Hi EskieFriends,

My name is Bobby and I'm an Eskie!! How ironic is it? I was neglected, abused, and let go to fend for myself on the streets of St. Louis. All 18 pounds of me. Then, I was rescued and treated as gold. Sometime soon I will be placed in a loving family. Buy why must we dogs go through this??

I'm about five to six years old. I was picked up by Animal Control and put in a cage (and a shelter with so much disease) with a lot of other dogs. The shelter workers thought I had been bitten on my back because of the dried blood and puncture wound. I was rescued by St Louis Eskie rescue. My fosterMom is Sandy Michael. My wound is all cleaned up now and it is much better.

Sandy doesn't think I had a very good home at all because my teeth are a mess and my coat is just awful. She thinks I could have been kicked in the teeth, seeing the way they are broken off.

I freaked out at the vet's office because I didn't know what to expect. I'm not sure I was ever at a vet's office before. It was so foreign to me. Can you imagine, here I was living on the streets, collected by a dogcatcher, thrown into the pits of a shelter, then taken to be given shots, a dental, and neuter. I didn't know what happened to me!!! On top of all that, they tell me I am heartworm positive and have a very bad upper respiritory infection.

I was not eating or drinking and was very lethargic, so I had to be hospitalized. I was given some new medication so everyone is hoping I get better real fast. I have to get better before the heartworm treatment begins.

I have a long road to go to get over some of these hurdles. I am such a sweet Eskie. I know I am ill and that my humans are trying to help me. My fosterMom has been giving me nothing but TLC, and I love every minute of it. They are nursing me back to good health. My teeth are in terrible shape and I have already lost two, and may need to loose more. EskieFriends, thank you for helping me on the road to recovery and to a new life. I need $602.91 to pay my bills. As the EF motto says, thank you in.....Giving Life A Second Chance. I'm getting my second chance! Arf! Arf! Eskie Hugs & Kisses, Luv & Licks, Eskieboy Bobby American Eskimo Dog Rescue http://www.eskierescuestl.org P.S.--I'll be available for adoption soon. Can I be your furchild?

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