Bud is expected to be here somewhere around the end of August, once he is past all of his heartworm treatments and tests. He was a homeless dog, abandoned in the woods in Arkansas, he apparently was living outside.
Bud is 10 months old, he looks puppyish to me. He is said to be shy of men, affectionate, quiet and sick. Heartworm is no fun for dogs, and neither is the treatment. The idea is to poison the worms but keep the heart going. I wish him well.
We are excited about his coming, but there is so much happening in our lives that we sometimes forget about him for a day or so, and then one or the other of us – mostly me – will say brightly, “hey, we have a new dog coming.”
Bud is the legacy of Gus, and that does continue.
Gus is still very much alive in our hearts.
We wanted to continue our Small Dog Adventure, and we will now. I wish it could have been with another dog of Robin Gibbons, but that was not in the cards.
I think Bud is a tired and beat-up creature with a heart that needs some repair, just like me. With every photo Carol sends me, I feel I get to know him better, and this is the first time I’ve seen him with an ear up.
I’m impressed with the rescue group, the Friends Of Homeless Animals/RI. I feel they will take good care of Bud until it is my turn.
Gus is in the final stages of his heartworm treatment, I thank Carol Johnson of FOHA/RI for keeping me informed and sending me photos.