Today on a Facebook page for a local shelter they had a dog which had to have a leg amputated, that is up for adoption.
They said the family couldn't afford the opperation so had to give him up.

What I don't get though is, the dog has had it's operation now, paid for persumably by the shelter, and they're looking for a new home.... now it's been paid for, why don't the family take it back? It would be a result all round, for all involved, except people will start giving the sick dog up for adoption, getting it fixed, then taking it back... costing a fortune.

Anyway, I sent the dog's page to my ma', and I *think* maybe possibly doubtful-but-hopes-up that I can convince her to adopt the three legged dog and we'd share it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 12:42, 13 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

If I adopted that dog.
I'd call it Heather.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 12:47, Reply)

I'd call it Tripod.

( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 12:51, Reply)

*Waves at Blousie!*
Is Gilbert fully recovered from his adventure now?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 12:52, Reply)

*waves*
Who can tell. *shrugs* He keeps things very close to his chest.
( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 12:55, Reply)

Typical cat behaviour.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 12:59, Reply)

I no rite.
With Benji and Biscuit you know exactly where you stand.

Biscuit has learned how to open the rear electric window in my dad's pickup. You can't close it from the front switch so he has to stop the car and go out and do it himself.
( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 13:03, Reply)

Brilliant.
Is that a deliberate move by Biscuit, or an accident?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 13:07, Reply)

I think firstly it was done by accident but now she's cottoned on and keeps doing it.
Not really a good trick for a dog to do in this weather.
( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 13:09, Reply)

The happiest dog I've ever meet was a dog in cyprus we called Tripod (for the same reasons).
He was adopted by everyone on the estate I live, not a BBQ went by where he wasn't involved, making sure the really burnt bits of meat wern't put to waste.

Eventually though, someone put him down, 'cus she said "There is no body to look after her properly", even though there is _always_ someone looking after that dog.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 13:37, Reply)

One of our next door neighbours have a three legged pointer.
It's often looking over the fence coveteously at the rabbits, and salivating. It can still get about fairlty sharply as I discovered when it escaped from their garden and I attempted to catch it.
The thing is though, sometimes when he and the wienerama who lives at the other side stare at each other across the no-man's land of our garden, I can't help but notice the slight look of pity in the wienerama's eyes.

I guess what I'm saying is make sure that the dog has accepted its loss and that you're able to give the necessary emotional support.
(Cave Duck, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 13:11, Reply)

I would like to think that I'm a very caring person, and that I can bring the emotional support, at least in the situation of sharing it with my ma', that Project Stumble-Woof can go ahead.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 14:01, Reply)

How could anything entitled "Project Stumble Woof" possibly fail.
Do you live sufficiently close to your Mum for the sharing to be on a day by day basis or are we talking weekdays - Gonz's Mum, weekends - Gonz?
(Cave Duck, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 14:20, Reply)

.....in that what kids today are calling a 'spit roast'?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 13:37, Reply)