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My name is Rosco!

Posted over 11 years ago

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My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Black
Age
Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

We visited the shelter earlier this week and through one of the chain link gates we saw this boy, all skin and bones, scars all over his nose, blood engorged ticks hanging off of his body and his huge brown eyes staring straight at us with his tail wagging. On the way home, he slept in one of our volunteers lap. We gave him the name Rosco and after giving him a good bath and picking all the ticks off of him (there were many) we got him all checked out. Our vet thinks he has been malnourished for a long time now, as his growth appeared to be stunted, which won't affect him, he's just going to stay his size. We also tested Rosco for Lymes disease because of all of the ticks he had on him and he was positive and on top of everything has a cold from the shelter. He gained 4 lbs in the first week he stayed at the shelter, and is now at 39 lbs. Despite everything Rosco has gone through (I'm sure we don't even know half of it) he's such a good-natured dog. Rosco is very loving, although apprehensive and a little nervous we're expecting him to settle in soon as he's only been in foster care for a night. We don't think he's ever stepped foot in a house before, when the television in his foster home was turned on, Rosco ran away from it in fear. He's gets along great with his foster brother and sister (a Boston and Lab) and ignores the kitties in the household. He's currently on antibiotics for a month to treat his Lymes and cold.

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