Well, I was at work this afternoon having my lunch & stumbled across a facebook post from one of my co-workers asking if anyone wanted a 3 month old Mastiff/Boxer cross or she'd be going to the SPCA. She'd have kept her but they already have 4 dogs.
Anyway, not really having too much interest, I asked about the pooch and why she all of a sudden came into possession of a puppy.
Turns out, her niece had purchased the puppy for her two daughters about a month ago. Then 6 days ago, this niece called her mom, told her she was leaving her 2 daughters with her & she was taking off. Gone. Moved away with a boyfriend. Her mom had no idea she had gotten a puppy.
Fast forward to today, the niece calls her mom again (from JAIL) saying "oh yeah, I have a puppy in my basement."
Needless to say, my heart broke. Poor thing hasn't had much food and very little water (just from the toilet) for almost a week. I caved, talked to my spouse & picked this gorgeous girl up today as soon as I was off work. I grabbed her a bunch of chew toys, some special puppy food, leash, collar etc. brought her home, filled up her tummy, gave her a bath and lots of love and she's now laying peacefully with us in bed. I couldn't bring myself to put her in a kennel downstairs.
We ventured to this little lake near us today and she did SO well considering she's been so isolated. Didn't run off, or even more than a few prances ahead of us. She just latched onto us like glue & I love her already.
She's very malnourished. You can see her ribsI'm hoping the worst of her suffering is over. I don't know if she's had her shots or been dewormed, unfortunately. I'll be taking her to get a full check up tomorrow just to make sure she's okay.
SHE NEEDS A NAME!!! Here's our gorgeous girl.
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