mellison@dinwiddieva.us
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