My $1200 stray
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:57 am
In late Sept. I began working at a rest area as an easy job while I'm in college. The first day I was came in, my boss and my aunt were holding a puppy. She was dropped off by some idiot who didn't want her. I found out that finding strays out there is a common thing. I was a cat person so I didn't worry about bringing home any new animals.
In late Oct. that all changed. I came into work and there was Fred. He was an adult Beagle who was abandoned by, in my opinion, a dummy. I fell in love with him right away. I snuck him into the office where he laid on my coat terrified. You could tell that whomever had him beat him up pretty good. He spent 7 hours sleeping on my jacket.
When I went home, I was afraid of what might happen. My boyfriend and I had four cats and I had no idea how this new dog would react. My boyfriend would freak out if he were to hurt any of the cats or even chase them. I ended up having to carry him through the door because he was afraid of my cats. Up until Friday he spent his days avoiding our cats claws, taking me for walks (he pulls really bad), sleeping on the futon, or sneaking on the bed and sleeping on the pillows. Everyone falls in love with Fred. We took him with us to my family in Michigan for Thanksgiving. He tore things up, peed all over (he's not neutered), and acted like he owned the place. In the end, I still had to pry my dog out of my aunt's arms so I could take him home. Even people who hate dogs, loved on my Fred.
Friday night Fred had to go out so, we chained him up outside as usual. We noticed that it took him longer than usual to howl, to come in. When we opened the door we found out why.
The girl next door, was throwing a big bash for the end of the semester. Fred, thinking that they were all there to love on him, got off the chain and went visiting. At some point, someone KICKED my Fred and broke his bottom jaw, right behind his canines. We had to wait until the next morning to take him to a clinic. Saturday morning we woke up and took him right to the vet as soon as they opened. They wired his jaw shut and kept him there until Monday, when we took him to a small animal surgeon. They put pins in each side of his jaw and now he's wearing a brace around his bottom jaw. It's costing us 1200 dollars but it's worth it.
The good thing is, he's doing great. He's eating and he gets to come home tomorrow! However if I find out who kicked my dog, they won't even have a bottom jaw!
I'm going to post lots of pictures of my Fred. I'm sure he'll look goofy as can be with that brace
In late Oct. that all changed. I came into work and there was Fred. He was an adult Beagle who was abandoned by, in my opinion, a dummy. I fell in love with him right away. I snuck him into the office where he laid on my coat terrified. You could tell that whomever had him beat him up pretty good. He spent 7 hours sleeping on my jacket.
When I went home, I was afraid of what might happen. My boyfriend and I had four cats and I had no idea how this new dog would react. My boyfriend would freak out if he were to hurt any of the cats or even chase them. I ended up having to carry him through the door because he was afraid of my cats. Up until Friday he spent his days avoiding our cats claws, taking me for walks (he pulls really bad), sleeping on the futon, or sneaking on the bed and sleeping on the pillows. Everyone falls in love with Fred. We took him with us to my family in Michigan for Thanksgiving. He tore things up, peed all over (he's not neutered), and acted like he owned the place. In the end, I still had to pry my dog out of my aunt's arms so I could take him home. Even people who hate dogs, loved on my Fred.
Friday night Fred had to go out so, we chained him up outside as usual. We noticed that it took him longer than usual to howl, to come in. When we opened the door we found out why.
The girl next door, was throwing a big bash for the end of the semester. Fred, thinking that they were all there to love on him, got off the chain and went visiting. At some point, someone KICKED my Fred and broke his bottom jaw, right behind his canines. We had to wait until the next morning to take him to a clinic. Saturday morning we woke up and took him right to the vet as soon as they opened. They wired his jaw shut and kept him there until Monday, when we took him to a small animal surgeon. They put pins in each side of his jaw and now he's wearing a brace around his bottom jaw. It's costing us 1200 dollars but it's worth it.
The good thing is, he's doing great. He's eating and he gets to come home tomorrow! However if I find out who kicked my dog, they won't even have a bottom jaw!
I'm going to post lots of pictures of my Fred. I'm sure he'll look goofy as can be with that brace