Pop Quiz? ?
Your child “falls” on your dog. The dog is limping and not bearing weight on his back leg, now growling and snapping when touched or approached by the child and when anyone tries to touch his back end, and clearly freaked out and in a lot of pain.
Do you:
A: Bring the dog to the vet immediately for pain medication and x-rays?
B: Wait and let him limp around a few days. Then call an extremely full local county shelter with over 100 dogs to immediately surrender him since he’s suddenly become aggressive and the child is now scared to approach him?
You probably got the answer wrong. It’s clearly B. A no-brainer of course ????. Don’t feel bad, we would have answered wrong too ?
Well little Poochie was surrendered to us and shockingly we brought him right to the vet. He was even more terrified, an already unsocialized little guy now in severe pain having to be handled by strangers. His x-rays revealed a completely dislocated hip that requires surgery to repair and get him comfortable again. He’s just a baby, purchased from a pet store as a puppy as a “designer” Malshi (Maltese/Shih tzu), 14lbs and just over a year old. He’s very scared and distrustful right now but we are hoping once he is out of pain and gets his bearings in a new place he will learn to trust and be a sweet little guy once again, at least with those he trusts.
He’s had his FHO surgery and is recovering nicely and starting to use his leg a little more every day. He’s warmed up to us and is a lovable spunky puppy with those he trusts, but needs time to warm up to strangers.
Please consider a donation toward Poochie’s medical bills, a huge unexpected expense but turning this scared injured pup away was not an option for us, and we know we can rely on you, our followers, to help him heal ????
Ideal Home
A calm adult home with no “falling” children.
Ongoing Health
Poochie had FHO surgery for a dislocated hip and is recovering nicely.
Training & Support
Poochie is very scared and distrustful right now, and needs time to warm up to strangers. We are hoping once he is out of pain and gets his bearings in a new place, he will learn to trust and be a sweet little guy once again, at least with those he trusts.
Application Details:
- Applications start by contacting us through Wags.
- All communication before, during, and after the adoption process is done through email only.
- Submit an application from our website www.secondchance.petfinder.com to speed up the adoption process and email any questions to us at njwoof@cs.com.
- Please check your email regularly for next steps.
Transporation
All our dogs reside in foster care in Northern NJ until adoption. We are scheduling meet and greet appointments with a specific dog or dogs at our meeting spots in Northern NJ.
