










We would like you to meet Mel. He was brought to us
on Saturday, February 10th by two young men who,
while driving through the country, saw a box on the side
of the road with what looked like a tail sticking out of
one side. They went back to check to see what was in
the box. Inside they found a dog that was so weak he
could not stand. A farmer drove by and stopped also,
he said that he saw the people dump the dog in the box
about two weeks ago. So, for two weeks this little guy
has been in this box while the temperature has been
below freezing with no food, no water, and before these
young men stopped, no one to care.
two hours with small amounts of food to avoid him
getting bloat from eating too much at once.
He went to the vet and what we found was awful. This
young man could not get out of the box because
someone had shot him in the back end shattering his
right rear leg. The bullet has also taken a chunk out
of his other rear leg. The bullet is from a riffle and is
rather large. It is lodged just the other side of his
intestines and has gone through his colon. The wound
is estimated to be about two weeks old and is healing
though not altogether correctly, it is getting better.
Because of his weak state we cannot perform any
surgeries at this time. He is about 12 lbs under weight,
and in desperate need of love and care. He is
extremely gentle and house trained, he likes all other
animals and has been great with our pets. Mel
appears to be about two years old and a beagle mix.
His medical needs will be taken care of before he will
be allowed to go home but we hope that someone out
there who loves dogs will be touched by his story and
reach out to him. He will need a stable home, with lots
of love, and tenderness.
There is more to this young mans horrors to tell you.
Someone has injured his little pee pee and it does not
work right which causes him to pee on his leg when he
goes outside. Mel has too many scars on his body
for us to count but the one thing he does still have is
forgiveness. He has accepted us and allowed us to
handle him in any way we need though he must still be
in pain. His tail wags gently every time we touch him.
His brown eyes look up to us for help and we intend to
give him the very best home a dog could have until
another home earns this young man.
You may click on any of the pictures on the left to
enlarge them.
We don't understand the people in this world who could
do such awful things to a little dog that can't even
scream for help. Nor do we understand how so many
could have passed that box by knowing what was
inside.
2/20/2007
As seen on KMOV, Channel 4 News
|
Dog that survived being shot, starved, abandoned now in loving home
|
1/26/2008
Mel is one of the happiest dogs you will ever meet. He loves his new family
so much and they just beem with pride as he runs and plays to show off.
Mel is Daddy's Little Boy
|
Mel loves to dance with his Mommy, Priscilla
|
Mel and Pinky. Pinky is a beautiful Irish Setter. She is a senior who has difficulty with her
vision and hearing. But Mel has learned to assist her and watch out for her. When Mom
and Dad are coming home... Mel will stand over Pinky and continue to bark until Pinky
wakes up so he can tell her that they are home.