our pets: RESCUE PUP
A Not-So-Humorous Event
Stan’s still looking for his “furever home”
BY KATIE RODGERS
JANUARY 2016
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
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n Nov. 25, a lonely Blue Healer mix was brought into
the Parker County Animal Shelter. The puppy’s tail
was broken and badly infected. Despite the doctor’s efforts
to save it, unfortunately, his tail was amputated.
He’d been skittish and scared at first, but while
recovering, his loving nature soon came out and the staff
fell in love with him immediately. They named him Stan
and he became a part of the shelter’s fur family.
“He really is very sweet,” said Kenzie Montgomery of
the Weatherford/Parker County Animal Shelter.
The shelter veterinarian determined that Stan was
about 5 months old, and the shelter staff knew that he
wouldn’t be there long, despite his extended stay for
recovery. All seemed well until he got a little too carried
away. A volunteer was out playing with Stan not long after
his surgery when bad luck struck the pup again. Stan’s
happy, energetic personality was beginning to show as
he leapt and jumped around outside during his recovery,
however, one wrong jump resulted in a broken humorous.
The volunteer that was walking him was beside herself the
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entire time and felt terrible, though there was nothing she
could have done to squelch the pup’s excitement.
Soon after, Stan found himself back on the operating
table in a not-so-humorous situation.
“I put a stint in his leg, to help it heal, and packed the
injury,” Dr. Glenn explained. Though he is young and it
is obvious to everyone around that a loving family will
scoop him up in no time at all, Stan had to stay a few extra
days so he could recover without any more unfortunate
incidents.
Now in recovery, the volunteers at the Shelter are
counting the hours they have left with the adorable fur
baby until he is snatched up. Until then, he will continue
running and playing in the sun.
About Blue Healers a.k.a. Australian Cattle Dogs:
This is a breed of herding dog originally developed in
Australia for droving cattle over long distances across
rough terrain. The Australian Cattle Dog is a mediumsized, short-coated dog that occurs in two main colors
either brown or black hair distributed fairly evenly through