Meet me new Avatar... King Nelson. - Page 3

grumpygrapefruit · #41 02.05.2012, 21:18

	Quote:	hannah'sauntie
	So happy he is doing well, and recovering from his surgery. [B]Maybe he could come to the Jubilee celebrations? I suppose though it would be a bit too hectic for him.[B]

If he can cope with our household of Rottis, horses, chickens and many cats, he can cope with a few drunken revellers in Zurich. Question is, could you lot cope with him?

TheLaughingCow · #42 02.05.2012, 21:23

Awwww <3 what a little sweety pie !

Tanja2527 · #43 02.05.2012, 21:42

Awww, bless his little heart! What a wonderful think you have done. Bless you too!

CHanuck · #44 04.06.2012, 08:27

I had the pleasure of meeting GG at the Basel Expat Expo yesterday and he told me about King Nelson (can't believe this is the first I'm hearing of him). What a beautiful story about an amazing dog and his wonderful family! I'm King Nelson's newest Facebook fan.

grumpygrapefruit · #45 04.06.2012, 09:32

Nice to meet you too CHanuck and glad you found Nelson!

Here's a couple of recent pics of him getting around and meeting our new foal. We recently noticed that slippers, socks, oven gloves and soft toys were not in their usual places but were being found in all sorts of strange places around the house. We then realised that he grabs these things in his mouth and uses them as a sort of "skid" under his chin to help him slide around. He still doesn't like using his wheels but I guess we need to find more time to keep training him to accept them.

and a little video of him getting excited with the Rottis as we get ready for a walk. It's really funny how he bites Dylans leg, and gets no reaction! He is actually using his teeth a bit too much in play, also as a tool to help him climb up your trousers so we're working on that, he is also fascinated by shoe laces and can undo them in a flash as you try to walk past him.

How does this work?

ulaula · #46 04.06.2012, 12:40

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We recently noticed that slippers, socks, oven gloves and soft toys were not in their usual places but were being found in all sorts of strange places around the house. We then realised that he grabs these things in his mouth and uses them as a sort of "skid" under his chin to help him slide around. He still doesn't like using his wheels but I guess we need to find more time to keep training him to accept them.

...what a clever guy he is!

and he really looks so happy and full of life. It is a pleasure to see him so lucky and I must say that each time I see the pics or videos of him, I get a warm feeling in my heart. I am so happy for both of you.

hannah'sauntie · #47 04.06.2012, 13:30

Your other dogs are so good with him, he really has found the perfect home with you all.
I love the photo of him in the meadow, beautiful!

meloncollie · #48 04.06.2012, 13:52

Awww... pics of Nelson - just the thing needed to brighten up a rainy day! He's such a happy-looking little guy, you just can't help but smile along with him.

He's looking fantastic, GG, as are your two gorgeous Rottis.

Mrs. Doolittle · #49 04.06.2012, 14:45

	Quote:	grumpygrapefruit
	Here's a couple of recent pics of him getting around and meeting our new foal.

I just love this picture. I think these two are going to get along just fine.

Merrylegs · #50 04.06.2012, 15:33

You are ALL very special beings. Destiny (or whatever you may like to call it) has a way of bringing unique beings together.

Gwendy · #51 04.06.2012, 15:45

that is truly heartwarming. Very special and just lovely. It's what real life is all about. Totally impressive. Keep up the good work

grumpygrapefruit · #52 18.07.2012, 15:43

Nelsons doing really well, getting very affectionate and his favourite place in the evening when I get home is curled up on my knee at the kitchen table.

I thought I'd share a couple of photos, one I forgot about in winter (of course) and one taken this last weekend. It looks photoshopped but it really isn't. We've taken to putting t-shirts on him to protect his chest as he hops and slides around the farm and now he gets really excited when the t-shirts come out!

Richdog · #53 18.07.2012, 16:04

All joking apart you should get him on the Swiss news, i'll wager that the newspapers or even TV slots would do a small article on him due to the whole story being so epically heartwarming, its exactly what people want to see and read about on the way to work in the morning.

bluecat74 · #54 18.07.2012, 17:28

You should get him an English Forum t-shirt printed hehehehe.

He is adorable and fantastic pictures

Merrylegs · #55 18.07.2012, 17:54

King Nelson is gorgeous, and he looks lovely in his T-Shirt! Give him a gentle hug from me please Grumpy.

hannah'sauntie · #56 18.07.2012, 18:34

Soooooo sweet!

Does he have a selection of T-shirts?

grumpygrapefruit · #57 20.07.2012, 16:18

So, it looks like Nelson will have a playmate of his own size fairly soon. Pusha was hit by a car in Romania and left to die in the street with a broken back, amazingly she survived a month before a young trainee vet found her, took her in and kept her alive.

She has absolutely no use of her rear legs but does get around and now has a harness and wheels. Right now Christina, the young vet, is trying to raise the money to have her sent to us, we will hopefully only be a foster home for her and we would like to find a permanent home for her here.

Just like Nelson, she is very friendly and immensely happy now she has some sort of life back. Speaking as someone who looks after another diabled dog, I can tell you we get more happiness from Nelson than any of our other animals (and that's saying a lot). Hopefully we can find a great home for Pusha with people who will also get a lot of satisfaction and joy from giving her a loving home. We probably won't be able to keep her (although I know my wife has other ideas) as my wife has a few other animals lined up who are also looking for good homes here.

The link below is to Pusha's facebook page where there are a few videos and more photos and the story of her. Christina is looking for very small donations (just $5 will help) to try to cover the cost of transport here and you can donate on this link.

The first photo was taken when Pusha was first found and the 2nd one after a few months of TLC.

Here is her intro on her facebook page, hopefully her lucky story wiull continue with us on our farm. (BTW, she needed a nappy as she couldn't control her pee but we've been told she has got over that now)

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	"Hey! My name is Pusha, I’m a 9 months old puppy and I weight just 13 kg. I was hit by car probably this December and stayed on the street for at least one month in pain, with brocken leg and spine, under people indifference. But thanks to some nice people who donated for me, I could be rescued. I’m not sure how many people realize, but if I didn’t get off the street then, probably now I was already dead, because of the cold winter than came after one week (- 20 degrees during the day). So from 12th of January I stayed with Cristina and Octav. But after only one day in their home, I started to have fever. The vet diagnostic: babesiosis. Then after one week, I had a surgery at the spine. But with no good results, but I still have hope. A few weeks ago I was also diagnosticated with demodicosis and mycosis. But I’m a happy dog, who loves life very much. And “thanks” to that I got a hematoma at my bottom and some liquid collected at one of my articulation (these was caused by the fact that I jump and run in the house). But the vet will fix me when I will be spayed. A nice lady promised that she will take me at her home, but she changed her minds. I’m a very happy dog. And every time I have met a dog or a person all I want is to play with him. I know that I’m brocken, but if you will take me home with you, I swear I will be the best dog that you had ever!!!!! I don’t steel food from the table, I can play with my toys, but if I will have a buddy, I might not need toys anymore . I will stay where you will put my blanket. And when we will go outside, you just need to consider the wheelchair as an advice for the leash . So you, as a future friend of mine, just need to have just some diapers, a garden (where I can enjoy the sun) and looooooooooooooooooot of love for me. Please share my story, I need a home! I need also some help with the things that need to be payed for me this month: medicine (for skin and muscle), spay surgery, diapers, diesel and the rest of the wheelchair. So for this month I need 424 euro, but Roya already payed 140 euro for the wheelchair, so the rest of the money is 284 euro. Please help me to raise them to puppypusha@yahoo.ro. Please be my lucky. I need so much one!"

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pusha/201030273343151

Merrylegs · #58 20.07.2012, 17:21

Pusha will make a wonderful companion for King Nelson - I can see them together now! Hope everything works out!

grumpygrapefruit · #59 09.08.2012, 08:12

Yesterday Nelson learnt a valuable lesson about living on a horse farm. He wandered over to see the horses as he usually does each morning and as he got to their fence, he stood up to see where they were. His ears hit the bottom electric ribbon. It must have hurt a hell of a lot as his squealing could be heard all over the mountain. But he has spirit and before I could get to him to stop him, he went for the fence and bit it back. Which of course was even worse.

I guess he'll stay away from the electric fences from now on!

And here's another nice photo of Nelson

meloncollie · #60 09.08.2012, 08:41

He bit the electric fence? Ouch!

Poor Nelson - by my oh my, he certainly has spirit! What a game little guy he is.

I love the pic.

(Nelson must have incredibly strong back legs - it really is amazing how adaptable dogs are.)

Any news on Pusha?