Trevor

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Original: Trevor is a sweet boy who was pulled from a shelter in West Virginia. He likes people and other dogs. We’ll know soon about cats. He is housebroken and crate-trained. Trevor can be possessive of his food when other dogs come near his crate.

Trevor takes food from your hand very nicely. He does need some leash manners and basic obedience but that will come in time. We’ll post more information as we have it.

Update 1/25/02: This update goes first because the news is so good! Please read on:
Trevor went in for X-rays prior to knee surgery. The X-rays revealed disconcerting bone anomalies. We thought cancer or fungus. The X-Rays were sent to NC State to be reviewed by the top of their orthopedics department.

The anomalies are a thinning and thickening of the bone due to a bad injury (not illness) that continues to heal itself. Somehow Trevor took a bad ramming or jump badly six to eight months ago and that is what did the damage. Because of the way it is now it is better not to do any surgery now on his knees. Since the hips depend on knees they also are not recommended for surgery.

As time passes, about yearly, x-rays should be done to monitor knees. If he has any lameness joint/bone medication is the best treatment.

IF the hips begin to bother him a lot, then hip surgery will be revisited. But there is no gain in doing that surgery on a young healthy dog. His hips and gait will never be PRETTY but they should not be a big concern to him until middle-age to old-age, and even then if he is kept lean, muscular it could be only mild to moderate problems that medication can help.

So, the bottom line is that NC State vetoed the idea that the bone issues on x-ray is illness-cancer, fungus, bacteria. They think that the knee issues are an old injury that is better off healing on its own. They also do not recommend surgery on his hips. At some point in the future, he may need hip surgery if medication does not work.

The doctors have released Trevor to full activity. There is no lameness or pain present. He is running like the wind and happy not to be on the leash.

Big thanks to those who have contributed to help us with Trevor’s medical expenses. We are all relieved that they will not continue to grow.

And, special thanks to Mary Baker. Mary is Trevor’s foster mom and had committed to taking care of him for the long haul. Now she can start working on his training and socialization.

Trevor is a big, energetic, happy boy who loves to run and chase birds and play with dogs and people. He has the attention span of a grasshopper except when watching birds, so needs lots of toys to keep himself amused!

His owners never bothered to teach him that dogs don’t stand on counters, or get on furniture, or take things off of shelves or out of wastebaskets. So we’re working on all of that. Fortunately, he has a very soft mouth and does not kill his booty. The only casualty has been a very pretty little conch shell taken from a low shelf that I thought was a bone and didn’t snag soon enough.

He does not come when called and has minimal leash skills, but he learned to sit for me in about two minutes (with the help of some choice treats), so there is hope! He is not so quick on learning doggie manners, and has to be repeatedly warned by the cranky old bitch to stay out of her space, and by the younger female that she doesn’t like to be mounted. But he takes discipline well from humans and dogs, and always looks suitably contrite.

His saving grace is that he is very friendly and sweet and just wants to love and be loved. He would do well in an active home, and would probably love field training or agility.

TREVOR HAS GONE HOME!! We here are MAESSR are thrilled that he has found a home that will love him as much as he deserves!