dogdaze

A couple of years ago I came home one night to find that Harley, our blond Labrador that stayed outside, had injured his front leg. Upon closer examination his front right foot appeared almost mangled. It was a horrible feeling to see a dog you love in such bad shape.

I immediately called our wonderful veterinarian who told us to meet him at his clinic. My husband and I loaded Harley into the truck and rushed into town. I prayed the whole way there that the vet could somehow save Harley’s front leg. In the back of my mind I knew the injury was too bad.

I was right. The veterinarian had to amputate Harley’s leg at the shoulder. Taking the entire leg off would be easier for Harley to adjust, the vet assured us. After a few days at the vet hospital, our sweet Harley came home.

Harley did adjust well after the surgery. He has lived inside our home since the day we brought him home from the hospital. He is still the same sweet dog he always was. He’s a little more spoiled now though.

To this day, we still don’t know how Harley got his foot mangled. We have speculated that perhaps he got his foot caught in some kind of trap and managed to free himself by tugging until he got loose.

In order to prevent this from happening again, we put up a nice fence along our 5-acre property so that our babies can run and play in a safe environment.

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