MICHELLE: Rescue Dog

Almost one year ago today, Michelle in OTTAWA sent this picture of a homeless puppy found frozen to the ground on a minus 32 degree Canadian sidewalk.  I don't know if you've been to Ottawa in January but it's cold. Damn cold. Michelle works at the Ottawa Humane Society, and she's been a regular contributor to CWC for several years now. That's why I've chosen her as my latest GUEST EDITOR. I've emailed her her very own password and username to the site and she will be posting her stories all week long. This puppy's name is "Reese", and he was found alone and abandoned. That's not the worst part. It was so cold, his balls were frozen to the sidewalk. She sent a second picture. Click here if you'd like to see a puppy's frozen nutsac. Click here if you'd rather not, but are willing to blame a misleading link.

Comments

[Andrea]

I hope the little fella is doing okay. Poor guy. :(

[bb of the happyness]

in response to the person who said dogs cant get neutered before 8 months... yes they certainly can. my mother is a vet and I've worked with her all my life and dogs can be neutered 5 or 6 months old.... or a bit earlier for that matter. it has nothing to do with hormones... its whether or not they've dropped. in fact, its the hormones people want to stop. so they wont mark up everything or run off looking for girl dogs and get into potentially deadly fights. so there.

[Zoë]

That's so sad. Must be really painful, poor thing.

[Sarah Lorraine]

Am I the only one who thinks his eyes are a little too... human?

Creepy.

[Monica]

Now my question is, can you pee on the pet to free its frozen balls from the sidewalk? Pee is warm, like warm water.

I'm asking because, we're completely frozen here in Chicago and even though my guyzos are nuetered, I do worry about their balls freezing to the ground.

Thanks Chris.

[jess]

poor puppy!!! SO CUTE ( not the sac.) that is the most adorable puppy i have seen!!!

[CCLCarm]

That adds a new dimension to the term freezing your nuts off!

Hopefully REESE was neutered anyway after his ordeal- As all good rescue folks know: PETS ARE CUTER WHEN YOU SPAY AND NEUTER!

Michelle- Congrats on your Guest Editorship- I look forward to your posts this week. As Chris' much OLDER and NOT AS CUTE AS HIM- 1st guest editor- just ignore the fans who will hate you simply because you are Chris' chosen one!

[Rodrigo]

Lando's comment:

"I think I just went sterile."

is the funniest thing I have read in this website. Go, Lando!

[Stranded in Cinci]

I am so glad he is doing well! That is amazing!

What's a little eery, though, is how human his eyes look in this photo. It reminds me of a Patricia Piccinini sculpture . . . The Young Family

http://www.patriciapiccinini.net

[Dylan]

Let's talk about something other than the dog. Did Miuchelle even send an application Chris? Because if she didn't, it would be totally unfair.