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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[Martyn]

Snow at my place - snow clearing equipment is shown! :B

[campingshadow]

We had snow in our area of Texas as well. I took these pics yesterday when we had the most. It is now almost all melted already. But we are supposed to get more on Wed. BTW....it is so much fun to disconnect a frozen water hose....drag it in the RV and thaw it out and then hook it back up in 20 degree weather....teach me to forgot to leave the water running!!!

This is the view from my front door to where I work (such a long distance to work!)


I was standing on Interstate 20 at 10 am ...in the traffic lane taking this picture. This is a major East/West freeway!!

[SGTJOE]

We had it cold here in Yuma for a few days, even hit 32 degrees night before last. Days were cool in the lower 50's. Today and the next 10 we are looking at mid 70's with a few days going to the high 60's.
I guess we got all the Global Warming here in Yuma.

[Martyn]

Well, I'll be in Jamaica this time next week, so farewell to the Colorado weather for a while! Yeah!! 🙂

[joelbaker]

I love San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley.

Saturday Mostly Sunny High 71 Low 48 10% chance of precip.
Sunday Sunny High 73 Low 47 0% chance of precip.
Monday Sunny High 67 Low 44 0% chance of precip.
Tuesday Sunny High 62 Low 39 0% chance of precip.
Wednesday Sunny High 64 Low 42 0% chance of precip.
Thursday Sunny High 66 Low 42 0% chance of precip.
Friday Partly Cloudy High 65 Low 44 10% chance of precip.

[Dashonthedash]

And how that Thanksgiving dinner got into a bathing suit, I'll never know!

(Apologies to Groucho Marx)

[dogdiva]

Dash, you sure have it alot worse than we Texans .... Snow here is unique and somewhat enjoyable, but a steady diet of it can be trouble
but ON THE OTHER HAND, we have about 7 months of hot and humid weather to put up with,,,,,I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner poolside in a bathingsuit

[Dixie_Flyer]

Dashonthedash wrote:
Punxsatawney Phil, I'm taking out a contract on ya.

I'll help you

[Dashonthedash]

You poor Texans. Here is the NWS forecast for my area for the next four days. I have abbreviated it to the most important part:

Today: Snow....

Tonight: Snow....

Sunday: ...snow....

Sunday Night: ...snow...

Monday: ...snow...

Monday Night: Snow likely...

Tuesday: Snow likely....

Tuesday Night: ...snow....

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. (Oops, how did that get in).

Punxsatawney Phil, I'm taking out a contract on ya.

[dogdiva]

E Texan
I agree, 4 days of below freezing is unusual here in Crockett also, THank the Lord its not 4 months,,,but I wish we could save some of the cold for June, July and Aug,and Sept when its in the 100 s......

[E_Texan]

Dashonthedash wrote:
Only 7 inches? I thought Texans were supposed to be rugged! Hook your dog to a sled and go out together. C'mon, Molly, let's show these southerners how it's done.

What do you mean, you're not a sled dog?

No need to get uppity. This is very unusual for us, 4 days in a row. We don't have the equipment you need up there. So we're suffering from this.

[Dixie_Flyer]

Good morning everyone. Yes it is raining here again. We have had at least a couple of inches since Wednesday. A flock of Robins came through yesterday and last evening, maybe a sign we are going to get an early spring.

The fur gang is doing well, but they want to go outside and play, but haven't been able to for a couple of days now, maybe we will get a break today from the rain and we can go for our walk.

I spent the last few days trying to make the F250 bullet proof with some good old fashion maintenance. This summer we plan to travel when we leave Branson and I don't want trouble on the road. The 2005 F250 6.0 has had its share of trouble with blown head gaskets and stretching head bolts, but doing some research on the subject it seems the problems have been due to antifreeze clogging up the engine oil cooler causing the engine to over heat. So I bought some gauges and installed them to keep a better eye on the engine oil temperature and the engine coolant temperature to keep things in check and balance. I drained the old anitfreeze and installed new after flushing the system with a product called "Restore".

You know, I can't have Mama sitting on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck when she has an Ace mechanic at her side. Don't laugh to loud, I might hear you.. Okay, I hope everyone has a blessed day, enjoy the weekend.

[Martyn]

Dashonthedash wrote:
Only 7 inches? I thought Texans were supposed to be rugged! Hook your dog to a sled and go out together. C'mon, Molly, let's show these southerners how it's done.

What do you mean, you're not a sled dog?

LOL - I agree! 🙂 They announced at work yesterday that our Houston office would be closed due to the bad weather - the chap in the next 'cube' to me quipped that it must be raining there again! 🙂

[Dashonthedash]

Only 7 inches? I thought Texans were supposed to be rugged! Hook your dog to a sled and go out together. C'mon, Molly, let's show these southerners how it's done.

What do you mean, you're not a sled dog?

[E_Texan]

I've got 7 inchs of snow/ice out. Been stuck in the house for 4 days other than feeding and busting ice for the outside animals. My little dog has cabin fever also. He goes to my purse looks at me and it's like he saying lets do something, go somewhere, anywhere. 🙂