FLOPPY & FOXY These sweet boys were abandoned in a park as small puppies and managed to survive for months on their own. To begin with the only way these boys could be identified in the bush was by their ears, and so their nicknames Foxy and Floppy came about. Little did we know just how much their ears would come to represent the pain of their past and the comfort of their future. Floppy - to begin with it was thought that Floppy might be deaf. He didnt hear us coming and seemed to rely on Foxy for warnings of “danger”. Even a few days after being rescued he was shut down and non-responsive. Seems this was his way of dealing with the stress of living in the bush, scavenging for scraps, being chased away by residents, dodging cars and basically surviving – he just switched off and blocked it all out. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Floppy’s hearing. Foxy – on the other hand – heard EVERYTHING. He was constantly on guard, always aware of our presence and we couldnt get anywhere near him. He was therefore only rescued 15 days after Floppy (by trap). He was petrified when he arrived at his foster home and just curled up into a ball behind the toilet. All this changed the second he was re-united with his brother Floppy. After a week of good food, a warm bed and TLC, one ear flopped, then the day after that the other one went down too. Seems his beautiful ears were pinned up straight with anxiety, fear and from being on full alert 24/7. As he relaxed so his ears did too. They have been in their foster home for a month already and have adjusted to a life ”in captivity” far too well. They love children, are good with other dogs and are house trained. They are approximately 9 months old (medium in size), have been neutered and their vaccinations are up to date. They are really hoping to find a home together but can be separated as long as they have a young friend/s to play with. Please SHARE and contact Quicha of Project Dog on 083 272 7201 if you would like to offer one or both of these boys a home.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:23:30 +0000
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