2011-April 28, 2025
Zaphod was a once in a life time dog. He was special, and he stole the heart of everyone who met him.
He was a German Shepherd mix, who loved belly rubs, playing fetch, he loved, loved his ball Precious, getting brushed, swimming and making people happy. His history wass clearly mixed with some abuse when he thought he was in trouble (sometimes it was Lee getting scolded), he would cower, waiting for a beating. Overtime he was less reactive, although he never learned to feel comfortable with people with sticks.
He suffered from allergies, chicken and environmental. He was prone to ear infections and suffered from them greatly.
His last 2 years of life were marked with severe arthritis. While this curbed his playing fetch, and actual swimming (he still loved to be in the lake), it didn't stop him from wandering slowly to the neighbours or into the bush to explore. His old age brought about more selective hearing, hard to know if it was deafness or comfort.
His last 2 years of life were marked with severe arthritis. While this curbed his playing fetch, and actual swimming (he still loved to be in the lake), it didn't stop him from wandering slowly to the neighbours or into the bush to explore. His old age brought about more selective hearing, hard to know if it was deafness or comfort.
He was quiet and gentle and his presence will remain in our hearts forever.
He was a very good boy.
Poor baby! One of our rescues, Monty, had been severely beaten when we adopted him at six weeks of age. He was permanently damaged, physically and emotionally. He broke m heart because he tried so hard but was s broken.
ReplyDeletePoor baby! One of our rescues, Monty, had been severely beaten when we adopted him at six weeks of age. He was permanently damaged, physically and emotionally. He broke m heart because he tried so hard but was s broken.
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