Meet Our own deaf
Dane Ambassador
Gender - Male- Age/DOB - over 7 yrs
- Height at the shoulder -
- Weight - 110
- Spayed/Neutered - Yes
- Taken in on - 07/07/04
- Available as of - now
- Housebroken - yes
- Obedience trained - some
- Good with other dogs - Yes mostly
- with cats - NO
- with kids - Yes
- with the elderly - Yes
- Temperament - Friendly, affectionate, easy going - these guys are very much senior citizens
Ben
& Toby are brothers who have been together their whole lives. The
owner recently died after a prolonged illness. These two old guys did
not the best of care while he was ill, and his ex wife did not really
want them nor was she able to care for them. Like any old married
couple, they will get into a fight with one another now and then. But
they are also very dependent on one another too. The ex wife could not
handle this and sent Ben to the pound. Several weeks later she had
decided she could not deal with Toby either and was going to send him
to the pound as well. The local rescue could not take in two old
geezers like this so we agreed to take them. When they got here Toby
was the bigger and healthier of the two. But then he came down with
pneumonia and stopped eating. We ahd to force feed him for about a
week, but he is eating just fine on his own now and is over his
pneumonia. While he was sick, Ben was eating like there was no tomorrow
and managed to catch back up with Toby. He is in much better shape now
than he was when we first got him. They are both way too skinny and
need more fattening up, as well as a good exercise plan to build back
the muscle mass they have lost over the past year or so. While these
guys are old, they are only supposed to be 7 or so. However they seem
much older than this. They are very weak and unsteady on their feet and
it takes them a lot of time and effort to sit or lay down, as well as
to stand up. But they are game and happy to trot around trying to play
with/bully the other dogs here. They are not real well socialized and
supposedly spent most of their lives in separate but adjoining crates
or kennels. So the fact that they have adapted as well as they have to
living with so many dogs, is really a very good sign. These guys are
very sweet and just need a loving home to live out the remainder of
their lives. They will reward their new owners with lots of drool and
tons of affection and devotion.
We will post additional photos of Toby as time goes by, so check
back often.
And if you have any questions about Toby or any of our dogs,
email us or call us at
541-782-2242
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Never trust a dog to watch your food." - Patrick age 10 Advice from Kids.
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