OT: Say Hello To Walter
Walter was found 3 wks ago abandoned and starving...Not chipped and sadly he was on the door of not surviving.
English Setter; 9 mos to maybe 2 years of age.
He was brought to our attention by a friend of ours who's a professional dog trainer and who also works with local animal control.
There is a lot of serendipity here...We called her out of the blue looking for a pack mate for our 15 mos old yellow Lab (Wilbur). He recently lost his 13 year old black lab brother (Auggie) and is clearly lonely w/out a pack mate.
An aside; Auggie is my avatar and I will honor that olde boy and keep him as that avatar the rest of this football season.
We did a meet and greet with the dogs (and people) a week ago and the guys got along well. Walter was self assured, chill.
Happily he's is being well taken care of now, under vet care, 3 meals a day. Put on at least 7 lbs since this pic..
So once he has put on enough weight, gets cleaned-up and vaccinated we're hoping to provide him with a forever home.
WILBUR
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
Hello to Walter and God bless you purple. He will take some time to recover but I'm certain he will have the love and care he needs in his new home. Looking forward to watching his growth and development over time.
That is amazing purplefaithful, please keep us updated on how everything turns out. Would love to see updated pictures throughout the season!
We had a ditched kiten show up 3 weeks ago. Dang thing was so skinny and in such bad shape, we didn’t tell the kids. (they were gone). He’s flea and worm free now and putting on weight.
I just dont get how somebody could just toss an animal like its garbage.
Great work, sir. Nothing better in this world than a dog.
That's fantastic news, pf! Nothing better than finding your new forever pup by getting one that really needs a loving forever home. It's a total win, win scenario - good luck and congrats!
Hello Walter. Good news for him and you are blessed by giving him his forever home.
Its amazing the abuse some dogs endure from crappy owners. But somehow with a will to survive they can recover and learn to trust humans again. Walter looks like he is going to be a good looking guy when he regains his health. He is lucky you took him in.
Thanks for naming him after me B)
God's work sir. Congrats!
Hello Walter. Welcome to your new life. I will never understand how anyone can be cruel like that
Well, we just brought the little guy home and he's fitting in good early on.
Our 16 mos lab is over the moon happy to have a brother again.
Walter has put on almost 13 lbs since the early pix I posted!
@"purplefaithful" said: Well, we just brought the little guy home and he's fitting in good early on.Our 16 mos lab is over the moon happy to have a brother again.
Walter has put on almost 13 lbs since the early pix I posted!
We need Walter more than ever in Vikingland!! :3
Look at the mug on that dude - Walter is a very handsome boy!
Awesome to see Walter’s progress, god bless you guys @purplefaithful!!!
@"purplefaithful" said:Those faces make me laugh...
Had our weigh-in today, up to 53.2 lbs!
Ideal fighting weight probably 58-60
These pix dont capture it, lots of puppy in him, I think he's maybe 12 mos
We're nearing that 57/58 lb range...Enjoy some nice fall days, b4 they're gone!
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