Trooper update

What's new? Three dogs. We now have three dogs.

Trooper is living with Dave, Angel, Zoe and me. The couple that adopted Trooper returned him to the shelter after two weeks. As it turns out this was their first dog, and they had bitten off more than they could chew.

Back at the shelter for those the 10 straight days of rain earlier this month, Trooper's cast repeatedly soaked through. With 40 dogs to walk and short of staff, the shelter volunteers weren't able to consistently wrap Trooper's cast with plastic before his walks.

So, we took Trooper home for a couple of days, where we could better look after his leg. That was three weeks ago. He's living on the lower level of the house in our office and utility room. For the past week, he has carefully climbed the stairs to the main living level when Dave and I are home. The long-term residents, Angel and Zoe, now accept him.

His leg is still not right. He is favoring the leg and limping badly. The vet removerd the cast yesterday and replaced it with soft bandages. We'll have to wait and see if it will heal.

Three dogs. We now have three dogs.