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my new addition to the family 2 Attachment(s) This little guy was dumped in the streets of Vegas (a growing problem here). People had posted up that they found him but no owner claimed him. A lady offered to foster him until a forever home would take him. I got him today & am taking him to the vet tomorrow. I'm hoping all is well with him. He is an old man & is a little scared & thin. He's pretty cute! I haven't come up with a name yet other then little guy. So far with me, he has no interest in the food she had been giving him. I hope I can get him to eat. :aimeeyork |
Awwww, Poor little old man. Bless you for giving this little guy a home. |
He looks like a little Australian Terrier in that picture. Sweet, red little fox face! Awww, I am sooooooooooo glad he found his way to you. Give him a big hug from Tibbe and me and let us know how he is doing, with pictures, if possible. |
Glad you are able to give this little man a good home. He looks sweet as can be! He does have a red fox face. :) Maybe Foxy is a good name? Is that too girly? Maybe Jamie for Jamie Fox? Or Redd for Redd Foxx? I guess you have to watch his personality to really pick a name that fits though. |
Names are just part of the fun of any new dog, aren't they? Watching their personality and pairing that with their physical appearance and trying to figure out just who this little dog in front of you is going to be. And boy don't they love it when they do get a name. It's like they know, "Yep, that's me!". Can't wait to see this little boy's new name to go with his new life. |
Congrats...make sure the vet scans him for a microchip...I don't mean to be a bummer but he could be someone's lost or stolen baby...and in the least you would find out and be able to have his registered to you! Hope it all works out...he might not eat the first couple days until he's hungry enough or feels safe enough... |
The poor little guy being dumped like that. :( I hope he will pass his checkup without any problems. You are so kind to take him in. I hope you find a food that he will love. Good luck with your new pup. :) |
How adorable! You have a wonderful and very big heart for taking in a senior. I'd feel inclined to give him a distinguished gentleman kind of name like Charles, Richard, William or something, unless of course he is a little goofball. |
Congrats on your new baby boy, i always wonder how people can sleep at nite after having a wee pet then just throwing it out, thanks to you this boy has a second chance in life x |
Yeah, he is a sweetie, very quite & afraid. The girls just want to kiss him :) He's tolerant of them, which is good! lol I have back tracked all the lost dog ads on craigslist & the local newspaper, nothing. Other then a health check, the 1st thing to do is have the vet scan for a chip to double check. If he doesn't have one, I'll want to get one for him. I'm curious on how old the vet thinks he is also. I gave him some moist Stella & Chewy this morning for breakfast ~ it's was a hit with him & he did his first poopie here. Looked alright, Yah!! I'm taking that to the vet also. |
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The vet scanned him & he has a Home again chip. She called & checked - he had not been reported lost/missing. She also got the contact number for the owner & the number is disconnected. My vet said this has become the normal thing here. So he now belongs to us. I will register him now that he is named. She looked him over & her main concern at this time is his teeth. He will be loosing some of them. They are pretty bad. That is why he's having trouble eating. He will go on Saturday for the cleaning. The dental special they have is with the cleaning they do a complete blood panel for a GREAT price. Pebble's had hers done last month. He got all his shots & I'll know the fecal test results tomorrow, vet wasn't to worried about this. She estimated him to be 8 years old, so his birthday is 3/8/2003. So :bigbdaypa to Aussie ~ sweet boy!! |
I was pretty sure from what you said about the bad times there and resultant loose dogs that all the vets there routinely scan dogs brought in as possible recovered strays. Well, sounds like he is stray no more and little Birthday Boy Aussie has wound up in the catbird's seat with you! He'll get those bad old teeth out and get all caught up on current tests, treatments etc., and be ready to start his new life in earnest. As you have Yorkies, you are used to being routinely "terrierized" so adding an Aussie Terrier should just add to the all around fun. Enjoy this special little guy and let us know all of his cute stories! |
That's great he is safe with you. Nikki who I took in after his owner/rescuer had a stroke was so thin and didn't want to eat. He is estimated to be 17 and he had to have all his teeth pulled. Once he was in with my 3 chow hounds he eats like crazy. He has filled out. So maybe after his teeth are taken care of he will love to eat. He is a handsome guy and I love the name Aussie. |
I'm so glad that Aussie found you and has a nice family to belong to. Shame on the people who dumped him. Give him a big hug from me and Sammy! |
That's very kind of you to take him in and give him the care he needs. |
So glad you had him scanned to be sure...checking craig's list, the paper and animal control to see if a dog is reported missing only works if the dog is reported missing locally...my worse fear personally, not only that my dog would be lost, but found and kept because someone didn't check to see I reported them missing to animal control and have them chipped ...in saying that my Scoobers was dumped outside a pound and was home again chipped also the pound contacted the registered chip person and no response...later in talking to the chip people...apparently the previous registered person had several hundred dogs registered to them! :eek: Unfortunately pup mills and otherwise also use chips as a selling point...ye that and if someone didn't bother to update their chip info...they may not want to be found...sad sad sad, seems its always "older" dogs who get dumped. Congrats on having him! Looks like he found a really good home now! Looking forward to more posts from you on how everything goes :) Quote:
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I love the name Aussie. :) Good on you for taking him in, he deserves a good mommy. Hope all is well, and he is as healthy as can be!! Try the special dog food that most vets sell, I believe it's A/D, and dogs can't resist it. I know it took Holly a while to eat when I brought her home, but now she's a little piggy. :P |
Happy Birthday Aussie :D |
Well all went pretty good at the vet yesterday. His basic with CBC blood work came out real good. Only a couple things out of range, the vet was ok with them though. Aussie did'nt loose any teeth, but he does have really bad gums. He has 2 prescriptions to help them get better. I am so happy he is alright :) Now we need to work on him being afraid... |
Poor baby. Sounds like he's not had any dental care in his life. I hope he gets less afraid. Give him a big hug. |
I'm glad his health is good. I hope his gums will be ok. It's wonderful he's getting such great care.:) |
The Home again microchip finally got transfered under my name. The only information that came over was his name (he didn't react to it, I didn't keep it), the type of dog - Yorkshire Terrier & his birthday - December 1, 2000!! That makes him two years older than the vet estimated. If this is correct from the past owner, he was born on my birth date :cool: it was meant to be! |
sounds like you and Aussie were destined by to together. Thank you for taking him in and giving him a great home. I am sure in not time he and the girls will get along famously! |
The joys of living in the foreclosure capital of the U.S., huh? check out K9's and Kitties on Lake Mead & Rampart if you're in the NW area. They carry most all of the better quality foods, including S & C, and they have lots and lots of samples that you can get and try if he is still fussy. |
awww poor little guy!!! Congratulations to you and to Aussie!!! I'm so happy he's found a good forever home with you and your family! I adopted a 10 yr. old little girl...and she's been a BLESSING for our whole family!! Same birthdays??? Looks like it was definitely meant to be!! |
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Thanks for the info about K9's & Kitties. I have seen them at a few doggie events around the NW area. I'll check them out. Aussie is eating really good now & is eating the same as the girls, except for the Preference (Honest Kitchen). Quote:
It's been a week & a day & I am so happy to have him here :aimeeyork he is a sweet little guy! |
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