Please, please secure JoJo at all times. You mentioned your finances and I want to share a story with you that may help you to understand how important it is to keep him close by and secured.
Take a look at the YHR website and read about Rookie. Rookie's owner told me that he kept darting out the front door of her home and said that she knew it was inevitable that something would happen to him. One day he got hit by a car. She could ill afford the cost to fix his fractured leg.....went bargain shopping for a vet to repair the fracture. Sadly, the vet may have meant well, but the work done on him was not sufficient to fix it and this poor little dog had this fracture for six months. Finally, the owner realized it was not fair to leave him in pain and she surrendered him to rescue since she could not afford proper vet care to fix this fracture that could have been avoided. She freely admitted to me that he got hurt because she did not stop it from occuring!
He had to have a bone graft done two weeks ago, a pin put in and a plate with eight screws. Strict crate rest for the past two weeks...and now for another six weeks. Poor little guy wants to run and play. Yes, in time he will, but look at the price he has paid. To repair his leg properly after all of this, the cost was $2,600!
So....put your pupster on a leash at all times if there is no fence! Even well trained dogs sometimes will bolt. I would never tempt fate like that. Put up gates in your home that prevent him from running out your door.
Do it before it is too late! Please! |