"trooper" has a heck of a story.....
some people rented the house behind me for a few months. they had this dog, and a puppy. long story short the people got evicted and left the dogs. the two dogs had been very mis-treated, and neglected. the small puppy had a chain wrapped around his neck, and as he grew, the chain never got adjusted and was embedded in his neck, which had to be surgically removed.
"trooper" had a childs belt wrapped around his neck. he was tied to a raw cable, which had his neck severely chewed up and infected. the backs of his ears were really bad from the cable rubbing him. he sat in the animal shelter for a while, being held in the animal cruelty case.
"trooper" and the puppy were left for dead in the back yard of the house next door for 4 days. no food, no water, no shelter, no shade, and only 6 feet of cable to move on each. i fed and watered them the whole time, and ended up making friends with "trooper". the day after the dogs were taken by animal control, i made phone call after phone call trying to track this dog down. i finally found him, and was told he couldnt be released because he was being held as evidence. i left my contact information after being told it could take months before he could be released. this morning i got a call to come pick him up. he has been cared for and fed, and doesnt even look like the shriveled up dog i remember.
i have named him "trooper", and we are gonna have some good times fishing, hunting, running around at the river, and riding in the truck! "trooper" gets a new life, and we are gonna make the best of it!