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Hello. I am rescue volunteer in Ohio. On July 3rd I picked up a stray who had been shot in his right hind leg. I work for a vet, and after X-rays we discovered Toby's femur had been shattered into 8 pieces by a bullet months previous. He is now doing perfectly well on 3 sound legs. He has spent a month at the vet getting used to being around people. He had been a stray for a very long time, so getting to trust people has been a big thing for him. He is now staying in my home while he awaits his forever family to find him. Toby's info:
2-3 yr old Beagle/Hound mix
He is HW negative
Neutered
Good with other dogs and doesn't mind cats.
Ok with kids, but must be over age 10 so they can undersatnd not to spook him while he is adjusting to new people.
He has never growled or bitten at anyone.
His only special need:
If Toby's right ear itches, you have to scratch it for him.
Toby is not destructive with toys or blankets.
He learning housebreaking and is pretty good about crating.
If you are in Ohio, or close, and know someone who would have a good loving home for him, please call or email me.
Kelly Smith bknmsmith@embarqmail.com
740.504.4653
His adoption fee would be enrolling in obedience classes with him. Also, the family must have excellent vet references and be willing to answer an adoption questionnaire about their family,willing to allow me to do a home visit prior to adoption, and also to stay in contact with me after adoption. If anyone has any other ideas of rescue groups or foster homes in my area, please let me know.
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Thank you for registering and posting Toby's details! We'd love to help find him a forever home.
What a tragic yet inspawrational story. You are an angel for rescuing him. Please be sure to let us know if Toby gets adopted.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Thank you for the welcome and allowing me to post this. I will certainly post any updates as they happen! 
7:58 pm
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Here's a recent of adorable Toby. Won't you please help us find a home for him?
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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12:14 am
Hello everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that Toby is still very much available. We are going on 2 months now with no perspective home. Also, my email is now bigdogresq@live.com
Please feel free to email me and spread the word about Toby and his need for a loving forever family.
Thanks
Kelly
My dad and his fiance live in Bay Village Ohio - on the west side of Cleveland...are you near there? He LOVES dogs, lost his Golden Retriever, Chester of 15 years in March and really misses having a dog in the house. I will chat with him about Toby...what a sweet boy he looks like!
my email address is hkourcklas@comcast.net if you want to chat "off line". I will do everything I can to help out.
Heather
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Have you tried contacting a local news station. I think that would get Toby plenty of potential forever homes for you to chose from for him! All the stories like this I see on the news of abused animals always attract plenty of good people.
or... you can let him come to Florida to live with me!
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crystal grange said:
or… you can let him come to Florida to live with me!
Ooooh, that is a wonderful idea!
Great to hear from you Crystal.
xoxo
Jerry
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Has Toby found a home yet? Please update us...we want to help if he hasn't.
Zeus and Mom
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I got an email from Kelly. (I don't think she saw your post on here Heather)
"I have heard back from [foster] Toby's mom. She is now permanately his mommy. She loves him and wants to keep him. He loves the family and the 8 other dogs she has.
I asked her to please keep in touch on here.
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11:10 pm
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Yipee! Crystal, that is AWESOME news! Thank you for the update. Wow, he gets to live with how many dogs???? Lucky!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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This truly is excellent news, Crystal! Thank you so much for giving us this update! What a great pawrent!
YEAH!! thank you so much for updating us...I'm not surprised, how could someone NOT fall in love with that face!!! He is so incredibly cute, my heart just melted when I first saw him (shhhh, don't tell Zeus!)
Heather
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