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The pups were barking like mad - LKTraz - 01-22-2017
Yesterday while Barb made a trip to the pharmacy I was sitting here just web surfing a bit before getting ready to head to band practice when she got back.
Rufus and Gunner were out back on the deck and they started barking their heads off. Now there's a black rabbit running around (used to be the neighbor's pet but he kept escaping the hutch) and whenever he hops through the yard the pups make sure he knows they are there. I figured bunny boy was passing by and gave it no second thought.
I hear Barb come up the hill and go to the mailbox and the dogs stopped barking. Nothing out of the ordinary there.
Next thing I know she comes through the door with THIS:
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He was evidently dropped off sometime earlier that morning. He came running to Barb and wanted to hop right into the pickup.
He likes cats, has been fed decently, has no collar mark, tattoo or chip. We looked around for missing dogs fitting his description and asked some nearby friends if they knew of anyone missing a dog. Bupkiss!
Now we really didn't want another dog but..........given that we're 99% sure he was dumped.....*sigh* his name is now Victor and he fits right in with the kitties and his "new brother pups" took right to him.
He's very friendly and gentle and seems to think the sun shines out of my ass. Within 2 hours he started answering to his new name.
Call us a couple of suckers but he's too nice of a pup to take to a shelter.
We think he's a Rottie/Pittie mix and around 5-6 months old.
RE: The pups were barking like mad - twisteroo - 01-23-2017
He looks like a nice dog, and lucky to have found you.
Keep looking though, he might just be lost. Maybe an ad in the local penny saver or something.
RE: The pups were barking like mad - LKTraz - 01-24-2017
Put up found dog notices at the gas stations, mini marts and grocery store with a picture of him. If nobody claims him by next Saturday, he has a home.
RE: The pups were barking like mad - Biker Dude - 01-24-2017
I hope it wasn't the same picture you posted in the start. If so, nobody will recognize him!
You are good people to take him in. I wish more people were decent like that.
RE: The pups were barking like mad - LKTraz - 02-26-2017
Well.......it's been over a month and ZERO responses. (And yes, we posted a different pic without the harness.)
In this time Victor has decided that he's MY dog and that's that.
Last week we licensed him and we're going to get him to the rabies shot clinic at Tractor Supply.
We are now SURE he was dumped though. We took him for a ride down to town and he was looking sad on the way like he thought he wasn't coming back. When we got back home he perked up and was the happiest pup on the planet. I guess he realized that he really was "home"!
Now he alternates sleeping either right in front of the bedroom door or up against me and I have to shove him off the bed in order to get up unless he wants to go out and then he wakes me up. ?
Oh and one of the "tricks" I'm teaching him is to jump up with paws on my chest with the command being......"What's the vector Victor?" (I just couldn't resist. If I ever have a pet named Roger I'll be doing another "Airplane" reference somewhere along the line.)
RE: The pups were barking like mad - Twitchin Kitten - 02-26-2017
Welcome to the family, Victor!
RE: The pups were barking like mad - twisteroo - 02-27-2017
Good for Victor.
I'm glad he found you.
