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| WOODIE'S STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Woodie was turned into Harford Country Shelter by a man who found him tied to a tree in the woods. Apparently Woodies previous owners cared so little about him they left him in the woods to die. Poor Woodie is approximately 50 pounds underweight and is missing much of his hair due to a staph infection on his skin. He has large callouses on his elbows and hips from laying on hard surfaces. Our best guess at his age is 2 1/2 - 3 yrs. He apparently had a serious flea problem this summer which contributed to his skin condition. He is also infested with tape worms. Woodie is very sweet with people and is happy to see everyone inspite of his obvious neglect. Woodie does seem to have a very strong prey drive around other animals. Woodie also only has one testicle which has dropped the other has not. According to the vet this may cause part of his aggression problems with animals. Once he is healthy enough he will be neutered. He is crate trained and very happy to go into his crate and take a nap. |
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| Woodie's back looking down on him. You can see all his bones. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodie is quickly learning the joys of being a house dog. As of 12/18/00 Woodie has put on 30 pounds, is neutered and ready to find his new forever home. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As of 1/13/01 Woodie has over come his aggression towards my dogs. As you can see he likes to lay on the sofa and has gladly joined my male dane and male doxie. Woodie has really come around and trys to encourage my dogs to play with him. He still shows some signs of aggression over food but shares toys willingly. Woodie is up to 140 pounds now and looking good. He is house broken and a delightful and funny dog. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4/29/01 Woodie took a trip to Baltimore's Inner Harbor and met lots of new friends. He has proven he is good with everyone. He shook hands and kissed babies all day. Not once did he show any signs of being nervous, even when they boat horns blasted or the cannons were shot off from the locally restored USS Constellation. He showed he is a steady friendly dog. He didn't wait for people to come to him he went up to them. He also showed he is learning not to act aggressively when he sees other dogs. Although he was not allowed to get close to other dogs we saw many during a visit and he was relaxed but alert watching them go by. A far cry from the dog that used to lunge and growl at passing dogs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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