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HisNameIsHarley · 03-03-2007, 04:19 AM

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

HisNameIsHarley · 03-03-2007, 04:42 AM

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

ChestersMom · 03-03-2007, 04:50 AM

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.

Patti · 03-03-2007, 05:39 AM

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?

Katys mom · 03-03-2007, 06:12 AM

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

RoxyJosMom · 03-03-2007, 06:21 AM

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

. 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.

bren · 03-03-2007, 06:34 AM

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?

Saleswman · 03-03-2007, 06:41 AM

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

Gingergirlsmom · 03-03-2007, 06:44 AM

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

YorkieMom55 · 03-03-2007, 07:18 AM

This is one of those threads that bring up so many emotions.
Anger:

that there's someone in this world that would tread one of God's most precious creatures this way.
Faith:

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?????

Cheska's Bella · 03-03-2007, 07:39 AM

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

People can be so cruel...

bettyeanne · 03-03-2007, 07:51 AM

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??

]

Sapphire · 03-03-2007, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YorkieMom55

This is one of those threads that bring up so many emotions.
Anger:

that there's someone in this world that would tread one of God's most precious creatures this way.
Faith:

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?????

That is exactly how I feel.

You are a wonderul person for saving him!

SBeckett668 · 03-03-2007, 08:10 AM

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

Good job!

Yorkieluv · 03-03-2007, 08:36 AM

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!

03-03-2007, 04:19 AM	#1
HisNameIsHarley YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,119	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 __________________ LeeAnn Harley Remember.. Dog is God Spelled Backwards

03-03-2007, 05:39 AM	#4
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	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? __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

03-03-2007, 06:21 AM	#6
RoxyJosMom Love The Verminator! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ny Posts: 4,282	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 . 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. __________________ Roxy loves Alphy Remi loves Millie [COLOR="Purple"]Mom to RoxyJo & Remington , Fozzy Bear & Chloe

03-03-2007, 06:34 AM	#7
bren Slave to Max 'n Abbie Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,529	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? __________________ Brenda, Max & Abbie

03-03-2007, 06:41 AM	#8
Saleswman Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,643	Yipee... You are an angel.....I hope Walter finds a nice home soon....

03-03-2007, 04:50 AM	#3
ChestersMom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bacliff, TX Posts: 947	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.

03-03-2007, 06:12 AM	#5
Katys mom I love yorkie kisses Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,751	God Bless You! I am happy that you were there at the right time!

03-03-2007, 06:44 AM	#9
Gingergirlsmom and Bernie's mom too!" Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 8,283	aww, Walter's story made me cry. Poor little guy. Thanks for saving him, and keep us posted on his future. __________________ Ginger Bernie Fun Kitty

03-03-2007, 07:18 AM	#10
YorkieMom55 All Dogs Go To Heaven Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: By The Lake Posts: 2,727	This is one of those threads that bring up so many emotions. Anger: that there's someone in this world that would tread one of God's most precious creatures this way. Faith: 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????? __________________ Jeanie I am @ the Lake Jackson, Maggie, Sunshine, Bailey, Rocky, Emmie & Jack

03-03-2007, 07:39 AM	#11
Cheska's Bella YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 681	Oh my goodness. That made me cry. That poor baby. People can be so cruel...

03-03-2007, 07:51 AM	#12
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	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?? ] __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

03-03-2007, 08:10 AM	#14
SBeckett668 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 376	And there is a special place in heaven for people like you!!!! Good job! __________________ Stef, Braxton and Calliope Braxton on Dogster

03-03-2007, 08:36 AM	#15
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	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! __________________ Miko 's his Mommy