Wow! That was one heck of a quick reply, was expecting something like tomorrow!!
But this is great i sure ain't complaining!
Ok, Beau's story: I volunteer at the dog shelter like 3 times a week, it's a non-euthanize shelther so they are always in need of people to help walk and play with the dogs. So one day i went into the farthest recesses of the shelter, and in a pen i see a new mother toy-breed and her puppies, and this odd-teddy-bear-looking little black blob wagging his tail but barking his head off at me...When he raised his head and i looked into his big brown eyes i thought to myself "daaaaaaarrn... " (we have 3 dogs already). I knew i was hooked. At first i thought he was some sort of labrador-mix, and i noticed that he had an extremely bad limp.
I went straight over to one of the ladies who've been at the shelter for longer and asked her about him. She told me that he'd been hit by a car and left for dead at the side of the road. He was in the back with the new mother because he was recovering from the operation on his leg...Now, at first everyone said no when i hinted about adopting him.. But every time i'd go to the shelter i'd see him wag his little tail at me with such enthusiasm, and when i'd take him out of the cage he'd just sit in my arms and sigh, and wine and pine after i'd leave, but i did notice he was limping very badly, and mentioned several times to the admnistration.
.. So after about 2 weeks of pining and whining, i came home from work to find that my mom and fiancee had brought him home, adopted him to surprise me
Needless to say it made my day...
Now, the first night he was with us, i noticed that his leg was really bad, my mom also noticed.. We took him to the vet (same one who performed the first op on him..) and he was shocked. His leg, somehow, had rebroken in the same 3places, and the damage was not new, it was about 2 weeks old, so it had happened at the shelter! Anyway, Beau went through another 5hr operation, and the doctor only gave him a 50% recovery, saying that he'd probably limp very badly for the rest of his life... Not that i or mom cared...
Beau has now been with us for a month and a week exactly, and his last vets visit, the vet gave him an 80% recovery and was thrilled with Beau's progress!!!
We mentioned that we'd like to teach him how to swim, and he said if we can do that then he'll recover up to 95%...
Now Beau is doing excellently, running and jumping and chasing balls and giving mom and i h*ll but we're loving it... And that's his story, starts sad but ends happily
I have to go, but i'm really looking forward to talking and meeting the people and pets on this site, and i will post pics as soon as i get my cam back in order! I can't again say how thrilled i am to be on this site dedicated to the dogs with the big paws!
Talk soon!!
Rache.. xxxxxxx
