Dasher

#12-168 Dasher, age 10 weeks

Weight: growing!

MATCHED

Dasher is already matched to his forever home. Here’s his story so far:

On, Dasher!!

What, let a few tiny health issues hold him back?? “Ever onwards and upwards is my motto!” says this fluffy pup, whose family is definitely enjoying the “prancing and pawing of each little foot,” as the famous Christmas poem goes. Not to mention the nipping of each little tooth! (“I had forgotten how much those baby teeth can scratch!” says mom.)

Dasher’s short life has already been filled with adventure. First, the miniature hobo spent what must have been a scary time hitch-hiking along a country road: imagine being a ten-pound pup & having big rigs whiz by! He was collected and stashed at the shelter, but not for long—within a few days, he caught a multi-hour van ride  from way down South into Central Texas, where he checked into the clinic for vetting. Uh, oh – sarcoptic mange. (No wonder he was itchy.) But oh yes! Easily curable with a topical treatment that annihilates mange mites very effectively, and therapy is underway right now.

Dasher’s foster mom is a nurse, so he’s getting tip-top professional care. Mom even listens to his puppy heart with her stethoscope, and reports it to be 100% brave, true, and Golden!