Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
If you don't know about Lucky yet, read my journal. NOTE: DO NOT SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF POST IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE PICS OF A NEARLY STARVED TO DEATH DOG!
Dh said when he found him, Lucky was digging in FIL's garden, or what was left of it. He was digging up the old produce that was left to rot in the garden and eating it. This poor boys is soooooooooo starved, it's not funny.
I was surprised, even a bit shocked, that my DH walked through the door with a dog. He is not one to candidly take an animal in. He gives it a lot of thought, usually regarding how much feed it will take....he gave no thought to this. It was pure impulse that made him pick Lucky up and bring him home. His dad was yelling at him to leave the dog alone incase he bit. DH said I am not going to leave him out there to starve.
So, I put two bowls down, one full of kibble, the other water. Lucky ate the first bowl of kibble so I put more in it. He drank all of his water and I refilled his dish. He hasn't gone back for seconds, but he did find a donut that was in the trash. Ok, so we don't need a trash digger, but we'll excuse him today, he's hungry.
After the donut, he curled up behind the woodburner to get warm.
I got out some cheese, provolone cheese. I was going to have a snack. I said, "Lucky, would you like a slice of cheese?" He looked at me with those hungry eyes, and you could see he wanted it but he was waiting to see if it was offered first. Of course, I gave him the cheese. Then DH gave him a piece of his sandwich. (yes I know dogs shouldn't have people food but who knows how long he has starved so for today he gets to eat whatever he wants as long as it isn't chocolate!) Lucky stood up and I offered a second piece of cheese. I said "Sit" OMG LUCKY SAT! HE SAT WHEN I SAID SIT. DH and I were shocked.
Then, when he took the food gently from my hand, I said good boy, and he gave a half a wag with his tail!
I have heard of starving dogs that have food issues, aggressions, etc. Lucky hasn't showed that yet...granted he's barely been here an hour, but in that hour, we have fed him, petted him, named him, and learned that he knows the command sit.
No clue what kind of dog he is, but he's a doll! Not sure that we are keeping him...might patch him up and find him a good home...it's undecided right now. For now, the goal is get him healthy, get him to a good weight, and call the vet on Monday.
He's been sitting at my DH's feet ever since DH came in from getting firewood. I think DH is sunk.
Here's the pics I took of Lucky.
Dh said when he found him, Lucky was digging in FIL's garden, or what was left of it. He was digging up the old produce that was left to rot in the garden and eating it. This poor boys is soooooooooo starved, it's not funny.
I was surprised, even a bit shocked, that my DH walked through the door with a dog. He is not one to candidly take an animal in. He gives it a lot of thought, usually regarding how much feed it will take....he gave no thought to this. It was pure impulse that made him pick Lucky up and bring him home. His dad was yelling at him to leave the dog alone incase he bit. DH said I am not going to leave him out there to starve.
So, I put two bowls down, one full of kibble, the other water. Lucky ate the first bowl of kibble so I put more in it. He drank all of his water and I refilled his dish. He hasn't gone back for seconds, but he did find a donut that was in the trash. Ok, so we don't need a trash digger, but we'll excuse him today, he's hungry.
After the donut, he curled up behind the woodburner to get warm.
I got out some cheese, provolone cheese. I was going to have a snack. I said, "Lucky, would you like a slice of cheese?" He looked at me with those hungry eyes, and you could see he wanted it but he was waiting to see if it was offered first. Of course, I gave him the cheese. Then DH gave him a piece of his sandwich. (yes I know dogs shouldn't have people food but who knows how long he has starved so for today he gets to eat whatever he wants as long as it isn't chocolate!) Lucky stood up and I offered a second piece of cheese. I said "Sit" OMG LUCKY SAT! HE SAT WHEN I SAID SIT. DH and I were shocked.
Then, when he took the food gently from my hand, I said good boy, and he gave a half a wag with his tail!
I have heard of starving dogs that have food issues, aggressions, etc. Lucky hasn't showed that yet...granted he's barely been here an hour, but in that hour, we have fed him, petted him, named him, and learned that he knows the command sit.
No clue what kind of dog he is, but he's a doll! Not sure that we are keeping him...might patch him up and find him a good home...it's undecided right now. For now, the goal is get him healthy, get him to a good weight, and call the vet on Monday.
He's been sitting at my DH's feet ever since DH came in from getting firewood. I think DH is sunk.
Here's the pics I took of Lucky.
