I Saved a Fuzzys Life Today
 

On my way to work yesterday morning I noticed something laying right along the road beside a church. So I pulled over, grabbed one of my emergency slip leads (hehe I've done this A LOT), a handful of treats and off I went to investigate. It seemed that he was dead because he wasn't moving or reacting to my calls at all. But when I tried to tempt that slip lead over his little head he came to life! He jumped up and bit me 5 times! I have the bruises to prove it lol But I deserved it because his leg was very obviously broken and he was in a lot of pain. After a lot of attempted running he collapsed so then we proceeded up and down both streets knocking on doors but to no avail. Nobody had ever seen him or seemed willing to even look at him since he's not the prettiest little thing you ever seen. He smelled like high heaven, nails all grown out and under his feet, buggy bloodshot eyes, rotted teeth (half of them gone) his left ear had apparently been cut off with scissors like a makeshift ear clip but his right ear was left alone, his leg stuck out at an uncomfortably gross position and yet I couldn't seem to bring myself not to love this stinky abused little ball of fuzz. So I called the adoption center where I work and asked for the head of managment and luckily she was in a good mood and just said bring em on in. (amazingly we had 1 kennel available because another one of our dogs Bandit was going home the same day) And off we went. Or so I thought.. How am I going to pick this injured dog up off the ground and place him into my car without losing my face? Solution, big hoodie sweatshirt laid over dogs back, hoodie wrapped over grumpy toothless old fuzzys face and off we go! Well, my car wasn't even started and I was still on my cell phone with Till (manager) when I see Mr.Stinky throw himself over my back seat with a screech of pain right before he hurls himself onto my front console and then rolls onto my lap. Ooo Stinky dog OFF my lap and onto passenger side seat. So we're finally on our way, car smells like the dog so all windows and sun roof are very obviously open to the best of their abilities. Stinky is only content if my hand is on him where he can lick me and rub his smelly little head all over my arm. He is way too sweet btw if you can't tell. I'm falling more head over heals every second. So we finally get there and we get him into the vet room for a full prep examination, then xrays.. Not so good. He has a really clean distanced break that occured some time ago but was never treated. The bone tips are dead and therefore unable to grow back together once reset. So he'll have to have a plate and several screws inserted to keep his leg where it belongs. There were also a whole lot of white dots that kept showing up all over his xrays and the vet said "Oh those are common, that's called bird shot, you know BB's. Someone has pumped him full of bird shot".. Oh my God was all I could say, I don't know what kind of sick &#^$&*^ would do that to a dog and think it's funny. But then again this is the same person who saw their dogs leg was snapped and did nothing to help it. And very likely this is the same person who thought the dog would look better if you cut one of his ears back with a pair of scissors. His teeth are so bad that they are almost totally broken off and worn flat from what is normally expected from dogs who attempt to chew off their chains or to escape from metal fencing.. So in whole his ear has been cut, his teeth have broken and rotted out, he's is full of BB's from torture, he has an old obvious leg break that nobody cared about to fix, his nails curl up under into his pads, he is full of worms and fleas, he was not neutered, determined he was old but not dirt old (about 10 yrs old) smells like he's never had a bath in his life and bit me five times when I tried to rescue him.. hehe Shhh, don't tell anyone, they were love taps lol Well, he's all settled in a pillow stuffed kennel where he couldn't figure out that it was ok to choose the pillows over the concrete floor. We decided to call him Walter since to us that was the best old man name we could think up. (if anyones name is Walter or is married to a Walter hehe sorry!)

I <3 Walter

1. Only pic I've gotten of Walter so far
2. His xrays - see all the BB's ?

OMG. Look at it this way - one of these days Walter will understand that you were only trying to help him and will most likely give you enough kisses to make up for the bruises you now have. Speaking from the doggie kingdom - Thanks for saving one of ours! What a great, dedicated person you are.

You are a hero. Bless you. How could anyone do that to a poor defenseless animal. He looks like he would be a great pet to the right person. What will happen to Walter now?

God Bless You! I am happy that you were there at the right time!

That was a wonderful thing you did for Walter. He looks like a dog I had years ago - her name was Muskrat (just what she looked like when I got her). I pray Walter heals and finds a somebody who will give him enough love to make up for all the abuse he had before. Hmmmm, could he have already found his new home:rolleyes: . He does look like he would make a great "best li'l buddy".;) Oh, and every Walter I know is well into the "old man" catagory, lol. That's a perfect name.

Poor little guy :( I'm glad you were around to rescue him. So what will happen to Walter now? Will he be able to stay at the adoption center until he is well and finds a home, or is he going to be a part of your home? ;)

Yipee...
 

You are an angel.....I hope Walter finds a nice home soon....:D :D

aww, Walter's story made me cry. Poor little guy. Thanks for saving him, and keep us posted on his future.

This is one of those threads that bring up so many emotions.
Anger: :mad: that there's someone in this world that would tread one of God's most precious creatures this way.
Faith: :rolleyes: that there's a better life ahead for him.
Joy: :) that there truly are angels among us.
Did I mention that all of those have lots of tears attached?????

Oh my goodness. That made me cry. That poor baby.

People can be so cruel... :(

God bless you for caring and rescuing Walter! I am so thankful that in addition to mean, cruel, sick people, that there are angels like you among us! Please keep us updated on Walter.
[BTW .... is Walter going to sleep with you and Harley?? ;) ]

That is exactly how I feel.

You are a wonderul person for saving him!

And there is a special place in heaven for people like you!!!!

Good job!

God bless you!!! That is a wonderful thing you did for Walter, and although he bit you at first, it sounds like all he really wanted was love since he wanted to lick your arm and be close to you :) He was able to see that there ARE good people out there like you :) Thank you sooo much for saving Walter's life!

Oh my gosh - I can't believe that people are so heartless to treat poor Wally that way!!! You are such an amazing person for saving him. Poor little guy. :(

That is such a wondeful thing to do! Thank God for people like you!! :angelhalo

:cry: Poor Walter! How can anyone hurt a poor defenseless animal?:mad:

I'm so glad that God sent your eyes to that very spot on the side of the road, and so is Walter, I bet! Bless you!:love:

Bless you for saving that poor dog!

Oh the poor little thing. I bet he will be very loving once he is healed and taken care of.

Bless your good heart for not giving up after he bit you.

You are wonderful! Thank goodness you knew what to do and took the time to do it! Oh I think I love Watler too!!!! Keep us posted. What will happen to him next? Makes me so angry and sad....
I was looking online last night to volunteer at a local animal shelter - my husband is worried though that we will end up with all the unadopted doggies here!!
Good job-thank you!!

You are truly a FURKID hero!

That is soo horrible, bless you for helping him. Makes you ashamed to be a Human sometimes... but then there are Angels like you ! Hope he is on the mend !

Walter is a good looking dog. Thank goodness you stopped and helped him. I am sure he will find a loving family once he is on the mend.

that is so wonderful you helped him.. anyone else would have left him.

please keep us updated on him.. will you be adopting him?

Bless him,you and your kind heart.

God bless you is right you did a wonderful thing. So sad how animals get abused. I hope you find a good home for him.

You are a kind and loving person! Thaks for taking care of poor Walter. His pic looks like he could be a really great friend for someone.

Thank you for saving Walter.
 

you are an angel on Earth ... what a great caring person you are ... I hope Walter is okay ....
I hope the people who did this to him, suffer more than he did ....
such a shame there are people like that, such a blessing there are people like you