Dog Chained His Whole Life Is Finally Free

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[Farmer-Rick]

1. It's not just the dirt that poor dog suffered

The dirt probably actually helped with temperature regulation and pests. From the looks of the dog, he hardly got fed. Poor thing.

[Iliyah]

2. Owner loved his dog?

So glad he was found and now treated well . . .

[Scarsdale]

3. I rescued a dog that had

been chained for 2 years in a yard. People going to the beauty parlor next door fed him treats. The owners would leave for a weekend, he had little food and his water dish was frozen. The Humane Society was there, telling them they HAD to provide shelter for him. He finally got a plywood doghouse. I asked if I could take him, since the Humane Society was threatening them with taking him away. I took him right to the vet. He had hook worms and ear mites really severe. Got him all cleaned up. My husband fell in love with him, he had only seen him from a distance. Our female dog was not so impressed! She finally calmed down, and Spike made himself at home. Wonderful dog, loved everyone. He made a new friend every time I took him for a walk. He loved car rides, and was very well behaved. His previous owners do not know what they gave up. He was German shepherd/Rotttweiler mix. He was 2 when we got him, and had to have him put to sleep at 9 1/2, when he was diagnosed with bone cancer. Wonderful, loveable guy. These dogs are well worth saving. I can never understand WHY people adopt animals, then neglect them. Anyway, we gave our Spike 7 1/2 years of a loving home.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Kudos to you, wonderful rescue story

And both you and the pup ended up having a wonderful life together. And I don't understand this either, why anyone would adopt a pet if they didn't really want one. I've adopted rescue dogs, myself, mostly senior pups. Two of my dogs had the misfortune of having owners who died, but the eldest was my beloved Barney. He'd been a stud dog at a "commercial kennel" and when he got too old, they had no more use for him. He was rescued ad fostered by a terrific woman who does so much good in rescue. Barney had never lived with people and wasn't housebroken when she got him. When he found me three months later, he was the best dog ever. They said he was 10 or 11 when I got him and I had him for 8 wonderful years. He was a beautiful cocker spaniel.

[Scarsdale]

14. Barney sounds like a "keeper".

It is as though these animals know they have been saved, and appreciate it. Spike was such a sweetheart, a couple of ladies from the beauty parlor came over to visit him. We have a large fenced in back yard, so he was finally free of his chain. We loved that guy so very much. Our female vet used to sit down on the floor to pet him, getting smothered with kisses. He won everyone over, except the original owners is seems.

[Butterflylady]

4. OMG, he's so beautiful!

What a difference

[eclecticdyslexic]

5. Gosh darn it, who's slicing onions?

Awesome video; thanks for posting.

[PatrickforO]

6. Good for Django! But bad on all of us.

As a species we suck at taking care of dogs and cats. Sure, ours are all lucky to be in our own homes, but think of how many animals live horrible lives like Django did.

Well, at least he's OK now. And that is good.

[lambchopp59]

7. Tears of joy watching that

and bewilderment at animal owners who neglect their needs like Django experienced.
Caleb was found wandering Madera county 10 years ago now. The SPCA there hauls their animals to the bay area where they get a better adoption rate. Large dogs were not getting adopted though, I was seeking exactly this profile of animal for a service dog, having some difficulties after extensive surgeries. It was only by happenstance that I had given up for the day, after 3 weeks of looking for the right dog to fill my requirements, was driving back down the peninsula when I had a craving for some Chinese take-out, and pulled up a place to stop on the GPS. About one block from my original destination, here was a chain pet store with a banner out front "adoption event today". It was love at first sight, mutually, and the adoptions people picked up on that. They just fell all over me for adopting Caleb because he was running out of chances, would have been euthanized that week.
He's up in years now, and I keep him terribly spoiled. 110 pounds of boundless joy to come home to every day.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Why can't I see anything in the post? I just see the title?

[hunter]

9. Our husky was a chain dog.

He still had marks around his neck when we adopted him, and soon had to have a few teeth removed, broken from chewing on his chain.

When we brought him into our home it was clear he'd never been in a house before.

He was a difficult dog at first and cost us thousands of dollars.

Now he's a big friendly cuddle monster.

I'm sure he was sold by some backyard breeder to people who didn't know what trouble huskies can be. They couldn't handle him so they put him on a chain.

Here's an article about huskies that's accurate in our own experience:

https://foreverhusky.org/husky-101/escape-artists.html

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. What about the other dogs they passed by

when taking Django from that place? They are all equally thin. Am I the only person, including the rescuer, that saw them?

[Bayard]

11. I saw that too...

What about all those guys? This person should definitely not have animals.

[smirkymonkey]

18. I noticed that too.

I am so happy for Django, but still worried about those pets who were left behind. Very grateful to this wonderful man who rescued that sweet dog, but I hope he alerted an agency about the other ones.

Wishing you a very happy, long life Django!

[Bayard]

12. When we got our second Great Pyrenees,

The Humane Society called us because we had missed out on one a few months previous.

I went in the kennel with him--Duke--and he was so afraid. Finally after an hour, got him to get closer for treats, and a leash. They had shaved his hair because he was so matted when he came in. Owner surrender because they, 'just couldn't deal with him anymore". He kept escaping, as Pyr's will do if you don't know the breed. They had a four foot fence. So they chained him inside that with one of those spike collars. He still had open wounds around his neck. He still escaped a few times from our fence (major panic!), but we made everything 6 ft. We have about 3 acres fenced in.

Dukie Boy is now 7, we've had him 3 years. He is an oh-so-happy, healthy kid! He plays endlessly with the other 2 rescue Pyr's, and is a constant companion, laying at my feet right now. That's him on the right in my avatar.

[JuJuYoshida]

15. How do they get the owner to give up the dog?

Threaten them with animal abuse charges?

[Codeine]

16. Hard to believe that's the same dog.

What a handsome boy he is now.

[panader0]

17. What a wonderful rescuer. He saved Django.

[UniteFightBack]

19. Great ending for that pup! Thank you caring people. nt