A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}

[Dixie_Flyer]

Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay there until I got too close then he got up on three legs and hobbled away. Just judging I would say he is at least 11 years old. Well back to my story. The next afternoon he wanders into camp and just sits there looking. He looked so sad, so the wife got a bowl of our dog's food and put it down for him and he came over and ate. He then walked over to our dog and the two of them sniffed each other over and then they lay down together for the rest of the afternoon. That night he disappeared.
The next morning he was back and was a little more receptive of me. I looked at his injured leg and found that half of his rear foot was gone. It had healed and was not causing any problem except that he was walking on the stub that was left with no foot pad which causes him to limp. His front teeth were gone except for one canine tooth and it looked decayed. His eyes were tired looking and showing his age. He spent the rest of the day just laying around looking for a handout and by afternoon the campground host came around and saw him. I enquired about the dog and was told he had been there for three years and that most of the campers were tolerant of him and gave him food.
So what to do? Do you pick him up and bring him home or do you let nature take it course. He can't harm anyone, he has no teeth and he isn't a nuisance unless you don't like dogs, and no one seems to mind him being there. He is gentle and likes other animals as seen by his interaction with our dog. He still would not let me touch him but he would eat from my hand. Enough said, what would you do???

On June 28th 2008 Old Fella passed away of complications caused by bone cancer. Fella spent almost three years with his new family and became the icon of rescued old stray dogs. He will be greatly missed but his foot prints have been left in our hearts forever.

Now Charlie, the ten year old rescued Golden Lab has come to be a part of the continuing Old Fella story. (*Note, Charlie took his journey to Rainbow Bridge unexpectedly September 30, 2008)Suzie continues to charm her way into our hearts with her antics as she has grown from a puppy into a young lady. Togther they will carry on the Old Fella legacy. Come join us in their daily lives and be a part of the best feel good thread in RV.NET history. The legacy lives on.


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Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue

[SGTJOE]

Back on April Fools Day I held my Rocky Road Shih Tzu in my arms as he took his last breath. He was the last of my babies. In Sept my Daughter calls me about a dog that needs a loving home. She sent me a picture of him and then brought him down from SLC area to our home in St. George, Utah. The picture didn't show how big he was, he stands 25" to the top of his back. The last dog I had this big was when I was a little kid. He is a white curly LabraDoddle and his name in Noddles. I have never had such a loving dog in all the years I have had one. As big as he is he loves to climb up and cuddle. He even shares my pillow at night. He turned 1 year old on 27 Sept. He minds so good. Right now he is curled around my feet as I type this. Each afternoon we go for a walk in our neighborhood and I always carry treats for all the dogs. He greets all of them as a happy guy and he loves all my neighbors. He has never growled at any of the other dogs and they all like to play with him.

[MetalGator]

Good Afternoon FOOFs

Still trying to get caught up at work after taking a week off. Almost not worth taking the time off since I came home to so much work. I have two more trips planned before the end of the year. One is local and one is an 800 mile trip to Kentucky. I think I might have to take out a loan for fuel. The Kentucky trip is going to be a quick trip. Drive up one day, spend two days there, and then drive home. Wish I could take more time but I have to get back to work. I am going to Kentucky to bring back my 83 year old aunt to see my mom. My aunt can't fly anymore (last time she did she got a collapsed lung) and my mom is having back problems and is in a lot of discomfort. I told them that they weren't spring chickens anymore and they needed to see each other again before it was too late. I volunteered to go get my aunt if one of the family would come to Florida in the spring and get her to take her back to KY. They called my bluff (I wasn't bluffing) so now I have to go get her! :). I am taking a friend of mine with me who is taking care of his elderly parents (93 and 88) as he lives with them and needs to get out of the house for awhile. I will enjoy spending time with him. We have know each other since the 6th grade.

The doggies are doing well. They are getting old now. The Papillons are 12 and the Chihuahua is 11. I wish their ages were more spread out. There are all in good health and get around just fine. I sure do love them.

It's been quiet lately. If you have time, post and let us know how your fur babies are.

Burch

[Scottiemom]

Enjoyed your pictures. Great sounding trip!

Dale

[MetalGator]

What a great trip! Really enjoyed both New Orleans and Navarre Beach. Got home late yesterday afternoon and got the motorhome cleaned up and gassed up this morning for our next adventure. Here are a few pictures from the trip.



This was our spot at French Quarter RV resort. It was walking distance to most places.



The dogs loved the gazebo



Walking around New Orleans.



Our site on the Santa Rosa sound at Navarre Beach



Drove to Pensacola Beach our last day to get some raw oysters.

I am really not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. It will be a long time before I can take a week off again so will have to settle to weekend trips for now.

Burch

[MetalGator]

Made it to New Orleans. Right at 700 miles from my house. We went to the Harrah's casino yesterday afternoon. It's a little over 2 miles from the motorhome so the wife didn't want to want to I drove the Jeep. I won't do that again. Crazy traffic and I had to pay $20 for valet parking for only 4 hours. Will take a taxi or Uber next time.

Not sure what the agenda is today but we will be walking around the French Quarter. Looks like we have good weather until Tuesday as a cold front is coming through that will bring some rain.

Monty did OK the first part of the trip. We stayed overnight in Tallahassee on Friday night and my wife gave him a benadryl and sat on the couch with him for a lot of the trip. He didn't do as well on the 2nd part of the trip. However, he is a happy camper now that we are stopped. The other two dogs (Pinto and Lola) are great travelers and just slept the entire trip.

I'll check in later and try and post some pictures.

Burch

[Scottiemom]

Have a safe trip, Burch. Enjoy your down time!

Dale

[MetalGator]

Well, today is the big day. Starting our trip to New Orleans. I am hoping to leave around 1-1:30pm and have a stop in Tallahassee. We should get to New Orleans early afternoon on Saturday and will be there until next Thursday morning. Then we head to Navarre Beach for two days before coming back home. I am really looking forward to some time off work. This trip will cost me some $$$ because of the fuel prices but I didn't buy the motorhome to keep it parked.

I will check in during the trip. I hope everyone has a great day.

Burch

[Wanderlost]

Obi-Wander is parked. With SU's cancer treatments ongoing, we're not going anywhere. I pat Obi on the "nose" each time I walk by and promise him we'll be traveling again one day.

[MetalGator]

Dernhelm wrote:
Hello FOOFs! Am leaving town soon, Vegas to New Jersey, south to somewhere in Maryland, Georgia, Alabama and then a business stop at my client in Texas on the way back to Vegas. Just a nice little trip.

That's a big "little trip"! At least, it would be for me. The wife and I still work full time and neither of us can take off for more than a week at a time. We are heading to New Orleans from Palmetto, Florida on Friday so that will be a long trip for us.

Burch

[Dernhelm]

Hello FOOFs! Am leaving town soon, Vegas to New Jersey, south to somewhere in Maryland, Georgia, Alabama and then a business stop at my client in Texas on the way back to Vegas. Just a nice little trip.

I asked my poor husband, "Could you please just drill a little hole here and put in this screw?" Over an hour later and now we're waiting for the glue to set. Nothing is ever simple for the poor guy!

Meanwhile I personally fixed the bathroom fan and the air conditioner - buffs nails

[Dernhelm]

DOTLDaddy wrote:

Waynesboro City Park. Intersection of S.Liberty and W.5th street. Give Old Fella a pat on the head for me.:)

Thanks so much for answering this question! I'm headed out next week on what might be my last big solo trip, so I want to swing through and say HI to Old Fella too.

[Scottiemom]

Sounds like you have things under control, Burch. It sounds like the upcoming trip to New Orleans will be fun, except for Monty. LOL

My landscaper came by and fixed up the few things I had out of place from the storm. The access door to the water heater on the front corner of the house blew in. The siding covering it was affixed to dry wall. He said that should never have been. So he went and bought a piece of plywood and fit in into the door frame and then screwed the siding onto it. It's very solid now and should be good for as long as I live here. My motion light had been working, but blew out a couple days after the storm. I asked him to look at it and it had power, but the light was dead. So when he picked up the plywood, he bought a replacement and put it up. It's working great. I like that light because I walk Brendon at night and it lights up under my port. I'm lucky he is willing to do these little extra things that Terry would have taken care of before.

We haven't gotten our debris in the park picked up yet either. I'm not sure if the regular contractor we use will be able to do it. He normally picks up trimmings, etc., but there are a lot of limbs that need to go.

People are now starting to come into the park for the winter. Lots more golf carts going around in the evening.

Take csre fellow FOOFS. Would love to hear from more of you!

Dale

[MetalGator]

Good Morning FOOFs

I am still in clean up mode after hurricane IAN. Had a bunch of oak limbs down. I got all the leaves, twigs and small branches either tied up or in large garbage cans. The county was supposed to pick up yard debris Wednesday but they never came. I am sure they are really running behind. I still have 3 large branches that I will either need to use the chain saw on or wait until the county comes around with the picker trucks. Who knows when that will be.

On top of all the clean up, I am having my house painted. I had to cut back a lot of landscaping and move everything away from the house. I also had to move all of the patio furniture off the porch and into the backyard so he could pressure wash and paint. The house is about 60-70% done. Unfortunately, he hasn't been here in two days because his son is sick. Daycare won't allow him to come and his wife can't get off work. He says he is coming on Saturday to finish. It has been a bit inconvenience as I can't let my dogs out the back sliding doors into the backyard to do their business because he has the glass doors covered with plastic for the painting. The only door I can get out of is the large garage door in front of the house. I have been taking all 3 dogs outside on leases in the front yard. Hopefully I only have one more day of having to do that.

Two weeks from today we leave on our trip to New Orleans. It's 686 miles from my driveway to the French Quarter RV Resort. Looks like gas prices are going higher so the fuel cost will be substantial since I only get about 7mpg in the motorhome. Oh well, I didn't purchase the motorhome to just sit in the garage so we will make the best of it.

Monty won't be happy with me as he doesn't like riding in the motorhome. He loves it when we are destinated but hates the ride. We will be leaving on Friday afternoon and will be staying in Tallahassee on Friday night. That will cut off 4 hours of the drive. We then arrive in New Orleans on Saturday afternoon. Looking forward to getting away from work for a full week.

I hope everyone has a great Friday. We need more people posting on this thread. If you have time, leave a quick note and let everyone know how you are doing.

Burch

[Scottiemom]

Glad you made it through with minimal damage, Burch. I had come over to my son's in Melbourne for the weekend and he wouldn't let me leave! LOL He lives in a concrete house, etc., so we rode it out here. Lots of wind, very strong at times, but I'm sure it wasn't 100 mph. My place in Polk City actually faired nicely. The door on my water heater compartment had the siding blown in, but it was all there. A downspout is laying on the ground next to my RV port. My landscaper was over yesterday and got everything back in order. There were a couple ports that sustained damage, but the manufactured houses all made it through. I was amazed at that. I am headed back home this morning. Our water and power was off for 12 hours, so everything should be good. We didn't lose anything here in Melbourne.

Stay safe everyone.

Dale

[Martyn]

MetalGator wrote:
What a day yesterday was. We had wind gusts over 100mph. My front yard is trashed with leaves and branches from my two oak trees. I had one little leak around my skylight in my kitchen but other than that, no damage from hurricane Ian. There is a mobile home park down the street and parts of it look like a war zone. My father in law lives there and his place was spared but his neighbors place lost the roof. The clubhouse roof got peeled off and is laying in the road. Lots of poor people are displaced right now. I have lived in Florida all my life and this was the worst storm we have gone through.

Burch

Glad you made it through relatively unscathed. We know how it feels, after having gone through Michael, here, 4 years ago. My heart goes out to all those folks who are suffering right now.