18 Years Old And Dumped, Poor Little Bugger

[Mags]

How could they do that to him after all the years of love he gave them - some people are just oxygen thieves - the poor little guy being left like that to die. So glad some one found him and he has a home where he will be loved for however much time he has left.

[persephone]

the poor little guy being left like that to die.

No.. I believe he was left there for some one to pick up.

if he was left to die- it probably would have been out in a paddock- or at a tip or something .. not alongside a road ..and with his pillow to make sure he stayed there.

[Keira&Phoenix]

Doesn't QLD have a law against dumping? If they were able to learn this guy's name and age, they must be able to figure out who dumped him.

The name is something the shelter staff came up with or his new owner. They guessed his age based on his general health.

[mona]

Saw this sad story on the news last night - he is such a cute little old man . I simply do not understand what would go through a 'person's' head to just dump him

His new owner seems to dote on him - hopefully he will live out his years surrounded by lots of love and cuddles

[ari.g]

poor little fella. Good to hear he has a home now

[SkySoaringMagpie]

The other possible explanation which is worth bearing in mind is that sometimes when an older person dies and relatives clean out the house, disposing of dogs is done by people who don't know much and care even less. It may not have been the owner.

[Aidan3]

They've naturally assumed that he's dumped, unloved, unwanted, along with his age. But then again it wouldn't be much of a story if it was " old dog found on the side of the road "

I wondered about that too. I picked up a dog like this once, after spending a night with him in my house I can see why he would have been dumped, but he was reclaimed very quickly by his fretting owners at the pound.

[persephone]

sometimes when an older person dies and relatives clean out the house, disposing of dogs is done by people who don't know much and care even less. It may not have been the owner.

That was my thought - someone may have come across him , and was worried about 'the authorities'..so left him to be found by a good samaritan.

[Little Gifts]

What never makes sense to me is that most pounds have overnight pens and the ones that don't often find dogs just left tied to the front gate anyway. And if it belonged to an old relative and you weren't in a position to take it on then that would be all you'd need to say and staff would understand! But I think this fella was left on the side of the main road through Gympie which is the main north-south highway from memory so hardly a very safe place to leave a dog even if it was easy to spot.

If he was accidentally left behind after a roadside picnic his owners would've already found him. However it happened at least he is somewhere safe now.