Post by poochaid50 on Apr 8, 2008 18:01:43 GMT -5
Hi my name is steve,I'm retired now but was a Fireman in a N.E.City in Ohio,we had a firecall for a house that turned out to be false,the house was a drug house raided a few weeks earlier the nieghbor woman said there was a dead dog in the back.so i checked a flimsy dogbox(not even a doghouse and this skeleton with green mucous filled eyes turned its head and looked at me.It was Jan 2001 the only thing keeping her alive was snow.she also had on a huge thick chain around her neck.We called animal control and the fellow who came out as he was loading this poor dog(i had never seen emaciation like this)said it was a shame that the dog would be destroyed.He said it was a beautifull dog deep inside ,I asked if i could sock the groceries to her and he said she would first have to go to "animal charities and get a ovahysterecthomy i couldnt believe they would operate on a dog in that shape.the next day i saw the dog and it had a ffew bags of iv fluid and looked better they fixed her the next day and i brought her home .her risiliancy astounded me.There are a TON more details to this story but within weeks Peaches..her name now was a filled out but thin sweet submisive to people and my old dog white with brindle spotted dog she's a pit but looks very feminine and is only 65-70 lbs.i gotta keep her away from other dogs untill proper intros are made but she is so loving ,smart my vet said he would like a practice of nothing but pitts because of there stoic nature i'll try to post a photo.she is about 8 now and we are on day78 of double acl surgery,coming along slow i had to get the standard repair i couldnt afford the tpol repair.but she is walking with me 1/8 a mile to strenghthen her stifles.I could maybe use some hints on a slow rehab for her rear end.i'm taking it slow now.Take care