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I did the unthinkable this week ... actually not so unthinkable if you know me well ... took in another homeless precious beagle. Yes, that makes five. LOL. I named him Snoopy. Poor little 10 yo from Ohio that was going to be gassed to death. God help me. He's essentially a 3-legged beagle - an old injury to his hind right leg was never taken care of properly, the leg juts out from the hip and the poor thing has no use of that leg. Plus, it looks like his vision is limited. His hearing is suspect too. We have a vet appointment on Tuesday to prepare him for his neuter and find out exactly what all his health issues are.
I am sick over the condition of this little precious. About 10 pounds underweight. The leg is obviously a sickening reality that this poor thing has had to live with for God knows how long. He can barely poop, standing on one leg, the poor thing. He hobbles around ... I've been bawling my eyes out for four days. I can't imagine how he suffered when he was injured and went without any vet care.
On the plus side, he is gentle, sweet, loving, adorable, gets along with the other beagles just great, has a good appetite, loves to go for walks (albethey shorter than we normally do because his energy is poor), he's an amazing dog. Oh, and he's HW negative - bonus! Being from OH, that's quite a feat. He's a nester, he loves to crawl under the covers and pillows and he sleeps really well. He's learned a few of the rules here despite his hearing being suspect. I taught him to jump up on the little ottoman that's by the bed, it makes the leap up to the bed easier. Not that he could make it all the way up without that ottoman ... but I digress. He imaginary buries his chicken wings like a champ. Good boy! He smelled so bad of the stench of dirt and death when he came, but I took him to the groomer on Friday and he got all cleaned up, the staff loved him there.
Guess I just want to share, I have never grieved over a personal dog like I have little Snoopy. He will feed off of my emotions so I don't want to upset him or the others. Agnes, Bailey, Dugan & Buddy have been wonderful ... but they sense my pain and are staying close by as they always do, those precious little gifts from God above. My husband is away on business right now and won't be home until this coming Friday. I have yet to tell him about the newest 'acquisition' LOL. That part is easy. Giving Snoopy the best life possible is the hard part. We're going to see an orthopaedic vet in Green Bay week after next for a consultation. Wish us luck!
Let me figure out how to post pics and you'll see the little guy ... please pray for and send good thoughts for him. He needs it. He is a darling who deserves much better cards than he's been dealt in life.
I am sick over the condition of this little precious. About 10 pounds underweight. The leg is obviously a sickening reality that this poor thing has had to live with for God knows how long. He can barely poop, standing on one leg, the poor thing. He hobbles around ... I've been bawling my eyes out for four days. I can't imagine how he suffered when he was injured and went without any vet care.
On the plus side, he is gentle, sweet, loving, adorable, gets along with the other beagles just great, has a good appetite, loves to go for walks (albethey shorter than we normally do because his energy is poor), he's an amazing dog. Oh, and he's HW negative - bonus! Being from OH, that's quite a feat. He's a nester, he loves to crawl under the covers and pillows and he sleeps really well. He's learned a few of the rules here despite his hearing being suspect. I taught him to jump up on the little ottoman that's by the bed, it makes the leap up to the bed easier. Not that he could make it all the way up without that ottoman ... but I digress. He imaginary buries his chicken wings like a champ. Good boy! He smelled so bad of the stench of dirt and death when he came, but I took him to the groomer on Friday and he got all cleaned up, the staff loved him there.
Guess I just want to share, I have never grieved over a personal dog like I have little Snoopy. He will feed off of my emotions so I don't want to upset him or the others. Agnes, Bailey, Dugan & Buddy have been wonderful ... but they sense my pain and are staying close by as they always do, those precious little gifts from God above. My husband is away on business right now and won't be home until this coming Friday. I have yet to tell him about the newest 'acquisition' LOL. That part is easy. Giving Snoopy the best life possible is the hard part. We're going to see an orthopaedic vet in Green Bay week after next for a consultation. Wish us luck!
Let me figure out how to post pics and you'll see the little guy ... please pray for and send good thoughts for him. He needs it. He is a darling who deserves much better cards than he's been dealt in life.
