Traff's parents new puppy :)

Traff's parents got a new dog today- They adopted a rescue dog- a doberman named Brandon- from an animal shelter near where they live in Spain.

Traff's mum has been knitting things for them to sell in their charity shop- as well as blankets and coats for the dogs too.
Whilst they were visiting the people who run the shelter to hand over their knitted goodies they were told about the Doberman- it had been rescued because it's owners didn't want to keep it, so they shot it in the face, to "get rid of it".
The poor dog wasn't killed by being shot, but was left blind, so it's prospects of finding a home were pretty bleak, so the outcome would have been the same really- shot or euthanised.The woman at the shelter flet it was a pretty hopeless case.
Traff's parents almost immediately decided that they would adopt him-and after recovery and rehabilitation over the last 2 months (The had to pay for his food)- he is now in his new "forever home".

They emailed us some photos of him kipping on the porch and out for a walk around the garden.
He's a big dog! and he'll get bigger yet as he's not very old.
They rang to tell us he has a lovely temperament and has settled in really well- he was sleeping on Traff's mums lap. He's already able to find his way around ok- luckily they have a bungalow- and he'll only find that easier with time.

I'm pleased he got his happy ending eventually, but I'm pretty disgusted and horrified that anyone would treat a dog like that just because they couldn't be bothered to look after it or didn't want to keep it. I can't understand how anyone could do that.

They adopted a rescue dog before which had been badly beaten by it's last owner. every time you raised your hand to do anything- like turn on the lights- it would start cowering and yelping.
In the end it ran away, and I'd like to think it made a home for itself in the mountains near where they live, away from people.