a dog story to melt your heart

Hi everyone: In '93 my fiance said he wanted a big dog named Butkus. A week later he was killed and I took 2 weeks off. My 1st day back, I heard cars braking and saw a big dog in the street. I called him; he ran to me. He had an open wound on his front leg and expired tags from another county. I tracked down the "owner" but for 2 weeks the dog kept returning to me. The wound swelled badly from infection. He cowered when people gestured with their hands. I knew he needed help and decided to take him to the vet. He was found to have 2 kinds of worms, was infested with fleas and required 3 weeks of antibiotics.

I contacted a local rescue that said if he was unlicensed and loose I could keep him. I knew this was Butkus and since his dewclaws were bright red and he wasn't neutered, it was back to the vet. Dewclaws were necrotic.

Everyday I walked Butkus and day after day we got a little stronger. Soon he no longer cowered. He was 85 pounds when he found me but thrived and reached 124 pounds. We went on many adventures together, the biggest was building a new future.

In '95, Butkus was drawn to a small mixed breed dog down the street. Sadie and her owner, Scott, began joining us on our daily walks. Butkus started sneaking down the alley to visit Sadie and her owner would call. Butkus then began trying to pull me up the steps when we passed Scott's house. We began to date and after 2 years we were engaged. It was only then that he told me had been feeding dog biscuits (and sometimes steak) to Butkus during those early visits.

When Butkus was about 10 years old, he started to fall during walks, I knew it was time for goodbye. 6 weeks after our son was born, a vet came to the house. Butkus died in my arms, surrounded by family, friends and his beloved friend, Sadie.

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If you live locally to Hamilton Hall and you have a dog that needs re homing, is house trained at least - or you cannot afford to feed because of the present financial climate, have a chat with me her - 01202-399227 - and let's see if we can help.

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