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Well we got a call last friday about a female that we have been wanting , a friend breeder of ours bought a bunch of dogs off another kennel and said he finally has something we have been asking for and is sure of it, so ok bring her by we will check her out. She was suppose to arrive on his 1st trip he made saturday but it didnt happen . He brought back this male I had contacted the owner about before i even got crush asking if they would sell him to me { apparently the email didnt go through and they never got it}. Well waiting for this female still he called us up yesterday asking if we could take this male as well , 1st thought was no , no more males but its the one I have wanted for alooong time and I was talked into it. However thinking it over between the 2 of us and going over everything we decided no we dont want another male but know of a couple friends who would take him in a heart beat figured we would send him over there way. Well our friend wanted to come by anyways since we decided last minute on the "no" he was already in route and got here at midnight when he arrived I was in shock . We knew he was thin before hand and had been warned but the rest left us speechless. He was attacked by an older dog on the property of his original home and what I thought at 1st to be knuckling is actually swelling and most likely an infection { on way to vet today but started antibiotics last night} . You can see every rib in him and the bumps of his spine { the dog I had seen last year was nothing in comparison to the one I have now.} The wounds some of which look to have needed stitches have almost healed over i picked a couple scabs hoping to reopen for drainage , but looks like the vet will have to cut a hole for that now and the heat comming off his legs was crazy.
I hadnt been able to get much info prior to this I knew the original owner was sick and thats why she was selling all her dogs , the friend of ours got a good deal or so he thought so drove 7-8 hours each way to pick these dogs up . He arrived and said his mouth just dropped each dog looked like skeletons and very similar to Zeke he said he had no words he was speechless just opened his truck and said get in and one by one they got in and sat down like they knew he was saving them.
He is making that trip again for another 9 today and may be bringing us a female as well { not thinking we are keeping the male have a few homes lined up for him after he is healed and possibly others since there will be a bunch needing homes} but we took him in , I couldnt turn him away he is an absolute sweetheart even after what he has been through. He stunk so bad last night we couldnt even leave it till morning it was horrid so he got a 1am bath and even let me pick him up . He has been so trusting of us for just meeting us . He hasnt eaten much but i attribute that to stress and possibly the infection but he is drinking like crazy I swear he gained 5 lbs just from drinking. He loooves cheese though , had to get a pill in him and cheese worked amazing, but he turns his nose to dog treats. he grew up with a baby in the house and this morning is following my boys around like he is there shadow waggin his tail like crazy { we supervise }.
Will post pics of him soon ,hoping I can get him a bit better in a couple days before I post his pic
I hadnt been able to get much info prior to this I knew the original owner was sick and thats why she was selling all her dogs , the friend of ours got a good deal or so he thought so drove 7-8 hours each way to pick these dogs up . He arrived and said his mouth just dropped each dog looked like skeletons and very similar to Zeke he said he had no words he was speechless just opened his truck and said get in and one by one they got in and sat down like they knew he was saving them.
He is making that trip again for another 9 today and may be bringing us a female as well { not thinking we are keeping the male have a few homes lined up for him after he is healed and possibly others since there will be a bunch needing homes} but we took him in , I couldnt turn him away he is an absolute sweetheart even after what he has been through. He stunk so bad last night we couldnt even leave it till morning it was horrid so he got a 1am bath and even let me pick him up . He has been so trusting of us for just meeting us . He hasnt eaten much but i attribute that to stress and possibly the infection but he is drinking like crazy I swear he gained 5 lbs just from drinking. He loooves cheese though , had to get a pill in him and cheese worked amazing, but he turns his nose to dog treats. he grew up with a baby in the house and this morning is following my boys around like he is there shadow waggin his tail like crazy { we supervise }.
Will post pics of him soon ,hoping I can get him a bit better in a couple days before I post his pic