Retired disabled military dog Rocky dies if not adopted; served three tours in Iraq

Pets for Patriots ^ | 8/17/2011 | ??

[MountainDad]

The only thing I'm embarrassed about is your stupid, immature replies.

Excuse me for being more concerned about finding a home for a dog than making a minor punctuation error.

Now with that said....piss-off and leave me alone!

[brytlea]

I went to the link and was glad to see he had been adopted. I was going to see if he was going to be suitable for our home (altho after reading I guess he wasn’t going to be since they said he needed a home with no other dogs). Glad to see this has a happy ending.

[GnuHere]

Oh thank God! I am just reading this about his special needs, but already have a GS in the house.

[trisham]

Thanks for the update! I’m so glad to hear that someone has adopted Rocky.

[JLLH]

Good news indeed!!

[brytlea]

Their website said:

We have been informed that Rocky will be adopted. Please DO NOT CALL Camp Pendleton, Lackland AFB or Pets for Patriots regarding his case; we are all overloaded with a deluge of inquiries about his plight. THANK YOU to all who have answered Rocky’s call and helped to assure his final years will be spent with a loving family.

I had thought when I read the first part of the initial post, I will see if there's something I can do. I grew up with a GSD, and it's just unthinkable that this dog who served our country would just be put to sleep. I have dealt with an older dog with dysplasia and also another dog who was not mobile for the last several months of her life, and I worked for a vet long ago. But, upon reading I discovered he was also somewhat dog aggressive, so he may have been a problem with my golden. However, fortunately he has found a home.

Now I don't have to guilt my husband. :)

[trisham]

I grew up with a GSD, and it's just unthinkable that this dog who served our country would just be put to sleep. I have dealt with an older dog with dysplasia and also another dog who was not mobile for the last several months of her life, and I worked for a vet long ago. But, upon reading I discovered he was also somewhat dog aggressive, so he may have been a problem with my golden. However, fortunately he has found a home.

Now I don't have to guilt my husband. :)

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I hear you. I have two elderly dogs who are growing increasingly frail and on medication, so adoption is out of the question for me. Thank goodness for kind people!

[brytlea]

I miss my old dogs, but some of the best memories I have are of their sunset years. Mostly because I knew their time was short and so I intentionally made memories with them. Well, I have to stop talking about them or I will get morose.

[trisham]

I know how you feel. It's what we accept when we bring a new dog or puppy into our homes, but at the time it seems so far in the future.

Now I'm tearing up.

[Immerito]

http://blog.petsforpatriots.org/retired-disabled-military-dog-rocky/

UPDATE 8/18/11 9:25 AM ET: ROCKY IS SAVED!! We have been informed that Rocky will be adopted. Please DO NOT CALL Camp Pendleton, Lackland AFB or Pets for Patriots regarding his case; we are all overloaded with a deluge of inquiries about his plight. THANK YOU to all who have answered Rocky’s call and helped to assure his final years will be spent with a loving family.