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Originally Posted by gemy  Congrats Mark on your new addition! He is a handsome fella. It could be that Sparky doesn't know his name yet, do you know if this was his *actual* name or did the rescue rename him?
I once fostered a dog that had been at the SPCA for six months they had re-named him Vlad, but he did not know his name 
Did you get all his vet records from the rescue? If not, give them a call and ask for them.
He must have some sturdy bones under him to weigh 9.5 lbs, as he looks very compact and somewhat *shortish* in the picture they posted. And sturdy bones are a good thing in my mind.
I wish you much joy and love with your Sparky! |
You hit it right on the nose! Thick boned is what I noticed when I first inspected him. Well fed, not fat... excessive appetite so we'll have to limit amount of food we leave down.
He was a rural, farm country, stray from south central Idaho. 3 small dogs were living in a pile of pallet boards, local workers fed them but the dogs never came within reach, the rescue captured them, held them for 2-3 months, resocialized and cleaned them up, Sparky(now Zippy) was one of those 3. I have some pictures related to that, I'll attach a few.
So yes, he doesn't know his name because it is new to him... I'm renaming him Zippy since he had little connection to Sparky. He responds to verbal whistling and clicks.
I do have the records, various shots, rabies, distemper, heart worm test neg, neuter incision is still healing and needs to be watched(kept clean) closely. A blood work was not done.
He's active, occasionally zipping from here to there, house trained, good personality, teeth looked good. We've only had him about 18 hours, he's already slept at my feet, in my lap, alongside me in the big comfy chair and on the bed.
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