Birthday: February 1st 2006 Likes: running around the dog park with his bros & friends and coming home to snuggle on the couch Pet-Peeves: recovering from surgeries Favorite Toy: the rope Favorite Walk: they're all his favorite, as long as he gets to go Best Tricks: walking on his two front legs--capoeira style Arrival Story: My name is Eric and my dog's name is Harvey. I found Harvey about 2 years ago while walking my other 2 dogs at night by a park. He was in a bush wincing and covered in oil with a rope attached to him that looked chewed up at the end. All I saw where the white of his eyes. He came out of the bush limping and seemed to be begging me to help him. I could only imagine what this poor guy had been though.
I was a block from my house so I walked and he followed with my encouragement. When I opened my house door my wife looked at what I had found and started crying. We both wiped our tears and loaded him in the car to go to animal control emergency. When we arrived there we explained that we would like to turn him in to get help and if nobody claims him we would be interested in adopting him. She said that due to the fact that he is a pit bull mix and has injuries he will surely be put down if we turn him over. We said thanks for the straight information and promptly turned around and walked out. On the way home we were both very silent then I turned around to the poor guy and said “if you are cool with our cat Jackson you can stay with usâ€Â. When we got home I brought him inside and held his leash while Jackson walked up to him and sniffed his nose. Harvey turned to me as if to ask me “is that ok?†We said “ok little guy, your homeâ€Â. We gave him a nice bath, a little food and laid him next to our bed.
The next day my wife took him to our vet and he said Harvey had broken both back legs from what looked like being hit by a car maybe 8 weeks before. He had Giardia and was severely underweight. His back right leg had a severed tarsal bone and would probably need surgery. He put Harvey’s leg in a cast and said to openly feed him. For the next six weeks that is what I did, feed him and of course I began to love him. Never having a pit bull before I was amazed and the looks and comments about this breed I would get in my own neighborhood. People were telling me this dog would eventually kill my other dogs and that he was a special needs dog that I probably would not be able to handle. All I knew is that when I looked into his eyes I knew this gentle dog that we named Harvey had more soul than so many people I had met in this world. He was and is a trooper with so much heart and love that gives me inspiration in my own life. Today he is an ambassador of the breed and we fight intolerance and ignorance together by example when we are at the dog park or anywhere in public. Forums Motto: Love Bug I've Been On Dogster Since:
