For those of you that don't already know, a couple of weeks ago I picked up a stray from the side of the road. Now, if I had the funds and the time I would stop for every dog I passed but since I don't, I have had to man up a bit and only stop for those that are not capable of looking after themselves.  The reason I stopped for this little girl was she was sitting on the side of the road, a speeding van came round the corner and narrowly missed her but she didn't move, she only cowered waiting for the impact. I knew I had to move her to somewhere a bit safer. As I picked her up she froze, talking to her in a very soft voice helped her relax and it was only then that I realised there was a problem with her eyes. One was a pale blue and the other was too large for her socket, it looked as if it was ready to burst! She was obviously very tired, the second she realised I had no intention of hurting her she fell asleep in my arms. I went about my daily business with this little girl in the back of our pet taxi. After finishing my visit to the Calahonda area I took her straight to the vet. We had to have her checked out because her eyes were not the only problem. She had a fractured leg which had healed in the wrong place making it shorter than her other hind leg. She had a skin problem and expected leishmaniasis as well. We agreed that if she tested positive for leishmaniasis then it would be kinder to put her to sleep. That was a very long night without sleep for me, I have never bonded with a dog so quickly and felt very responsible for her. Thankfully the test came back negative so we began treating her. She really responded well to treatment and started to come out of her shell very quickly, meeting the other dogs and even play bowing to me and Donna without really knowing where we were. Luckily we had some help from some of the small but amazing charities down here on the coast including Joe from Animals In Distress who was a invaluable source of information and the ladies from the GSPCA. My sister very kindly donated funds for Blinkys vet bills and we had offers from others too....you know who you are!  We had a course on for dog trainers and we were very lucky to have the girls from the GSPCA attending but not only do the girls deal with Animal Cruelty prevention but they also run Shady Paws which is a small self funded rescue that deals with dogs that have special needs, everything from blind dogs to those that make me look handsome. At the end of a very long intensive training course they took Blinky back to Shady Paws with them :-( I thought that if we couldn't find her a home she would at least live out her days in safety without pain. But wait........remember me telling you about Joe the Spanish man with a dodgy accent? He only found this girl a brand new home in Holland with a lady that has experience of blind dogs! I'm going to miss this gorgeous little character but now Blinky will have a human all of her own to train!  Joe, I can't thank you enough for your help I am stupidly happy! |
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