endless years. A chain attached to a dog house on one end, and to
a choke collar (when will people get that "Choke collar" means
exactly that: if caught on something and the dog panics, the dog
will choke to death) on the other end.
Bandit's person lived in a house up the hill to the left. Bandit spent
lonely days and long, bitterly cold nights on the hard wood floor of
his dog house.
Finally, Bandit's fate changed, although he almost didn't survive it.
His owner went to the hospital to die, and Bandit was left to starve
to death, alone, and unable to free or feed himself.
Thankfully, a neighbor heard Bandit's distressed barking one day,
and discovered him emaciated and covered with sores on his
neck from the choke chain. She fed him for 5 days, and realized
that no one was coming back for him.
The Humane Society told the kind neighbor that they would simply
euthanize him (there were too many young, healthy dogs being
killed for lack of homes to hold on to a middle-aged starving dog
who knew of nothing but life on a chain.) The Humane Society
recommended that the neighbor call The Poodle Preserve.
(Interestingly enough, the caring neighbor who saved Bandit's life
recently informed me that the large tree to which Bandit was
chained blew down, and no doubt would have killed or seriously
injured Bandit had he still been there.)
that he spent every minute of every day shackled,
alone, and exposed to frigid temperatures is almost
inconceivable. Even though I didn't have room for
Bandit here, I could not walk away and leave him on
that chain a moment longer.
He was brought to The Poodle Preserve, then nursed
back to health, wormed, fed, and neutered when he
was well enough.
happy, playful, good-natured, patient, tolerate, and
devoted. He loves the freedom of a huge fenced yard and
being able to enter the house whenever he wants to do so.
Bandit has gone from a serious, emotionally shut-down
dog (how else could he have survived?), to a dog who
loves life and loves to play with his fellow dogs. What little
effort it takes to end another being's suffering and
loneliness, and what inconceivable thoughtlessness to
make Bandit live on the end of a chain for 6 endless years.
company and for play (which he didn't get to enjoy for so
many years). He deserves to be part of a family, and to
be cherished .
Bandit is a Boxer/Foxhound mix . He is neutered,
heartworm negative, healthy, and weighs 60 lbs. He is 6
yrs old, and has many years of love to give and life to
celebrate ahead of him.
Bandit is a truly special, kind, noble, good-natured,
once-in-a-lifetime dog.
Thanks to a write-up in the local newspaper about Bandit, he now has a fabulous new
home.
Bandit lives on 35 fenced acres of paradise. He has dog company, sleeps on the
couch, and a retired couple to give him all the love he so richly deserves. Bandit will
never go hungry again or know the weight of a chain. He will never be lonely again,
and lives a life of comfort and joy.
Thank you Lynn & Tim for giving Bandit such a wonderful life and for making my dreams
come true!
I could not have imagined a more perfect home for Bandit.
