#and that my dog is deeply sick and I should rehome her and give her to someone who��ll take proper care of her and isn’t me

[goldkirk]

If anyone remembers all the dental work I needed done uhhhhhhh three years ago and never went back and ran away forever…I’m finally going back to a dentist on Thursday to restart the process and face my deep and utter abiding terror. And I also scheduled my COVID and flu vaccines for a couple hours later. And my psych appointment to restart meds.

I figured get it all done in one day, have my miserable immune reaction on Friday that I seem to always get with Moderna COVID shots, and then flee directly into the weekend and never be a person again except when I’m on and off crying. It’s going to be so kind to future me to get these things done and I can do it no matter how much I feel like I am constantly about to Actually Physically Die.

[whitneypierce717]

Oscar – 6 year old male Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross Labrador

This is Oscar. Also known as Ossking and Pup! He is a 6 year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross Labrador. Oscar has had an unlucky life so far and now we would like him to know the true feeling of belonging in a home, loved and adored for life. Oscar arrived into rescue as a tiny puppy of about 8 weeks old via the RSPCA having been found wandering in a park alone. He was never claimed, so we assume dumped. He was successfully rehomed and life was good for 5 years. He was well socialised and well trained in a family environment. However, circumstances changed and his adoptive owners attempted to rehome him themselves without my knowledge.

For all animals here we insist on back up for life, so should an animal not be able to be kept, they need to be returned to us. The family were unaware that these were the rules,so for any potential adopter, should this happen again, this needs to be made very clear for his future. He must come back to us. No excuses. He was rehomed to The Isle of Wight and this is where things got bad for Oscar. The new owner loved him, but her boyfriend was jealous and when she was not around he was very mean to him. He was witnessed throwing him down the stairs, punching and kicking him,but because it was all hearsay, the police were powerless to act. One evening he aimed a firework at him and he bolted and that is when the islands dog warden was able to pick up as a stray.

Luckily his microchip had not had the details changed and the emergency contact number is always mine,so they were able to contact me and bring me up to speed. Of course, I agreed he must come back here immediately!! The police intercepted the return of the dog and convinced the owner to sign him over to them. He was then kept safely with the RSPCA on the island and an emergency transport run happened to get him back to us. We are of course very grateful to the police (the whole force who were concerned about his welfare yet had no proof), RSPCA and dog warden on the island who blocked any chance of him returning to his abusive home.

Oscar has been back with us a few months and this abuse has taken it’s toll to a degree. Whilst he is not aggressive, he gets scared if he feels you are telling him off and will bark and ask you to back off. This is as far as it goes. He is very restrained, but you can see how he is scared of being hurt again. We deal with this by immediately relaxing the situation and making it into a game. This cheers him up and especially because he doesn’t feel that he is in any sort of trouble.

Oscar would love to meet a spayed wifey. He loves living with other dogs and up till recently was deeply in love with a Working Cocker Spaniel pup who came into rescue…until she found a home and he lost his play mate. He meets other dogs well when out on his walks, although he is bouncy and can be clumsy with these meet and greets. His recall is very good. He loves to play ball. In fact he loves any sort of dog toy and although he wrecks them, he has a great time doing it!

Oscar is far too bouncy to live with children and because of his past we are looking for an adult only environment. He gets extremely excited by the prospect of tiny kiddies and although there is no malice, he would be extremely frightening to them, so until he gets a bit older and calms down, he needs to be kept under strict control around them. Oscar is on a strict diet of dry food only. Tinned food/fresh meat makes him physically sick and gives him diarrhoea. Safe treats are also the dry kind – Bonios, Markies, Denta Sticks. Raw hide bones makes him sick. He is a very happy boy now and he did split his tail right at the tip when he first arrived through wagging it too much. This has healed now, but care needs to be taken. Oscar cannot live with cats. He is a little too excitable and sharp with cats, although has no reaction to wild rabbits, squirrels or foxes (strange but true!). Oscar has been fully vaccinated, is microchipped (emergency contact number on the chip must remain as me) and he has been castrated, wormed and flea treated.

A homecheck will be carried out and a minimum adoption fee of £150 applies.

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