Turn around
21 Nov 2008
Yesterday, the momma and Sam were driving through New Jersey on their way back from the meeting when Sam suddenly said “is that a dog???” There was a dog lying down, but propped up on it’s elbows, looking around…from the middle of the far left passing lane! Without much thought, Sam found an emergency turn around in the median and headed back to the dog. The dog was a German Shepherd mix and was alert, but shivering from the cold, painful, and in shock. Sam scooped the dog up and put her in the car next to his dog in the back seat. She had an open, compound fracture of her radius and ulna was breathing a bit labored, either from pain or a chest injury. Fortunately she was wearing a collar with the owner’s phone number on a tag. The momma called the owner and gave him the bad news about the accident and resulting injuries. The owner gave directions for the momma and Sam to his house and would meet them there.
They found the house fairly easily, which turned out to be the owner’s grandparents’ home where he was currently living. Looking downhill from the driveway, Sam and the momma saw that the interstate was very close to their home….there was no fence between the home and the interstate. The grandmother was expecting them, but Sam and the momma were not expecting her cold apathy toward the dog. Sam got the dog out of the car to carry her into the house. The grandmother wanted to keep the dog outside in the garage, however the momma insisted that because it was cold outside, and the dog was in shock, the dog stay inside the house until her daddy arrived. The grandmother reluctantly let Sam and the momma into the house. They tried to make the dog as comfortable as possible. The grandmother commented that she never liked animals very much and that the dog always growled whenever she went near it. This very painful dog, allowed Sam to carry her to and from his car and let the momma to examine her vitals and gum color. Not once did this sweet dog ever try to bite them. While the momma tried to keep the dog calm and comfortable, Sam had to tell the grandmother to call a vet and let them know that they have a dog that has been hit, was in shock and had a badly fractured foreleg. After calling the vet, the grandmother told Sam and the momma that the dog had been abused as a puppy. Her grandson (dog’s daddy) and his girlfriend brought the dog home from an out of state visit. The dog’s daddy usually kept her tied up when he was not around, but today he left her out and untied while he went to a quick Dr’s appointment. The dog’s daddy finally showed up and put the injured dog into his car to transport to the vet. He seemed a little stoic, but the momma knew from talking to him that he was pretty upset. When Sam and the momma left, the momma could tell that Sam was emotionally touched by the ordeal.
The End!
