Abused and Starved Big Paw needs help

Wow! Your post made me weep thinking of all the dogs I rescued that were in similar condition. I know exactly what you and Cody will be going through and send you big props. Of course you couldn't leave him there!! Cody is a lucky boy to have two such wonderful women looking after him. I wish I could send a donation, but I'm at negative balance this month right now, but I'm sending lots of prayers and if I could send some of my extra fat for Cody I would in a heartbeat!!

Hang in there, Cody - we can't wait to see pictures of you up and running around!!

Cody has not been adopted, the lovely shiloh shep in the story above, Fuzzy, was adopted.

I still can't believe Cody came back HW negative. Praise GOD! All of us thought that HW treatment would be too much, and might kill him. My vet is still really very suspicious and is planning another check in 90 days and again in 6 months to insure somehow the test wasn't wrong. She said it's just to strange for him to not be HW+.

We are noticing some issues with Cody that really push that he was abused. He is fearful and when you approach too fast he shakes and slowly lowers himself to the ground. Earlier I walked in to let him out and I had a pooper scooper in my hand that I had just bought to go clean the backyard and when he saw the pooper scooper he immediatly turned his back on me and balled up in the corner shaking. He wouldnt look back up at me until I put the scooper away and came in and sat down in front of him and lifted his head and told him it was ok. Then he crawled forward and put his head in my lap but he still wouldnt look at me. It took about 15 minutes before I could convince him to go outside.

He did very carefully approach me with his stuffed duck in his mouth today, and dropped it in my lap, but then he appeared to think better and retreated back to his closet to watch me. When I gave the duck back to him he wouldnt take it from me but when I set it down he watched me for a minute then slowly picked it up and high tailed it back to his bed.

He breaks my heart daily... but he is the sweetest most "honest" (for lack of a better term) dog out there. I love him to death, and I really hope he finds his perfect home eventually, but I know he'll be here for 6 months or so.

With every word you write about Cody, I fall for him a little bit more. 

He is a beautiful boy and I hope he finds someone who will just make him the center of their world.  Heck, I would if I could.

He's not neutered yet as he is too weak/emaciated to go through the surgery but in six months or so when he's ready for adoption he will be neutered, microchipped, have all shots, the whole nine yards...

I do have a very pretty dobergirl that got pulled from the same death row as Cody, and she is ready to go now http://www.bigpawsonly.com/index.php/topic,21672.0.html