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Eli's definitely got an angel (or two) watching out for him -- !! |
Click here to see our boy in print, in November 2006!
Here's the story of little Eli, a pit bull who was found on the side of the road with a broken leg --
-- he had been hit by a car that kept on going...
... his original story is here...
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He was taken to the local animal control, who took him to the emergency hospital --
-- there, he examined and treated for his fractured leg, plus some scrapes and bruises --
-- after that, Dr. W called me about him, and I came and photographed him for the site --
Not too long after, we got a GREAT prospect for him, and Dr. W came in EARLY to volunteer her time to neuter him --
-- WAY TO GO -- !!
Also, time was of the essence -- little Eli had only 5 days at the clinic, and then he would be euthanised -- :(
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Well, here's our little man on his discharge day --
-- you can see the new personality and light in his eyes --
-- he's HAPPY and he knows he's been BLESSED -- !!
PS - his original owners never came to the town or clinic to claim him, so he classified as abandoned --
-- not for long -- !!
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Here he is, greeting me --
-- body lean and all -- !!
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He bids farewell to the staff, and in his excitement, he pees for about 30 seconds --
-- well THAT can be taken care of, little man -- !!
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Next, he and I take a break before his home visit --
-- what a SWEET boy little Eli is -- such a great example of the breed --
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-- at the home visit, he goes down his checklist --
-- and the first box is "smells" --
-- PASS -- !!
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He seems to whisper,
"I love it here..." --
-- that he'll express more in the next pictures -- !!
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Then he meets his new momma, Keri --
-- Keri has breed experience and is also very committed to Eli --
-- he will be an only-pet here, which I think is critical. The combination of his healing leg, plus the new surroundings, make for an "only pet" home -- at least for now -- !!
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And then he comes back to me, for another ruuuubbbbb -- !! |
He shows momma where he loves being rubbed most --
-- his belly -- !!
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-- and then he breaks out in uncontrolled happiness ---
-- THAT we like -- !!
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More hamming it up by Eli -- !!
Realize the huge amount of pain this boy is going through with his front leg, and he's still sweet as a pea --
-- sure, he's on some pain meds, but never enough, right Eli??!!
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Momma finds another "spot" for rubbin' -- |
-- and as you can see, Eli takes full advantage of the attention -- !! |
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The beauty of this boy, going from basically road-kill to this --
-- happy, loved, and loving --
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-- and as only those who have pit bulls really know, can they EVER smile -- !! |
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Next, we see if this sweet boy can do any tricks -- |
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-- and he sits for treats -- |
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He's also a prince about being housetrained, going to the door when he needs to go out -- !! |
As you can see, Eli was definitely and "indoor dog" in his past life, and will DEFINITELY be one again -- !! |
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As I get my bags ready to leave, Eli shows a bit of a long face -- |
-- but NOT for long -- !!
As you can see, he's happy as can be here -- !!
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He takes a second to realize his blessings --
-- still smiling -- !!
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-- and then smiles so much it hurts -- !! |
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-- and gives kisses --
-- with that, we're done, and he's home forever -- !!
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Thank you so much, Keri, for making this boy's life complete again --
-- in 3-4 weeks, he'll heave his cast off and will be ready to butt-run around the house -- !!
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The odds of such an adoption are pretty slim, and I am very thankful for adoptors like Keri --
-- Eli is an adult male pit bull with dark coloring and a temporary handicap --
-- and NONE of those issues phase either him or Keri --
-- THAT'S what we like to see -- !!
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Look forward to future updates on this boy, and just compare this picture to the first couple at the top of this page --
-- you KNOW he's happy -- !!
GREAT WORK, ALL!
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Eli is famous!
Well, I got an email last week that our boy, Eli had made it big, and that he was in print -- !!
So, I ordered the book, by Joan Banks of Petfinder.com.
The book features many short stories of dogs' lives that were markedly changed by petfinder and the pups' adopters --
-- it is a great holiday gift, and can be found here.
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So, on to our boy --!!
Here's Eli's story, "A Smilin' Pit Bull", which is chronicled in pictures above, and in print below --
-- here's his story...
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So, Eli (aka Lennox) had a bad stroke of luck, and then a mighty fine one -- !!
I am very happy with the write-up on or boy -- one thing, at the right here, is that Keri was taking Eli to the dog-park -- I have since spoken with her on this, and have pointed out the merits of close, 1-on-1 supervised play instead!
Again, as always, many thanks to the great folks at Petfinder.com -- without it, many rescues, like SPBR, wouldn't work -- !!
Also, please consider purchasing a copy or two for holiday gifts -- or simply getting one for yourself!
Again, the book can be found here.
THANK YOU, ALL!
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