Hace aproximadamente un año mi familia había pasado por una experiencia un poco traumática con nuestro perro y debido a esto no estaba en nuestros planes a corto plazo tener otro perro como parte de nuestra familia.
About a year ago my family had gone through a somewhat traumatic experience with our dog and because of this it was not in our short term plans to have another dog as part of our family.
Sin embargo, era jueves 11 de Mayo y un amigo se encontraba llegando a su casa, cuando un pequeño bulto en una acera le llamó la atención. Cuando pudo ver mejor, se encontró con que el pequeño bulto era un cachorro, aparentemente de labrador. Estaba lloviendo muy fuerte por lo cual el cachorro estaba empantanado, mojado y temblando de frío; además, al parecer había sufrido un accidente, pues tenía su pata en muy mal estado.
However, on Thursday, May 11, a friend was arriving at his house, when a small bundle on a sidewalk caught his eye. When he could see better, he found that the small bundle was a puppy, apparently a Labrador. It was raining heavily so the puppy was bogged down, wet and shivering with cold; In addition, apparently had suffered an accident, because his leg was in very bad condition.
Junior, recién recogido de la calle / Junior, just picked up from the street
De inmediato llevó al cachorro a una veterinaria; allí, al ver que se trataba de un perro callejero no lo quisieron atender, por el contrario, le indicaron que lo mejor era que lo dejara en la calle y que llamara a alguna fundación que se hiciera cargo de él. Pero ¿Quién puede tener el corazón para botar una criaturita indefensa a la calle?
He immediately took the puppy to a vet; There, seeing that it was a street dog, they did not want to attend, on the contrary, they told him that it was best to leave him in the street and to call some foundation to take care of him. But who can have the heart to throw a helpless little creature into the street?
Ese primer día un amigo le dio techo y comida. Pronto nos dimos cuenta que, pese al estado de su pata, esta no le dolía. Ya siendo viernes mi amigo, mi novio y yo llevamos al cachorro a la veterinaria y nos indicaron que debíamos tomarle unos rayos X.
That first day a friend gave him roof and food. We soon realized that, despite the state of his leg, this did not hurt. Since it was Friday my friend, my boyfriend and I took the puppy to the veterinarian and told us that we should take x-rays.
Primer día de Junior en su hogar provisional / First day of Junior in his provisional home
El sábado a primera hora fuimos para que le hicieran los rayos X y luego de esto decidí quedarme con el cachorro el resto del día para llevarlo a mi casa y que mi familia lo conociera; en la noche lo regresaría a casa de mi amigo quien se estaba haciendo cargo de él mientras le encontrábamos un hogar definitivo. Pero cuando mis papás y mis hermanos lo conocieron, los planes cambiaron: desde ese sábado Junior hace parte de mi familia y seguirá siéndolo por el resto de su vida; él nos dio la oportunidad de volver a ser felices y nos dio el privilegio de estar a nuestro lado.
Early Saturday, we went to have the X-rays and then I decided to stay with the puppy the rest of the day to take him to my house so that my family could get to know him. That night I would return him to my friend’s house who was taking care of him while we found him a definitive home. But when my parents and my brothers met him, the plans changed: from that Saturday Junior was part of my family and will continue to be for the rest of his life. He gave us the opportunity to be happy again and gave us the privilege of being at our side.
Junior, parte de mi familia / Junior, part of my family
Rough translation –
About a year ago, our family went through a traumatic experience with our dog, and our short term plans did not include adding another dog to our family.
On Thursday, May 11, when a friend was arriving at his home, when a small bundle on the sidewalk caught his attention. When he could see better, he saw that the small bundle was a puppy, apparently a Labrador. It was raining heavily so the puppy was wet and shivering with cold. It has also been in an accident, because its leg was in very bad condition.
He took the puppy to a vet. On seeing that it was a street dog, the vet did not want to provide care, and told him that it would be better to leave the puppy on the street and call some charity to take care of him. Who could have the heart to throw a helpless little creature on the street?
That first night, my friend gave the puppy shelter and food. We soon realized that, despite the condition of his leg, he was not in pain. It was Friday, so my friend, my boyfriend and I took the puppy to the vet, who told us that we should take x-rays.
Early Saturday, we got the X-rays. I decided to stay with the puppy the rest of the day and take him to my house so that my family could meet him. At night, I planned on returning him to my friend’s house, who would take care of him while we looked for a permanent home. But once my parents and my brothers got to know him, the plans changed. From that Saturday, Junior became part of my family and will continue to be so for the rest of his life. He gave us the opportunity to be happy again and gave us the privilege of being by our side.
I am very grateful to you. Thank you very much for your help
My Spanish isn’t great but I wanted to read Junior’s story so with the help of an online translator, here is Junior’s story. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. I am so happy that you gave Junior a home and I can’t wait to learn more about him. He is such a cute boy. Welcome to Tripawds Junior and Family.
Love, Amy & Rusty
About a year ago my family had gone through a somewhat traumatic experience with our dog and because of this it was not in our short term plans to have another dog as part of our family.
However, on Thursday, May 11, a friend was arriving at his house, when a small bundle on a sidewalk caught his eye. When he could see better, he found that the small bundle was a puppy, apparently a Labrador. It was raining heavily so the puppy was bogged down, wet and shivering with cold; In addition, apparently had suffered an accident, because his leg was in very bad condition.
He immediately took the puppy to a vet; There, seeing that it was a street dog, they did not want to attend, on the contrary, they told him that it was best to leave him in the street and to call some foundation to take care of him. But who can have the heart to throw a helpless little creature into the street?
That first day a friend gave him roof and food. We soon realized that, despite the state of his leg, this did not hurt. Since it was Friday my friend, my boyfriend and I took the puppy to the veterinarian and told us that we should take x-rays.
Saturday the first hour we went to have the X-rays and then I decided to stay with the puppy the rest of the day to take him to my house so that my family could get to know him. That night I would return him to my friend’s house who was taking care of him while we found him a definitive home. But when my parents and my brothers met him, the plans changed: from that Saturday Junior was part of my family and will continue to be for the rest of his life. He gave us the opportunity to be happy again and gave us the privilege of being at our side.
Photo captions: 1. Junior, just picked up from the street
2. First day of Junior in his provisional home
3. Junior, part of my family
I am very grateful to you. Thank you very much for your help