"The best thing I ever got from Wal-Mart"

[Dawg56]

As I was getting out of my car, a young and very hurt dog approached me favoring his front left leg. He was hurting and beautiful. Instinctually, I wanted to load him up right away but my better senses prevailed and I told him that if he was still here when I was through shopping, I'd let him rest up at my pad. He was much too disciplined and handsome for his owner NOT to be looking for him. 45 or an hour later, he was still there waiting for me, so I brought him home. He had a compound fracture on his left front leg and his shoulder was out of place, plus (or minus) a lot of skin gone. I popped his shoulder back into place and put a cast on his leg. So... I named him "Lefty", and he's never gotten much more than 10 feet away from me in the last 18 months.
http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy126/Dawg56/Grow%20log%201/growlog016.jpg
You just can't even buy loyalty like this!!!

[demoreal]

That story made my smile!!!
I miss my dog.
I just have a cat left. :(
I love my cat.
We have a bird too.
I love my bird.
I sound like a third grader. haha
Its funny to see the cat kick it with the bird.
I will post a picture here in a minute.

[demoreal]

My cat likes the bird

[kshchrn831]

That is awesome, Dawg!

Very nice to read such a post. Ive been hearing and seeing too much on animal cruelty lately, its just sickening and so aggravating.

He looks very handsome!

[demoreal]

I hope you don't think I was trying to jack this thread by posting a picture of my bird and cat. I just thought you like animals.
That is a really nice thing you did!!!:thumbsup:

[Dawg56]

I hope you don't think I was trying to jack this thread by posting a picture of my bird and cat. I just thought you like animals.
That is a really nice thing you did!!!:thumbsup:

Dude!!,..... ya can't jack somethin' that ain't got nowhere ta go. HOWEVER.. Your pic is SICK!!!!! One of the best "pet" shots I've ever seen! And hey!, whaddaya mean "really nice thing you did!!!" ? Wait.... after thinkin' a minute, it IS a nice thing when you are recieving a blessing that's totally a surprise! Anyways, I think I'll keep'em around for a while!!!

[stra8outtaWeed]

its all in the circle of life ...there will be a day if it has not already come that (now your's) the dog will thank you or protect you in a way you never expected....so good karma to you for helping a wounded pup out..i love dogs and think they are the greates gift to man..or woman..lol! :thumbsup:

[xhookahtimex]

aw.. thats a beautiful story dude.. i love the way he smiles up at the camera.
so sweet~!
good job, everyday your dog loves you is a day he's grateful.
and i'm sure you're grateful you met him as well (:

[moody420]

Looks like you found a pal for life! I love dogs....right now, i have 2 cats which are NOT the same! haha! Dogs are so sweet and loving.....I'm glad you were able to keep him! He's a beautiful dog! :D

and demoreal.....that picture is hilarious with your cat and bird!

[Dawg56]

I can't pass up the opportunity to share more.... when we first brought him home, Elie May (my "significant other", who has a metastasized pancreatic cancer at level 4) had always been a cat person, but Lefty has converted her to dog lover. She has a three wheeled bicycle that I have put a wheel chair motor and a couple of Hot Wheels batteries on, and no matter how low she feels, a short ride with "Lefty" escorting her NEVER fails to bring a legitimate grin to Elie May's face! He's a real trip man!
Something else that's NOT GOOD has brought him closer to us. In the last (approx.) 14 months Lefty has had four seizures. The first one was right after he was well enough to get up and move around before the cast came off, the next a few months later, then longer periods of time between the last two. It scared the crap outta me because it was my first experience with seizures at all. (and it still does!) He looked so scared and discombobulated that my reaction was to hold him and talk to him very softly and calmly while waiting for the seizure to pass. I think that's helped because he sure tries to get up close to me when they seem to start and he hasn't lost control of his body yet. Does anyone know anything about these seizures? One of the FEW things I know is that we have a bond that's born out of crisis, and DAMN!!!... that's freaking real!
If anyone has any advice at all for me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanx!

[BlueBlazer]

I can't pass up the opportunity to share more.... when we first brought him home, Elie May (my "significant other", who has a metastasized pancreatic cancer at level 4) had always been a cat person, but Lefty has converted her to dog lover. She has a three wheeled bicycle that I have put a wheel chair motor and a couple of Hot Wheels batteries on, and no matter how low she feels, a short ride with "Lefty" escorting her NEVER fails to bring a legitimate grin to Elie May's face! He's a real trip man!
Something else that's NOT GOOD has brought him closer to us. In the last (approx.) 14 months Lefty has had four seizures. The first one was right after he was well enough to get up and move around before the cast came off, the next a few months later, then longer periods of time between the last two. It scared the crap outta me because it was my first experience with seizures at all. (and it still does!) He looked so scared and discombobulated that my reaction was to hold him and talk to him very softly and calmly while waiting for the seizure to pass. I think that's helped because he sure tries to get up close to me when they seem to start and he hasn't lost control of his body yet. Does anyone know anything about these seizures? One of the FEW things I know is that we have a bond that's born out of crisis, and DAMN!!!... that's freaking real!
If anyone has any advice at all for me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanx!

Dawg, I had a golden retriever that had seizures. Holding them and slowly petting them while saying comforting things does help them.

I took my golden to the vet and I can't recall what the problem was but he gave me pills to give her, one a day. It almost completely eliminated her seizures.