Little Man became a part of our family about 3 months ago. We were unequipped to deal with the mounting obstacles that jumped in our way at every turn. We are determined to KEEP our new family member but still face challenges.
His story:
His original owner had him from a small pup. Abandoned along the side of the road he nursed the boy back from death into a strong lively, albeit hyper dog and did everything with him. They were each other's lives. little man would fiercely protect his owner with his life. In 2019, A burgler entered the home while the owner was sleeping and Little man chased him back out the door, getting shot in the process. His owner stayed by his side day and night until he recovered. Those vet bills ate up the money that he saved for his eye operation. Little mans eyelashes grow backwards. INTO his eyeballs. Its a condition called trichaisis. Fast forward to march 2020 the owner contracts COVID and passes away. The owner was our renter and friend we had let live on our property. He lived on our land in his own trailer. l
ittle man lost his Father. The man he protected and who protected him. Staunchly defensive of his home it became evident that Little Man had few options. Another acquaintance of our friend who passed. Said he would take little man and keep him. My husband and I were unsure how smart this was but as we have a 9 year old and many animals ourself we had to believe he would be okay. Fast forward to a year later and my husband was told that Little Man had been left abandoned chained to a tree with the "friend" nowhere to be seen. The Local authorities were trying to get him off the chain and into a crate but it wasn't fairing well. My husband rushed to where Little man had been kept and thankfully he was recognized and was able to peacefully get Little Man under control... They advised that because he was so aggressive, he would just be taken and put down. As everyone was scared of the big dog.
And that's when we acquired the newest member of our family. Unfortunately my husband is the only one that can care for him. He was so starved for attention and affection he is overzealous. Knocking everyone down trying to get even a small scratch behind his ear from our family. NOONE IS ALLOWED IN OUR YARD. He has no tolerance for other beings.. which makes life very hard on us all. We attempt to give him as much affection as he will allow. But the risks to my children grow daily. From headbutting knockouts to a ambitious nip I fear for my son. However, we are determined to fix the pain and suffering of our wonderful boy and keep him. We have explored every option every path every solution we come up with requires varying degrees of rather large costs. First and foremost his eyes, could you imagine how grumpy you would be with eyelashes growing backwards. The surgery is 2300 per eye. I about fell to the floor. We are both unemployed. taking the small odd jobs that come our way. Secondly is having a privacy run. And this may seem extravagant. I assure you this will be saving lives daily; my animals included. And Third we have to either change our behaviour, his behaviour, or both. He lived on a chain a very heavy thick chain tied around that tree for a year and a half after his original owner died. So confused already at why his companion in life no longer wanted to see him. He still has many years I plan on trying to reward him for the amazing loyalty he has shown through all of this. Please help with his surgery at the very least so we can start making him feel home. I am vowing to make this his last home he ever needs.
