SCOUT! ♥

MEET SCOUT

nathan and i found this little guy wondering in the road on a busy five lane street here in lubbock. we were running an errand and nathan noticed him eating what appeared to be a dead bird on the first drive by. i never noticed him because i was too preoccupied with something else, so i asked what he was looking at. he told me and so i was just kind of like, "hmm, that's odd." but i wasn't too surprised seeing as how our labrador retriever would bring up dead rabbits and birds to my mom's patio door when she lived by southfork ranch. on our way home, we saw him again... but this time he was in the road! even before koda was hit by a car over christmas break, we tried to help animals get away from main roads to prevent them from being hit. a lot of people don't pay attention when they are driving because they're too preoccupied with their cell phones and radios. we managed to heard him (i just realized... if you aren't from texas and you never have been, this probably sounds ridiculous) with the car towards the nearest street, which leads into a quiet neighborhood. nathan got out of the car and tried to call him closer. he just started wondering up to a house. a nearby neighbor stepped out of his truck. we figured maybe it was his pet so we asked, but he replied saying that he had been hanging around all morning but he has never seen the pet before. the puppy had dirt all over him, he was obviously hot, and his ribs were beginning to show. nathan was able to get close enough to pet him, but every time nathan would put his hand out, the dog would lay down on the ground as if he were about to be hit. we slipped off raider's choke chain (because of course we were taking the dogs on a car ride to run our errand) and nathan stayed with him while i dropped the puppies off at home. i came back and the puppy happily jumped into the car. when we got him home we gave him a bath with flea and tick shampoo plus a little conditioner to help his coat. he was really scared, but i sat in the tub with him and just continued to pet him while nathan washed him. we gave him several treats and towel dried him. he was so happy! :) then we washed our furbabies. after checking craigslist and going to the emergency vet hospital to see if he had a microchip, it became apparent that he had no home and no one was taking care of him. although we already have two furbabies, we couldn't stand to see this sweet dog be left to fend for himself. one of my best friends has been looking for a dog to have while he is here at college (because he misses his family pets in dallas) so i asked if he'd come over and see scout! i nicknamed him scout because he's just so sweet and it seems to really fit him.  nathan and i decided that even if my friend, jeff, didn't want to adopt scout that we would foster him until we could find him a loving forever home. luckily however, jeff really loved him! he's super sweet and very relaxed, so i don't see how anyone couldn't! but we will be temporarily fostering him until jeff moves into his new apartment for the fall semester. this will give us time to make sure he has all of his shots, fattens up a bit, and gets plenty of love! he is house trained and crate trained (or maybe it's just the fact that we have dogs that are house trained and he just follows what they do), gets along great with both koda and raider, and loves to cuddle! he has a voice a lot like raider's but he doesn't use it all of the time. it seems that he really enjoys talking to me specifically, especially when he comes inside from playing or using the restroom and he's happy to see me and cool off! :) i'm just so glad that i have an amazingly sweet fiance and loves to help people and animals just as much as me. i was very hesitant to take on the responsibility of helping to rescue this puppy dog, but i have no regrets. he is one of god's creatures and is so sweet and innocent. there is no way that he would have not found a loving home. i'm just glad we could help him in the process to ensure a forever home.

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