The boy that broke my heart

[Hans Mum]

how sad he;s been treated in such an appalling way.....but what a boy for still 'smiling' and trusting the species which inflicted that on him...hope he finds a happy home where he'll get lots of love x

[stella]

Sitting here with tears on my face hugging my own well fed much loved puppy. Hope he gets the best home ever

[beefy]

There's nothing I can say that's printable here. Good luck to Oliver - the lad needs it.

[Seahorse]

Like others, I don't have the forum friendly words to express my feelings.

Good luck Oliver (big hugs)

[kirsty b]

I looked at this pic and was horrified, as was my OH. We, like OWG, have 2 Boxers and can't believe that anyone can treat a puppy this way.
Boo is currently rolling all over one of the couches and Maximus is sparked out on the other!
They look at you as though you are deliberately starving them if we are a few minutes late handing out dinner!!
Give him a big love from us next time you see him please?

[SueA]

Poor Oliver, no wonder you were so upset, made me cry too, especially having had a happy, healthy boxer myself. He looks lovely in his fleece though & hopefully will get a loving new home. A friend of mine adopted a rescue boxer earlier this year, she was a white boxer & was found to be deaf & partially sighted too (the rescue centre didn't mention this when she was adopted!). She now has a lovely home & looks beautiful & responds to hand signals. Whoever takes Oliver on with have to have a lot of patience but I bet he will make a brilliant pet.

[OverWyreGrower]

Thanks for all your posts!

Oliver doesn't have a home lined up yet, as he hasn't yet put enough weight on to be in a re-homeable state. However the resuce are confident that he will find a home soon enough. The deafness is a small worry, however, since my Boxers ignore me most of the time anyway, I can't see how he is any different!

I would love to have Oliver, but with 15 animals already, I don't think we would be able to give him the special attention that he will need (in terms of one-on-one training etc).

He already looks a little different, his head, neck and shoulders are starting to look better - the only thing that gives him away is his waist and back end... he will fill out soon enough!

[kirsty b]

I hope he gets well enough soon. He looks such a lovely boy.

[pigletwillie]

How can people do such things to animals, but then they do the same to children dont they.

@+~@@$$%££"!**(&&)holes

May you grow up into a fine dog Oliver and give and recieve great pleasure for the rest of your days.

[Glutton4...]

I have a friend who paid good money for a Horse in similar condition. It took the best part of two years to get his digestive system to the stage where his poo smelled the same as the other Horses - makes you wonder what lasting damage has been done.

These people don't want prosecuting, they want the same treatment they gave the animals!

[FionaH]

I have a friend who paid good money for a Horse in similar condition. It took the best part of two years to get his digestive system to the stage where his poo smelled the same as the other Horses - makes you wonder what lasting damage has been done.

These people don't want prosecuting, they want the same treatment they gave the animals!

I "rescued" a horse in the same condition several years back. Well I stole him, kind of. Found him a lovely home where he was fed on blue chip, (horse caviar) for the rest of his days

[OverWyreGrower]

Just to let everyone know that Oliver is putting on weight nicely, and is now ready for his special forever home!

His story, and updated pictures, can be seen HERE (link)

[SarzWix]

That's great news OWG
Thanks for the update, I hope he gets a lovely home soon.

[Nicos]

Gosh...he's coming on a treat isn't he?

[allotmentlady]

Mixture of emotions, seeing him like that but to see him gaining weight is marvellous. How can people be so cruel, I used to rescue reptiles for a while, in terrible states, close to death at times. I gave up because of my ill health and the fact that it was making me ill. If it wasnt for people like your friends, these poor animals would be dead.