Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Meet The Gimp aka Melonhead


Well it was bound to happen. We decided to donate all of our old dog Shadow's posessions to the local Boxer rescue. While we were there this mug attached himself to us like a leech from Thatcher Woods slough. So we decided to adopt him. We had planned on adopting another Boxer at some point after Shadows passing but not as early as we did. But.. this guy would not let us leave without him.

According to the folks at Boxer Rebound, he was found running around Southern Illinois with a dislocated hip as well as a mild case of heartworm. Thanks to them he is heartworm free now and has had the necesary surgery done to fix his back leg. Right now he limps a lot due to atrophy of the leg muscle but that should clear up in a few months with proper exercise.

Kudos to all the hard work the folks at Boxer Rebound are doing for the rescue and care of this fantastic breed of dog. They still have a boatload of Boxers looking for good homes and are always aquiring more (sadly) to replace the ones that they do manage to find good caring homes for.

The expense and time they put into caring for these dogs homes in the meantime is astronomical as well and they heartily accept donations monetary and otherwise.

For further info check out their website at

http://www.boxerrebound.com


And believe me its so much fun to tell the kids "Bring out the Gimp" when he needs to go outside

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