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Milford's Backyard

Entry 14.November.2004

Milford officially became ours this weekend. He was mauled by two very neglected very large mean dogs. I will not name a breed. Some people just shouldn't be allowed to keep dogs. Anyway, I somehow managed to pull the dogs off of him so he could escape. He ran off in terror and hid from me. He usually comes with bouyant enthusiasm when I call. He was in shock. We are fortunate to live in a college town with a vet school, so we raced him over there and had a doctor with him in about 15 minutes. They shaved his little head. His hair was just starting to look real cool and shaggy and grown out for winter. He has punctures all over his face, head and neck. I shaved down the rest of his torso. He's pretty beat up. I know we got off really lucky, but he's still a little mess. The shock lasted a few hours...I think he can't remember the attack. He is a heavy, feet twitching dreamer, and he hasn't had any bad crying dreams...so maybe he will be free from traumatic memories.
The attacking dogs were taken to the pound yesterday. One is obviously very ill with heart worms so bad that they rasp against his lungs when he breathes. The other had no shelter from the Florida sun. Hopefully they will be shown mercy and not returned to their neglectful owner.
Milford's new haircut looks like something out of Dr Seuss. He shivers in the cold, so is now wearing a sweatshirt and is rather toasty. Poor little funny bald puppy! We are so blessed to have him in our lives.