Well, for all those following Josh, let me tell you how he is doing. In a word, fabulous!! Josh has gained over 10 pounds, and most of it is muscle. He runs, he plays, he jumps. Yes, he jumps. He has developed an obsession for dirty socks.No dirty sock in the reach of Josh is allowed to live! He believes that the ottoman in the living room is his personal dog bed. And on his way to and from the kitchen, should the ottoman be in his path, he will go over it, not around it. In the pack of dogs at my home, 3 of which are much taller than Josh, he will make his presence known by jumping up and grabbing my hand with his mouth. Repeatedly! Watch his video to see his current antics.
He currently is thriving on a good quality, high protein puppy food. He is on a whole food supplement to provide the building blocks for healing his bones and ligaments. He will stay on this for his surgery and through his recovery. He no
longer needs his wrist brace. He has gotten much stronger and no longer suffers from nutritional deficiencies. He still has a bit of pain in his elbow and I continue the laser therapy. His elbow will always be a source of discomfort for
him, but he doesn't ever let that stop him!
Apparently, no one told him he was broken and close to death. No one told him that it was only by the grace of the Yuma Rescue Express, seeing something in him that no one else saw, that his life was spared. No one mentioned to him that it would take thousands of dollars in fundraising and a huge committment of time and energy by the Arizona Golden Retriever Connection to pull him back from the brink of death to see if he could walk and be functional. Nobody sent him an email, a memo, or a text. No one tweeted. No one blogged. No one posted on Facebook telling him that he should feel sorry for himself or hate those who hurt him and left him to die. Without a voice of his own, he quietly waited for his rescue. And it came. Now, as his voice, I say thank you. Thank you Loma and the Yuma Rescue Express. Thank you Arizona Golden Retriever Connection. Thank you to the doctors who have cared for him and
continue to care for him. It is a real thrill to be a part of Josh's story and I look forward to the next chapter, hip surgery next week followed by intense rehab!
longer needs his wrist brace. He has gotten much stronger and no longer suffers from nutritional deficiencies. He still has a bit of pain in his elbow and I continue the laser therapy. His elbow will always be a source of discomfort for
him, but he doesn't ever let that stop him!
Apparently, no one told him he was broken and close to death. No one told him that it was only by the grace of the Yuma Rescue Express, seeing something in him that no one else saw, that his life was spared. No one mentioned to him that it would take thousands of dollars in fundraising and a huge committment of time and energy by the Arizona Golden Retriever Connection to pull him back from the brink of death to see if he could walk and be functional. Nobody sent him an email, a memo, or a text. No one tweeted. No one blogged. No one posted on Facebook telling him that he should feel sorry for himself or hate those who hurt him and left him to die. Without a voice of his own, he quietly waited for his rescue. And it came. Now, as his voice, I say thank you. Thank you Loma and the Yuma Rescue Express. Thank you Arizona Golden Retriever Connection. Thank you to the doctors who have cared for him and
continue to care for him. It is a real thrill to be a part of Josh's story and I look forward to the next chapter, hip surgery next week followed by intense rehab!
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