Everybody loves Bubba! And Bubba loves everybody! He is five years old and heartworm negative now! He is neutered and up to date on vaccines and microchipped. He walks great on a leash and is good in a crate. He has lived outside most of his life so we are working on the house breaking. He must be in a home with no cats! But he’s great with all other dogs, big and small, old and young!
Back in early February, this sad, starved, shivering, injured dog was found on the side of the road, in a ditch, sitting next to a bag of trash, confused and freezing. A good samaritan found him and posted him on a page on Facebook. The person who saved his life was Sabrina Jarman. I contacted her and asked her to take him to Pender Shelter where he would be cared for, treated and neutered until I had a spot for him. Sabrina named him Chance.
When I went to pick him up, I realized how sweet this dog really was. I found out his story from some local people who reached out to me and had the former owner contact me. His former owner had him since he was a puppy and called him DooDoo. After a few years, he gave the dog to his cousin, who used him for breeding and then discarded him on the side of a rural country road when he no longer had any use for him. He clearly didn’t take care of him or feed him like he promised his former owner he would do. After inspecting all of his healing wounds, I came to the conclusion he had been hit by a car. Thankfully his injuries were mostly superficial.
The former owner has been in contact with me asking for updates, but he couldn’t take him back. That was fine by me, because we had some healing to do! But first, he needed a new name, becuase he was so much better than “DooDoo.” Sabrina named him Chance. Once I got to know this sweet boy, I affecionately dubbed him “Bubba Nugget.” The name suits him! Ask anyone who has met him! He loves his nickname and responds with some low howling when you call his name. We discovered he was heartworm positive and after healing his injuries and putting some weight on him, we had the heartworm treatments done and he did great with them. The vet staff and boarding staff all loved him.
Fast forward 4 months to present time, “Bubba Nugget” is now officially ready for adoption! I ain’t gonna lie…I am going to miss this dog like nobody’s business!
Even after all the neglect and rejection after being loved, he has not let any of it phase him in the least! I have rarely met a sweeter dog in all my days! Chance, “Bubba Nugget,” LOVES all humans, big and small. He loves all other dogs, big and small, old and young. This dog literally has the BEST disposition you can imagine@
And now it’s time for my Bubba to find his forever home and bring another family as much joy as he has brought to me.
Four months, and many caring people later, the happiest dog in the world, is healthy and ready for the next part of his journey. Chance has completed his heartworm treatments and is recovered. He is neutered, wormed, up to date on vaccines and microchipped. Chance has live outside his entire life. Let’s find him his happily ever after, being a loved and cherished family member who gets to sleep on a soft bed, next to his person!
