Meet Our own deaf
Dane Ambassador
Gender - male- Age/DOB - Unk - ~ 2 yr. maybe
- Height at the shoulder -
- Weight - 143 lb.
- Spayed/Neutered - soon
- Taken in on - 4/25/04
- Available as of - 5/25/04
- Housebroken - Yes
- Obedience trained - Some
- Good with other dogs - Unk
- with cats - Unk
- with kids - Unk
- with the elderly - probably
- Temperament - Very sweet. Can be a bit timid or fearful at times. Calm and quiet guy.
We
just got Brutus in. He is not deaf. He was running stray
and appears to have been dumped in a wooded area near a development. He
was loose for at least a couple weeks, sleeping in backyards and living
off food folks left out for him. We do not know much about him at all
yet. He goes to the vet tomorrow to see about an eye infection and for
an overall check up. He shows some indications of possible abuse, but
he is a very mild mannered boy and reasonably well trained it seems. He
will sit on command and lays down in his bed when told (most of the
time). He is clearly happy to be inside where it is warm nd dry, and
where he has a nice soft comfy bed to sleep on.
Update 4/1/04 - We
went to the vet and the eye problem is not an infection, he has
entropion in that eye. This is a condition where the eyelid curls
inward and the lashes rub on the eye itself, irritating it. Eventually
this can lead to blindness, but he doesn't have any permanent damage
yet, so if we get this fixed he will be fine. Surgery is required to
fix this. It should cost about $150 to do both the upper and lower
lids. He has a 3rd dewclaw, on a rear leg, and we will have the removed
at the same time. He showed some signs of a general allergy, but
nothing too serious. He had some mild irritation between the pads of
his feet (called pododermatitis) but that is clearing up. We got some
medicated shampoo to wash his feet with and that seems to be doing the
trick, that and allowing his feet to dry which was not happening when
he was outside all the time. Other than that he seems to be in
generally good health. We will get him neutered here soon too. He is
trained, well behaved, generally calm, gets along well with our other
dogs, though the other intact male and he can get into arguments now
and then. He is perfectly potty trained and knows not to get on the
furniture. He loves a good cuddle, and is always willing to spend some
quality time getting loved up, but he isn't needy that way. All in all
he is a great dog and we can not imagine why anyone would have gotten
rid of him, let alone dumped him like this.
Click here to fill
out an application to adopt Brutus or any of the
DDRI dogs.
We will post additional photos of Brutus as time goes by, so check
back often.
And if you have any questions about Brutus or any of our dogs,
email us or call us at
541-746-0863
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