Change of plans

[Eddie]

 
The weather continued to get colder.  I fed him six times a day, not just dry dog food, but seared fatty lamb, venison, all kinds of good food, and he inhaled it quickly. 



The third day, the temperature dropped down to 12F (-11C), and it was too cold, even with the blankets we had put in the straw shelter, and over the opening, so I had to go out and buy a $100 dog crate so we could keep him in our garage.  He was such a sweet, good-natured dog.  He would just go into the crate without complaint.  Despite his emaciated condition, he was still strong, and would drag me around when I walked him. 

Our local animal shelter is closed on Sunday and Monday.  On that Tuesday morning, I called the animal shelter, and after discerning that they wouldn't euthanize him, I took him to the shelter.  They held him for the required 5 days to allow the owner to claim him, and when that didn't happen, they put him up for adoption, and showed him on their web site.  I am happy and proud to say, that he was adopted on the first day he was eligible for adoption.  He had managed to gain some weight and the first family that viewed him took him home.  So there is a happy ending!