He was a neglect case that was finally surrendered to Cheaha after a few good neighbors made a stink and wouldn't let his mistreatment go. He'd been put in the yard with no human contact for I think 3 years. He didn't always have food, water, or shelter, and he was sick with a horrible ear infection when he was turned in. He wasn't doing well in the shelter. He was shutting down, and getting aggressive with the staff when they tried to treat his ears.
When he came here, Shaun and I had to drug him in order to muzzle him in order to treat his ears. That was twice a day, every day. The problem was that he was so smart and he didn't like being drugged, so he started to pick everything we tried to feed him apart. Thankfully, he started to realize that we didn't want to hurt him, so we started being able to hold a treat in front of him, treat his ears, and then give it to him, no drugs or muzzle needed. He never liked it, but started tolerating it.
He's been a work in progress. I wasn't too sure about him at first. His face isn't as expressive as my dogs, and he doesn't have a tail, so he was hard to read at first. He also can't hear well due to damage from his ear infection, and I'm honestly not sure he can see well, either. So he's a weird one, but he's come a long way in 6 months. We just take precautions when doing new things to him.
He would honestly be a foster failure for me, but one of the people who were involved in his initial rescue wants him, and they went through a lot to find me, check on him, and arrange the adoption. Since I have so much going on between school and work, it would be nothing short of wrong to deprive this dog of the good life that is waiting for him in Virginia. The wife is flying in Tuesday and driving him home on Wednesday, if that tells you how badly they want him.
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