[Dailydrool] The Will To Live

[BubbaDoggInc at aol.com]

Debbie,
 
      I have to agree with you that sometimes the  before pictures of some of 
the rescued houndies, especially the seniors, just  rips your heart apart. I 
will always remember "Handsome Harry", who was thought  to be blind and deaf 
but after a good cleaning, he actually could see. He was  the most pitiful 
senior hound and I loved him immediately. He went to  another foster home to live 
out his golden years and had six more wonderful  months in a loving, caring 
environment. His eyes came alive and he played  somewhat with the other houndies 
in the home. That was my first shocking  experience in rescue and one I will 
never forget. 
 
     My Rusty Simon came into rescue weighing 29  pounds, heart worm 
positive, deaf, ear infections, corneal ulcer in his left  eye, severely neglected, 
and living in his own little silent world. We  transported him and I fell in 
love with this sweet little houndie who rode in my  lap the whole time. We went 
back after him two weeks later after he started his  heart worm treatment and 
slowly, his true personality came out. He learned signs  and blended well with 
my pack of one at that time. He has angel eyes and a  devilish grin and became 
the sneaky one in the pack. He welcomes any foster who  stays with us and is 
our special little boy. Amazingly, all our houndies  watch out after him like 
they can sense he is deaf.
 
    Our little Miss Twinkle Toes showed a strong will  to live when she 
dragged herself from the road to a house and found a kindly  person who took her to 
the shelter who called us to get her. Her will to live  was astounding, 
especially with a fractured pelvis. 
 
 
Dottie

Mom to: "The "Ratboyz"

Rusty Simon (Waddle King 2007)
Elvis Ray (the Wild  Child)
Chetty Cheese (I rescued myself)
Max (I'm the foster  "Ratboyz")
Sweet Bubba, ATB

Carolina Basset Hound  Rescue
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