#SNAPPY SNARE LEASH FULL#

Over the years, we have done distemper, antibiotic resistant kidney infections, trauma hernias, detached retinas, eye infections, mange, ringworm, bronchitis, prostate issues, cancer, hypothermia, heatstroke, bait dog injuries, motor vehicle injuries, broken tails, heartworm treatments, nebulizer treatments, starvation, behavioral issues….the list goes on and on. And a small sense that you might be certifiably crazy. And when you think “I can’t stand this one more minute – why am I doing this!?!” and you look down and see those adorable, trusting, loving little faces, all anger or frustration leaves your mind and it is replaces with unconditional love and kindness. The Universe makes the extremely sick ones so cute, so loving, and so adorable that you can’t help but to help them. That’s the way The Universe balances out life. My favorite rescues (not that I have favorites, they are all fabulous) are generally dogs who came to me with BIG challenges and required a lot of patience, tlc, and unconditional love. And as we started to quickly find out, it was true, adorable Hank was indeed half dead. And so here was Hank, a high energy mix breed puppy, sitting quietly at my feet. Our saying goes, if a dog is “the best dog you have ever seen – so behaved, attentive, and good”, the dog is probably half dead. He was pretty chill and just lay around at my feet. But that combo also creates a very active, curious, puppy that needs to stay busy and keep its mind engaged and occupied. Now, Hank is probably part herder of some kind, part shepherd, and so he is going to be a fast learner and a very smart dog. But not so fast for me, I have a different process for that assessment. So incredible behaved that it makes people think he must have been someone’s dog. Here is another interesting point about loose dogs that we have learned the hard way over the years. If Hank had a $15 microchip, his journey would have been over and he would have been returned home in less than an hour from when I found him. Let me take this moment to remind everyone of the importance of microchips. I took him to Dallas Animal Services (DAS) to have him checked for a microchip. Back to Hank…as I said, Hank had probably never been in a car before and he managed to get the towel off the seat and get wet muddy eAs required by law, I started my process to make a good faith effort to find his owners. To be honest, the loose dog thing has gotten so bad I also ride around with a snappy snare and a rabies pole, but that’s another story. This is not my first rodeo, so I generally ride around with a big towel on the front seat. As we were riding to the shelter, I looked over at the wet muddy puppy and told him that clearly, his farts did not smell like rainbows. And if they are not one or all of those things, they will inevitable poop or throw up in the car. Strays are always wet, muddy, or gross in some way. He didn’t know nuthin’ about no cars, so that took a while to get him in and shut the door. I caught Hank and loaded his muddy, wet, cuteness in the car. She kept going, she was clearly afraid of him. I asked her if she could hold still for just a second as to help me catch him.

So of course, I pulled over and asked the lady if it was her dog and she said no.

They made it safely across, but little Hank was lagging behind and almost hit by a car right before my eyes. He was about 25 feet behind this family as it crossed the road. He was following a lady pushing a baby stroller. Hanks’ story: Hank was found crossing a 4 lane road in the middle of the afternoon. He is about 6 months old and think he will grow to be about 40 lbs. No matter how you put them together he’s adorable and looking for his forever family. So he might be Australian Corsky or a Australian Cardigan Husk-a-doodle. What kind of dog is Hank? We’ve made a composite of Tasha the Husky, Trip, Dr May’s Australian Shepherd, and Julie and Connor’s Cardigan Corgi.

#SNAPPY SNARE LEASH FULL#

He is stupidly adorable and I would absolutely keep this guy if I could…but we’re full and have no permanent spaces.

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