[bonmur]

GRRRRRRR and :-(
Today I was traveling home on a very busy highway about 15 miles from my home. I see traffic stopping and going and then notice a little dog confused and running throught he traffic.
I stopped the car and had my son go see if he could help the dog.
It ran straight to him , we got him in the car and noticed it was a yorkie ( overgrown with hair, mats and scared to death)
SIne I was in a hurry I decided to bring him home and call the vet and dog pound tomorrow as well as advertise him on the radio as found. We got him home and I was able to better look him over. We immediately put in in a tub to saok and then I started to peel off the layers if hair and dirt.
The more I combed to madder I got.
This dog was matted clear to the skin with sticks and weeds stuck in his skin. Under his eyes his eyes had teared and matted so long I ad to cut the hair from unter them, I was horrified to see that he had a sore where it had been like that for so long that it had an awful stink as well. At that point I was not worried what the owners thought of me clipping him. He could not wait a week to be groomed. I had to SHAVE him almost completely off ( I am not a groomer either so he looks CRAZY) Any way, the dog seems well fed but old he has the signs of age in his eyes as his eyes are getting cloudy. He has some missing teeth. When I got to his feet I cried as did my two teens. They were horrified.. This poor dogs toenails had eitther grown clear around and the dpg was walking on them under his pads or they had grown into the skin and the skin had heled over them. They were a good 1 inch long.. He is neutered and seems very loving but very scared.he seems to miss his family but He could not have been in their home with him with the amount of grime I washe doff of him including the big dried on mat of poop that had caused sores around his butt. and would not allow any other poo to be excreted.
He does not look great but I know he feels good. I dont know if he is losing his hearing or if he is ignoring me LOL.. he seems to be looking for his people or maybe another dog.
I ahve him in a wire kennel in my workroom but now I dont know what to do with him. I cannot keep him and I am unsure who might want him. I feel so bad as I was excited to get him back to his owners but now I jsut wnat to beat the crap out of them.
Me and my kids imagined when he was a puppy he was loved and played with and then jsut forgotten the older he got.
He layed so still when I was brushing out his hair and loved getting a bath.
He is an oldie but a goodie.
Now what do you suggest?
I clipped his nails down far enough to where he wasnt walking on them and he seems freaked out that he can walk now. Some of them had even grew sideways..
I am located in Utah and dont really know of a rescue near me.
Let me know what you all think I should do with this guy.
If I didnt have my other 3 I woudl keep him but , I have too many now...
Bon