Hey guys,
I hope I'm not out of line posting this here but I'm so happy, I must share my joy.
About 2-3 months ago, my son Danny called me to say his neighbor had found a puppy, hog-tied and left in the middle of the street to be killed. The neighbor picked the dog up and took her home. He then called my son to see if he wanted this dog. The puppy is a Rottweiler and it turns out she was about one year old. My son and his wife have owned a female Rottie for about five years and she is a wonderful dog. Anyway, the neighbor thought to call my son because he knew Dan was okay with Rotties. My son called me to ask if my wife and I would like the puppie. We talked about it and I went to see the dog at a local vets where the neighbor had taken her. This poor dog had apparently been on the streets for quite a while. She looked like a holocaust survivor with all her ribs showing a her hip bones protruding from her back. She has scars on her face, chest and legs. She also had heart worms. What she also had was a sweet disposition. The vet said she showed no food aggression even though she was starving. Well, my wife and I took her home and vowed to give her a comfortable life.
We began feeding her 6 cups of food a day, per the vets instruction and now she looks great. After we got her settled down some she began treatment for the heartworms. This treatment is tough on dogs because they are given an arsnic cocktail to kill the worms.
Well, the reason for my happiness is that I just picked her up from the vet and learned all the adult heartwormd are gone. She still has baby heartworms though and these will be killed during the next six months. For us, this amounts to a giant step in the right direction.
Because "Duchess" is a Rottweiler, we have trained her to obey instruction in german. She is a champ at obedience. Heels like a police dog, on leash or off. Follows all commands given verbally or through some hand/foot sign. She is so eager to please. What a great throw away (Scrap Yard?) dog. We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to welcome her to our family.
Bill
I hope I'm not out of line posting this here but I'm so happy, I must share my joy.
About 2-3 months ago, my son Danny called me to say his neighbor had found a puppy, hog-tied and left in the middle of the street to be killed. The neighbor picked the dog up and took her home. He then called my son to see if he wanted this dog. The puppy is a Rottweiler and it turns out she was about one year old. My son and his wife have owned a female Rottie for about five years and she is a wonderful dog. Anyway, the neighbor thought to call my son because he knew Dan was okay with Rotties. My son called me to ask if my wife and I would like the puppie. We talked about it and I went to see the dog at a local vets where the neighbor had taken her. This poor dog had apparently been on the streets for quite a while. She looked like a holocaust survivor with all her ribs showing a her hip bones protruding from her back. She has scars on her face, chest and legs. She also had heart worms. What she also had was a sweet disposition. The vet said she showed no food aggression even though she was starving. Well, my wife and I took her home and vowed to give her a comfortable life.
We began feeding her 6 cups of food a day, per the vets instruction and now she looks great. After we got her settled down some she began treatment for the heartworms. This treatment is tough on dogs because they are given an arsnic cocktail to kill the worms.
Well, the reason for my happiness is that I just picked her up from the vet and learned all the adult heartwormd are gone. She still has baby heartworms though and these will be killed during the next six months. For us, this amounts to a giant step in the right direction.
Because "Duchess" is a Rottweiler, we have trained her to obey instruction in german. She is a champ at obedience. Heels like a police dog, on leash or off. Follows all commands given verbally or through some hand/foot sign. She is so eager to please. What a great throw away (Scrap Yard?) dog. We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to welcome her to our family.
Bill
