Neglected German shepherd eats dirt to survive

Orange County Register ^ | 4/13/2010 | Samantha Gowen

[Still Thinking]

He was on a hunger strike, hoping this woman would rescue him and “nurse” him back to health.

[Erik Latranyi]

A little misleading.....dogs will eat dirt for minerals....well-fed dogs do this and it may indicate a deficiency in diet.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

I hope you follow up on this in a few months and let us know the ending. People who treat dogs like this should suffer the same fate.

[South40]

My dog eats trespassers...and a little dirt.

[South40]

I hope you follow up on this in a few months and let us know the ending. People who treat dogs like this should suffer the same fate.

If the Register ever publishes an update I'd be happy to.

[roamer_1]

More...

Looks like a daily update

[South40]

Thanks!

[SmartInsight]

The dog was starving, and has severe malnutrition.

“And Courage is fighting. Grant said the dog, which he estimates to be about 3 years old, is eating well and attempting to use atrophied muscles to lift himself from the floor. He’s not out of the woods yet and more tests will tell if Courage’s kidneys and liver will recover from the advanced malnutrition.”

[SmartInsight]

For all dog lovers:

For more information about Courage (that’s what they named the dog), e-mail info@gsroc.org. Donations toward Courage’s medical bills and care can be made at www.gsroc.org or 177F Riverside Avenue, Ste. 143, Newport Beach, CA 92663. Call 714-974-7762 for more information.

[roamer_1]

My dog eats trespassers...and a little dirt.

Sigh... Mine just eats poop. But he's good at it.

[South40]

Oh mine eats poop too...that’s how he gets the taste of illegal alien out of his mouth.

[SmartInsight]

Daily Updates at gsroc.org

[Scotsman will be Free]

Another gem of a person owned that dog.

[roamer_1]

: P

[SmartInsight]

Do you still have your doggieping list?

This is a sad story with a happy middle and hopefully happy ending.

If you do have your doggie ping list, could you please add me

Thanks

[SkyPilot]

He was on a hunger strike, hoping this woman would rescue him and “nurse” him back to health.

I still don't get the "clever" joke responses on threads like this.

I have seen them on FR for years. Humor is a great stress reliever, and when the likes of Nancy Pelosi needs some sharp jabs, no one tops Freepers for coming up with one liners.

In this case, however, we have an animal that was horribly starved, abused, chained in a basement, and abandoned.

Is that what pops into your brain when you read this? "Gee, let me make a snide and witty remark!"

I just don't get it.

[Thrownatbirth]

During the German’s WWII siege of the city, citizens of Leningrad ate the dirt from around a sugar factory that burned down, hoping to get nourishment from the melted sucrose that seeped into the earth.

[101voodoo]

"A little misleading..".....dogs will eat dirt for minerals

Gimmee a break!! Did you even read the article? The dog weighed just over 30 lbs. It was 60 lbs lighter then the norm for this breed. Dogs that occasionally eat dirt do NOT wind up with clogged intestines from the dirt.

I have owned the breed for over 40 years and have NEVER seen one eat dirt. I guess you could say if they were fed decently and properly thy would not eat the dirt...right?

[101voodoo]

"I still don't get the "clever" joke responses on threads like this."

Nor I. There are some truly sick, twisted people out there. You can tell a lot about people by how they treat the old and how they treat defenseless animals.