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(also I'm sorry if this should be in "Stories" forum, but I figure since I already had a post about this in general, I'd put it here again.)
If you guys weren't part of the first thread I made about him, here's a quick synopsis:
He picked up at 8PM tonight. And told me his story.
Eric is a U.S. Army veteran who moved to CO about 3 years ago from VA. He's glad to hear the dog is in a good place. How Eric had gotten "Indigo", was that he was taken to the pound with his sister. His sister unfortunately died on intake, and it left Indigo very depressed. He didn't eat for the majority of his time in the pound and was malnourished to the point where you could see his rib cage and stomach from afar. 87 days later, Eric comes by to the pound and finds out that Indigo was due for an euthanize in two days because he was "aggressive to other dogs" but just sees this old pup look up at him and nothing more. The pound lets him have the dog for free.
The pound told him that Indigo was about 4 years old, but Eric told me that it's evident that he is definitely an older dog, maybe like 7-10, because of his teeth and that he needs help getting into the back of trucks. He exclaims through the whole time that he is an old man.
I told Eric about how I had gotten off of craigslist, his shots and what not, and he tells me that he wouldn't be able to buy him back at all. Because Eric is now homeless, with 17$ to his name.
So Eric then begins to tell me a lot of stories he'd have with the dog. He'd feed him half of his dinners as roast he'd make from the crock pot and half dog food to just get some weight on his body. He didn't like the name Indigo for him, so he had renamed him Koda; short for Kodiak since he reminded him of a Kodiak bear. He told me that I should always roll down a window in car rides otherwise Koda whines, and not to give him too much water on car rides because he can't hold his pee for too long, like 90 minutes. And that he needs help getting into high trucks because his bones are bad. He told me that there was this one time where Koda saved his daughter from falling down a cliff, and had tackled her down before she fell forward down it and she landed on the ground safely, and that she cried but Eric realized that Koda had saved her basically. He told me that Koda is crate trained and if he is anxious he loves to lie in a crate of his own, but not the rubber ones, Koda hates those he likes the big metal crates more. He also tells me that his temperament changes when he is on harness and not just collar, so he thinks he might have been a working dog in his younger years. He told me that he added CBD to his meals to help his bones (is this a real thing?) and that overall he was a lot calmer as well. He told me that there was a time where there were chickens near him, and that he'd chase them around and nothing more, and not to worry too much about cats but he isn't 100% sure. He tells me a lot of stories about him and Koda and just the overall temperament of this good boy.
Eric had Koda for 7 months, until he lost him. Eric and his friend were stopped by a gas station and Eric had let his dog out to go do his business. Eric gets in the car, and so does his friend and accidentally drive off. They turn around and they couldn't find him as they searched for Koda for hours. This is probably where Craigslist guy finds him off the highway. It turns out too, that when I told Eric about the plating got removed on his collar, and Eric confirmed that it was the Craigslist guy not wanting me to contact him. It's whatever though. 60$ is nothing for this guy. Eric is glad that he is in a warm bodied home, and to let him know if Koda passes or what not. He even offered to give me the remainder of Koda's stuff be it I am ever around town near him (he does not have a car). (He also makes a little joke about how its great the he owns a cave now, and that I don't have a cave huh guess i'm super cool)
I just wanted to give a proper update and ask good ways to make sure the rest of Koda's life is a happy one:
Would a vet be able to tell me approximately how old he is?
How often do I walk an older dog?
How do I make sure he gets the best rest of his years because this dog has been through a lot and I only want whats best for him?
What are other things I should look out for, for an older German Shepherd?
Please tell me anything and everything you can.
Thank you everyone for your comments on the previous thread, and thank you for reading through.
If you guys weren't part of the first thread I made about him, here's a quick synopsis:
I went today to the Humane Society go get him shots since I had no record of them, and got him a rabies, distemper and lepto(?), and I decided to ask the clerk to just double check whether or not he had a chip or not. And it turns out.. he is chipped, and on file his name is Indigo. It points to a guy named Eric P. in Victor, Colorado (approx 180 miles from where we are now.) His phone number is on file.. I decide to call him.Picked up a German Shepherd for $60 on Craigslist. The guy "Craig" told me he was found on the highway, told me had no chip, and that his collar's plating had no information on it either.
Guy had him for about 2-3 weeks before we picked him up. Most well behaved dog we've ever had, house broken, doesn't go through trash, does not bark, etc.
Here is the full link if you wish to read in detail: https://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/general-information/749025-so-i-ended-up-stray-shepherd-3.html#post9099409
He picked up at 8PM tonight. And told me his story.
Eric is a U.S. Army veteran who moved to CO about 3 years ago from VA. He's glad to hear the dog is in a good place. How Eric had gotten "Indigo", was that he was taken to the pound with his sister. His sister unfortunately died on intake, and it left Indigo very depressed. He didn't eat for the majority of his time in the pound and was malnourished to the point where you could see his rib cage and stomach from afar. 87 days later, Eric comes by to the pound and finds out that Indigo was due for an euthanize in two days because he was "aggressive to other dogs" but just sees this old pup look up at him and nothing more. The pound lets him have the dog for free.
The pound told him that Indigo was about 4 years old, but Eric told me that it's evident that he is definitely an older dog, maybe like 7-10, because of his teeth and that he needs help getting into the back of trucks. He exclaims through the whole time that he is an old man.
I told Eric about how I had gotten off of craigslist, his shots and what not, and he tells me that he wouldn't be able to buy him back at all. Because Eric is now homeless, with 17$ to his name.
So Eric then begins to tell me a lot of stories he'd have with the dog. He'd feed him half of his dinners as roast he'd make from the crock pot and half dog food to just get some weight on his body. He didn't like the name Indigo for him, so he had renamed him Koda; short for Kodiak since he reminded him of a Kodiak bear. He told me that I should always roll down a window in car rides otherwise Koda whines, and not to give him too much water on car rides because he can't hold his pee for too long, like 90 minutes. And that he needs help getting into high trucks because his bones are bad. He told me that there was this one time where Koda saved his daughter from falling down a cliff, and had tackled her down before she fell forward down it and she landed on the ground safely, and that she cried but Eric realized that Koda had saved her basically. He told me that Koda is crate trained and if he is anxious he loves to lie in a crate of his own, but not the rubber ones, Koda hates those he likes the big metal crates more. He also tells me that his temperament changes when he is on harness and not just collar, so he thinks he might have been a working dog in his younger years. He told me that he added CBD to his meals to help his bones (is this a real thing?) and that overall he was a lot calmer as well. He told me that there was a time where there were chickens near him, and that he'd chase them around and nothing more, and not to worry too much about cats but he isn't 100% sure. He tells me a lot of stories about him and Koda and just the overall temperament of this good boy.
Eric had Koda for 7 months, until he lost him. Eric and his friend were stopped by a gas station and Eric had let his dog out to go do his business. Eric gets in the car, and so does his friend and accidentally drive off. They turn around and they couldn't find him as they searched for Koda for hours. This is probably where Craigslist guy finds him off the highway. It turns out too, that when I told Eric about the plating got removed on his collar, and Eric confirmed that it was the Craigslist guy not wanting me to contact him. It's whatever though. 60$ is nothing for this guy. Eric is glad that he is in a warm bodied home, and to let him know if Koda passes or what not. He even offered to give me the remainder of Koda's stuff be it I am ever around town near him (he does not have a car). (He also makes a little joke about how its great the he owns a cave now, and that I don't have a cave huh guess i'm super cool)
I just wanted to give a proper update and ask good ways to make sure the rest of Koda's life is a happy one:
Would a vet be able to tell me approximately how old he is?
How often do I walk an older dog?
How do I make sure he gets the best rest of his years because this dog has been through a lot and I only want whats best for him?
What are other things I should look out for, for an older German Shepherd?
Please tell me anything and everything you can.
Thank you everyone for your comments on the previous thread, and thank you for reading through.