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Leave a bone for Bill
Nicknames:
William Shatner
Doggie Dynamics:
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Likes:
Bill LOVES to hike, he also likes to bite me...
Pet-Peeves:
Bill doesn't know what to do with children.
Favorite Toy:
A rubber chicken, of course
Favorite Food:
Macaroni and Cheese...more cheese pleez!
Arrival Story:
Read about Bill and his friends on his blog, http://happytailsbooks.com/blog.ht m
In 2008, two year old Bill was released from a puppy mill breeder and put out to auction after spending the first two years of his life sitting in a cage. When Mid-America Boston Terrier Rescue took him into their care he was in horrible shape. Overweight and terrified, he simply cowered in the back of his crate.
Bill Boston Terrier
He was adopted out, but then quickly returned due to his poor psychological state. The family wanted a dog to play ball with, but all Bill could do was shiver and shake. It may seem callous, but they knew they hadn't the patience or desire to embark on the long road to rehab, and ultimately did the right thing by returning him to the rescue group.
As if things weren't bad enough for Bill, tragedy struck again when he and another female Boston broke free from their foster home’s yard. The female, a socialite, was recovered within minutes. Bill, on the other hand, confused and afraid, went into hiding. He hid so well that he eluded an intensive community search brigade and somehow surviving for three weeks, alone in a woodlands area where coyotes have dens. When he was finally spotted by a jogger, he weighed thirteen pounds down from twenty-three, and was only a quarter mile from where he first escaped! Captured and delivered to a shelter, he was so hurt, sickly and scared that the shelter didn’t even know if they could save him.
Fortunately, Bill’s micro-chip reunited him with his foster family. The shelter and the family jointly decided he deserved a chance. Bill began the long road to rehab with a deadness in his eyes. He barely moved or even looked around. A deep gash on his front leg required bi-weekly visits to the vet for bandage changes and laser treatments to help stimulate healing, but this physical injury was nothing compared to the tremendous psychological trauma poor Bill had been exposed to his entire life. He was so scared, that for the first few months back in foster care he had to be carried outside to potty. As the pattern continued it seemed Bill would never find happiness; but then, after four months, a glimmer of hope appeared...
Boston Terrier Sick
With the help of other dogs at the dog park and a fantastic trainer, Bill began to come around. He transitioned from waiting to leave at the dog park gate, to becoming the star quarterback (kind of like that movie “Rudy”--he's small but fierce!). With positive reinforcement training, daily "drags" turned into races and potty time became an exciting moment to dance around about.
These days, the first thing people notice about Bill is how his right hind leg flies out sideways as he sprints to greet them with a big smile on his face. This has nothing to do with his injuries, he’s just trying to run and wag his stubby little corkscrew tail at the same time. Bill’s always trying to do two things at once to make up for his lost "puppyhood," like bark and yawn at the same time when the car arrives at his favorite trailheads! He runs up rocks like a mountain goat and rolls down hills like a ninja, all the while making sure that his mommy is close by to share in the fun.
The light in this world burns brighter now that it has returned to Bill’s eyes. This gentle, loving lost soul has been found, and has since touched the hearts of everyone who meets him.
Forums Motto:
http://happytailsbooks.com/blog.htm
The Groups I'm In:
Boston Terrier, Broward County Boston Terrier Meetup Group, Happy Tails Books, Mismarked Bostons? Pish posh, Pawsatively Bostylicious
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I need Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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