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Duke

Gender- Male

Age - 18 months

DOB - 09/19/01

Height at the shoulder - 34"

Weight - 99 lb

Spayed/Neutered - Yes

Taken in on - 03/26/03

Available as of - Unknown

Housebroken - Yes

Obedience trained - Some

Good with other dogs - Yes

with cats - Unknown

with kids - Yes

with the elderly - Yes

Temperament - excellent, very loving and friendly a sweet dog but is currently very sick and we do not yet know why

Comments

We just took Duke in and so far our entire focus with him has been to figure out what is making him so sick, so there isn't too much we can say about him at this point. He has some training, seems to get along with all the other dogs just fine. He has had two homes in his 18 months and his last owners loved him a lot. They just weren't able to care for a dog as sick as he is. He is very underweight right now, I'd say 30-40 lb. under his best weight maybe.

He is very affectionate.. He is so sick right now that any assessment of his temperament would be pointless. However he is getting along fine with the other 9 dogs we have. He has some symptoms that seem to point to wobblers, but he also has other things going on so we do not think a wobblers diagnosis is correct at this point. We have gotten some blood work done and he has an elevated globulin level which may point to either cancer or some sort of infection.

If we are able to get his major health issues under control, he will also need surgery on his eyes to correct his entropion.

Until his medical condition is understood and controlled, we are not making Duke available for adoption. However he desperately needs a sponsor or angel to help with his medical expenses. If you can help with his medical expenses, or would like to be his sponsor, please send him an email and let him know.

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We will post additional photos of Duke as time goes by, so check back often.
And if you have any questions about Duke or any of our dogs, email us or call us at 541-746-0863

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