Thank you all so much for the well-wishes for Buck. He's actually doing better every day. It's been a week and he's now starting to use the broken leg some. He still walks like an old man, but a definite improvement!
He must be feeling better as we're starting to see more of his personality. I found out yesterday that he likes to shake hands. He can only do it lying down as his balance isn't too good yet. Anyway, when he would offer his paw, he would snarl at me in a playful way and his face showed so many wrinkles when he did that. Really cute.
Kathy, you may be on the right track about what mix Buck is. My brother has a RR and he made the same comment. It doesn't explain his wrinkles, though but some type of mastiff might. I said Bulldog earlier because there are so many around here and that would explain his broad head and muscle tone but not the wrinkles. The HS said Chow mix due to, I suppose, his purple tongue. And then there's the peppering of black on his head, tail and saddle area which reminds me of a Shepherd. Ah, he's just a big ole lovable dawg!
We go the vet's next Friday for suture removal and an evaluation on scheduling his next surgery. With his progress so far, I expect that might happen within the next 2 weeks.
I'll keep y'all posted with updates....hopefully it's all good news!