Rocky!

Meredith got a call a few weeks ago from Weim Rescue Texas, which is the rescue we adopted troy from. They had a recent crisis with a sudden influx of dogs and two litters of surprise puppies from two of the dogs in the rescue. They had a dog in San Antonio that was in need of a foster home and they asked if we could help out. We've been thinking about getting Troy a playmate and this seemed to be a good opportunity to try it out. So after a little discussion we agreed to help out.
So in comes Rocky. Rocky was a stray that was picked up in San Antonio and the the people who found him contacted the rescue. Poor guy had been beat up in a dog fight with a bloody ear that looked like raw hamburger, had a bunch of spots of ringworm on various parts of his body and pretty underweight. He has callouses on his elbows and back legs evidence perhaps that he was kept in a confined space for long time...maybe his whole life.
He had a trip to the vet for a once over and treatment for all the ailments and a little snip-snip of the testicles.
Meredith went and picked him up and she just about had her heart broken. Poor little guy really loves people. Nuzzled right up to her with this pathetic "save me" look. He was a little tipsy from the anesthesia and a bit damp from the bath to kill the ringworm fungus.
For the first week Rocky wasn't eating. We thought at first that it was because of the recent operation or perhaps he was used to eating garbage or hand-outs from strangers.
After a liberal helping of canned wet dog food mixed with the regular dry food (which we soak in water) he's been eating well and putting on a little weight.
Troy seems to get along with him pretty well. Lot's of wrestling and roughhousing with the occasional growl from Troy over Rocky getting to close to his bone (which we promptly take away from him).
We took a trip to the large public dog park. Rocky absolutely loved it. Might possibly have been his first trip ever to a dog park. The next day was his first visit to doggy day care. He was a big hit there with all the staff. The socialization with other dogs has really been good for him.
Everywhere we take him people are interested and think he's a great little lovable dog. A tech at the vet was very interested. Some of the staff at doggy day care really liked him. Even the little kid down the block has practically fallen in love with the little guy.
People always ask if we're going to keep him. We've learned that one dog is plenty for us. Rocky needs a good home with lots of loving.
We have no doubt that he'll get adopted pretty quick. We'll miss him of course, but know that someone out there will really appreciate this loving and adorable companion.