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Dinky's Story
Dinky is a medium sized,
"mutt" that we rescued from an abandoned
mobile home along with his mother, Tasha, back in
late December 2005. The owners just up and
moved one day and left the dogs behind. But not
before they took the time to lock the place up and
board up all of the windows! I guess what
little conscience they DO have got the best of them
about a month and half later, because they finally
decided to call their daughter who lives nearby the
place to inform her that they had left the dogs
behind.
She immediately went to
rescue them. When she got there, she had to
break in, of course, and then once inside, she found
Dinky locked up in a large bird cage, with Tasha
running loose near some space heaters they had left
turned on amongst a pile of trash! Neither
animal had any food or water and the place was full
of feces! Amazingly, they were still alive. She could
not take them back to her place because she rents, so
she did her best to care for them, and made sure they
were okay before she left, and they we got the call.
Seems this story just
gets worse, as while taking down background info on
these two, we found out that had ALWAYS been abused
by the owners, both physically and sexually, and
neither had EVER
been to a vet as long as they had been alive!
Needless to say, we didn't hesitate to take them in,
and we vetted them immediately, only to find sadder
news. Both dogs had Lyme's Disease that was in
the advanced stages, and although we got them on meds
immediately, the prognosis was not good.
Luckily, the first round
of meds did manage to cure Dinky, but Tasha, his
Mama, wasn't so lucky. Upon taking her for her
follow up, we found that it had spread to her
kidney's and liver, and whether or not another round
of meds would do the trick was doubtful, but we had
to try. Two days later, she did start eating
normally again, and she seemed to be improving after
a couple of weeks, but she just never got to the
point where she was back up to steam, and though we
tried and tried to put the weight back on, it just
wasn't happening. There was nothing to do by
pray, and as we all know, the answer isn't always
"yes". And so it was with Tasha.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep, with Dinky
by her side, and we were heartbroken, as we had truly
hoped that we would be able to restore her health and
find her a loving home with Dinky, as they both
so deserved. But, for
whatever reason, that wasn't meant to be, and it was
evident that Dinky would need someone to love him now
more than ever! He had NEVER been separated
from her his ENTIRE life, and we feared that if we
didn't find him a home soon, he would join her at the
Bridge. But, he surprized us by seeming interested in
making friends with the new rescues and showing more
love toward us than he had before, so we were hopeful.
However, because Dinky
came from such a horribly abusive background, we were
fearful that he would not be adoptable at all, and
for a very long time, it seemed we were right.
Unfortunately, each time someone came to see him, he
would run away immediately and soil himself in fear,
and he barely even trusted us consitantly for the
next six months. But time and patience has done
wonders! He has come around VERY
nicely since he's been with us, he's
grown a brand new, fluffier coat, he grew in size, he
gives and receives love READILY now, AND he rarely
runs from strangers anymore!
He loves to go for walks and he LOVES belly rubs!
It does take him some time to trust, but once he
knows you, he's your friend for life!
However, those who are
considering Dinky for a friend must always keep in
mind that this guy has been
through A LOT. He
has been with us almost three years now and he
doesn't know anything else.
Therefore he will REQUIRE lots of love, patience and
understanding. Yes, we have considered simply
allowing him to live out his life with us, but in the
long run, we don't think it would be fair to him. We
have many other rescues that we care for daily, and
therefore, Dinky doesn't get the one on one love and
attention that he deserves, and we truly want that
for him. We do realize that after being here with us
for so long, he may have a little trouble adjusting
to a new family, but we feel it's in his best
interest to try. He's come to be such a wonderful
little guy ... he deserves to live with a family of
his own now, and we think he's ready.
It is my guess that he
is a Yellow Lab/Chow Chow mix of some kind, but
that's just a guess. It's hard to tell for sure,
and the owners never did know either. So, use
your best guess when you view the picture. He is
approximately 4 to 6 years old, weighs approximately
45 pounds, and he is neutered. He is a BARKER, and as
of yet, we have been unsuccessful of breaking him of
this, though he only does it when he's left alone, or
is overly upset at something. However, he is now
crate trained, and we use the crate as a tool to
handle the barking. He gets crated at night for
bedtime, and when we need to leave him alone. If he's
left with toys and water, he is quite while crated
and does not cause any problems.
He has learned to get
along with other dogs since he's been here, though it
seems to depend on the dog. And cats are out.
Therefore, he will need to go to a home where he is
the ONLY pet and barking is not an issue, as he may
do so quite frequently, until he gets used to his new
surroundings. A basic obedience class may help to
conquer both of these problems. We have not
tried it, as time just doesn't allow, but we feel he
may do well if you gave him the opportunity, though
ONLY after you have formed a good one on one bond
with him.
Please remember, that he
has never known anything but ABUSE, so when he plays,
sometimes he bites harder than I would like, but he
does not bite to HURT YOU, and does not break the
skin, he just PLAYS ROUGH, because he doesn't know
any better. But we've been working on that, and
it is getting better.
Despite what he's been
through, he is a really sweet little guy, and I feel
that with a lot of love, patience and understanding,
he will make someone a WONDERFUL
companion! His adoption fee is $125.00. Won't
someone PLEASE consider giving him a home?
Please fill
out an adoption application HERE!
THANK YOU!
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