A few days ago, one of the low-life neighbors abandoned their home, their stuff and their dog. The dog was running loose and we live on a very busy main Street, so we took him in. He is full of bites, has an allergy rash all over his body and feet, his ears were cropped too short. He either has fungus infections in his ears, or ear mites. We gave him a bath, slathered him in olive oil for skin relief, and in case of mites, gave him some allergy tablets from the vet and his skin began to clear up.
He’s a most excellent dog, but hasn’t been worked with much beyond potty training and not treating up trash. He is a welcome addition to my home, gets along very well with my other dog, is very mellow and isn’t destructive. He has a few things to learn like walking on a leash without dragging me down the road..he’s big and powerful..but I really like him, he really likes me, too. He has no idea he was abandoned Wich is a merciful thing. I took him to his house and let him wander around and see that nobody is there.
He seems very happy to be with us though, gets fed and has a bed of his own indoors. No more chigger bites for this poor guy!
Hugs to you. Hugs to poochie.
We have had three separate neighbors who treated their dogs badly so their dogs would break out and come to our house. One, the man put us in his Will to take his dog but before he died, the wife killed the dog. Sweetest thing. Another, we moved and they wouldn’t let us have her. This last one, the neighbors blocked all his escape routes. A fourth one scratches at the gate to come visit whenever they’re down so they’ve had to block the gate.
All our animals have been strays and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.
BTW, all the Hemmingway cats are fine. All the staff are fine. The house is fine.
http://www.tmz.com/2017/09/10/hemingway-houses-cats-hurricane-irma-key-west/
Bless your heart, I’m so glad that you gave this dog a happy ending to his sad story.