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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[Toolguy5]

Saw my cardiologist today. CT angiogram showed some blockage. I will have a heart catheter done on Thursday and possibly have some stints put in.

Dan

[DOTLDaddy]

Toolguy5 wrote:
Good morning FOOFs thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

I am OK went through a serious off test. I see the Cardiologist tomorrow for the report.

Hopefully future prevention will be just meds. For the last month I have changed my diet and started to work out more.

Dan

Keep up the good work, Dan!🙂

[DOTLDaddy]

MetalGator wrote:
Happy Friday FOOFs!

Fridays are always a happy day for us working folks.

ZuZu is continuing to grow and is now definitely part of the family. She is a very sweet dog and is extremely full of energy. She makes me tired just watching her. She is about 90% potty trained. She still has an accident here and there but will go days without an issue. I still really miss Lola but ZuZu had filled a void in my heart. Hopefully she will give us many years of love.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

:C. CutiePatootie

[Toolguy5]

Good morning FOOFs thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

I am OK went through a series of test. I see the Cardiologist tomorrow for the report.

Hopefully future prevention will be just meds. For the last month I have changed my diet and started to work out more.

Dan

[Scottiemom]

She is so cute, Burch. So glad she has a home with you.

Dale

[MetalGator]

Happy Friday FOOFs!

Fridays are always a happy day for us working folks.

ZuZu is continuing to grow and is now definitely part of the family. She is a very sweet dog and is extremely full of energy. She makes me tired just watching her. She is about 90% potty trained. She still has an accident here and there but will go days without an issue. I still really miss Lola but ZuZu had filled a void in my heart. Hopefully she will give us many years of love.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Here is ZuZu with her Yoda toy.

[MetalGator]

Good morning FOOFs

Had a little weekend getaway in the motorhome this weekend. ZuZu does very well in the motorhome. However, she did get away from us one time. We had her on a lease outside and she went underneath the motorhome. My wife tugged on her lease and ZuZu's collar unsnapped and she took off! Both my wife and I start running after her, going through people's sites, etc. ZuZu finally went up to a family that was outside with their big dog and I was able to grab her. Needless to say, she was in big trouble. She spent the next hour or so in doggie time out. It's really hard to stay mad at her because she is so cute and sweet. Thank God that she didn't get run over while running through the RV park streets.

Burch

[Martyn]

dturm wrote:
Dan got out of the hospital yesterday, Patty reported.

Hope all turned out well and that he is OK now.

[dturm]

Dan got out of the hospital yesterday, Patty reported.

[Scottiemom]

Prayers for Patty and Dan.

[dturm]

Hope they find out what is up and can treat it. Our prayers are with Dan and Patty.

[DOTLDaddy]

We just noticed on Patty Healy's Facebook page that Dan was rushed to the hospital last night, complaining of chest pains. Apparently his blood pressure had shot up to over 200. He is resting comfortably in the hospital now, and a cardiologist is going to see him later this morning.

[Scottiemom]

Best wishes to you and Zuzu. I'm sure she will do fine. I didn't go to the Tampa show because I don't like crowds and since I just bought my new rig, I didn't need to look. But I would have liked to look at accessories.

I currently am down at the mothership in Nokomis getting my service work done. Some was scheduled by the previous owner, but then my backup camera went out. I'm getting an entirely new camera that is actually a rearview camera. . . even better! This one can be on all the time. I can use it to see what is behind me. I had wanted that originally, but my coach didn't have it. It will now. Yay!

Dale

[MetalGator]

ZuZu is going under the knife today. She is getting spayed today. I know this is a routine procedure but I sure will feel better when it's over and the vet calls me later this morning.

We went to to the big RV show in Tampa over the weekend. It was packed full of people and RVs. I'd like to know where some of these people get all of this disposable income to purchase some of these big motorhomes. I see young couple with small kids purchasing 500K+ motorhomes and wonder what they do for a living.

ZuZu seems to only like to go to the bathroom in her own backyard. This is only the 2nd time she has been on the motorhome and she didn't want to do her business outside. We would walk her and walk her and nothing. Then, we get in the motorhome and she goes on the pee pad. So, we took up the pee pad and then she went on the floor. As soon as we got home yesterday, she went in the backyard and did her business. I guess it's going to take awhile to train her.

ZuZu was a star at LazyDays resort. She just loves everybody and everybody loves her. Many people stopped to meet her during our walks. They always comment on her color and markings.

Burch

[dturm]

Several times we attended the Chicago boat & RV show at McCormick Place. I eventually found my knees didn't like the repeated up and down looking at the RVs and we found the RV we love so it's been years since we attended. They have split the show and now do the boat show in Jan and the RV show in Rosemont in Feb.