Because funny noise-maker Nacho has two potential forever families, he is temporarily being replaced with Roco.
Roco too, is a rescue dog. He was rescued from an unhappy home by Jim, who at first just "borrowed" him for walks. (Jim says he doesn't know much about dogs, but he likes them and he likes to walk them.) As time and companionship wore on, Jim and Claudia took Roco in as their fourth dog.
When we first met Roco, we thought he was big, beautiful and bossy. We were never sure if he wanted to play with other dogs or have them for lunch, so he was on a leash as often as not. But even so, we couldn't help petting him whenever our pack met his pack. And it was always rewarding to give Roco a treat, because he would suffle it out of our hands as gently as if he had no teeth at all.
Over the past year, Jim consulted with various professionals about whether or not there was any bite behind Roco's bark. He also took Roco for training and socialization, where he excelled, and we came to realize that Roco was mostly just big and beautiful.
Today at the dog park, Jim and Claudia's pack was back down to three dogs. Roco just didn't seem like himself one day last week, so Jim took him to the vet. It turned out that Roco had tumors, and one of them had ruptured his spleen. It wasn't the sort of thing that could be fixed.
So that's it for Roco, and all of us who met him are a little bit sad about that. It makes you realize how important it is to just like dogs, and to just like to walk them. Roco had a great year.
Roco too, is a rescue dog. He was rescued from an unhappy home by Jim, who at first just "borrowed" him for walks. (Jim says he doesn't know much about dogs, but he likes them and he likes to walk them.) As time and companionship wore on, Jim and Claudia took Roco in as their fourth dog.
When we first met Roco, we thought he was big, beautiful and bossy. We were never sure if he wanted to play with other dogs or have them for lunch, so he was on a leash as often as not. But even so, we couldn't help petting him whenever our pack met his pack. And it was always rewarding to give Roco a treat, because he would suffle it out of our hands as gently as if he had no teeth at all.
Over the past year, Jim consulted with various professionals about whether or not there was any bite behind Roco's bark. He also took Roco for training and socialization, where he excelled, and we came to realize that Roco was mostly just big and beautiful.
Today at the dog park, Jim and Claudia's pack was back down to three dogs. Roco just didn't seem like himself one day last week, so Jim took him to the vet. It turned out that Roco had tumors, and one of them had ruptured his spleen. It wasn't the sort of thing that could be fixed.
So that's it for Roco, and all of us who met him are a little bit sad about that. It makes you realize how important it is to just like dogs, and to just like to walk them. Roco had a great year.
A sad story. I'm happy for Roco that he had a good year with his new family.
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