Abandoned pup

[duanes]

On the island where I live, there are many feral dogs, most undernourished, living near the dump.
About a month ago, some friends found a new born pup near the beach, apparently abandoned by its very malnourished mother (they go to feed a number of feral dogs daily)
We ended up with the pup, barely 1 lb.


So far so good, its quite the contrast to our old dog, even after putting on a few lbs..





The mainland Vet made the trip over to do a number of island house calls the other day and stopped over to give the new girl her first shots.
She's now about 5 lbs.

 

[tlindsey]

On the island where I live, there are many feral dogs, most undernourished, living near the dump.
About a month ago, some friends found a new born pup near the beach, apparently abandoned by its very malnourished mother (they go to feed a number of feral dogs daily)
We ended up with the pup, barely 1 lb.
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So far so good, its quite the contrast to our old dog, even after putting on a few lbs..
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The mainland Vet made the trip over to do a number of island house calls the other day and stopped over to give the new girl her first shots.
She's now about 5 lbs.
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Nice of you to adopt her Duane.

 

[twentyleagues]

Cutie!

 

[Krismo962]

That's very nice of you ,is she still getting bottle fed?

 

[duanes]

She only spent about 2 weeks on the bottle (if that), quickly taking to softened puppy chow.
Amazing how fast learn.
This is how most people on the island get their pet dogs, they go to where the wild (feral) dogs are, and select one that appears trainable.
They are all very generic, fairly small, seldom looking ike any specific breed, almost always easy to count the ribs on.

 

[jjohnwm]

Congrats on your new family member, and thank you for doing a fine thing. Rescue dogs sometimes seem to eventually understand that their lives of suffering are finally over, and it's a genuine joy to watch them come to that realization. I know that's anthropomorphism, but I'm talking to people who call fish their babies so I think I can get away with it.

For all those who think they should use the term "rescue" when they buy a betta from a tiny cup in a Petsmart or wherever, and thereby encourage the place to order even more victims to make more money...take a look at this thread. This is a rescue.

 

[duanes]

Our old dog (a Romanian sheepdog, with a serious haircut) is going on 12 yrs old, so although healthy, is probably not long for this world at this time, so the feral may ease its transition.

 

[BIG-G]

It’s a good thing to take in unwanted dogs. They are so much joy and love.
Who cares if it’s a mutt or not.

 

[duanes]

Its possible the feral dogs are descendants of dogs brought here 500 years ago when the island was first settled.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Who cares If it has a billion different breeds in it, it is still a pup looking for a nice home. Thats so sweet of you, duanes. Love the sheepdog doo!

my dog is a mutt:

33% Australian Cattle Dog
32% Exotic American Bully (very rare breed)
20% Pit Bull Terrier

And he has German Shepard, Akita, Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and Vizsla Hound in him. A rescue with America; Bully is super rare. Like finding someone with an aripaima rare! He stalks other dogs.

We used to have a pure bred Boston Terrier, but died at 17 with Brain Cancer