Pongo’s story – Halfway to a Happy Ending!

This story is full of ‘halfway’s’ so let’s hope we get the whole way to a happy ending.

Julie was driving back from Larnaca airport on Wednesday 5th March, half way home in fact.  There wasn’t a lot of traffic about and Julie was planning what to do with the second half of the evening.  Looking ahead up the highway her heart jumped into her mouth.  Half way across the highway, standing still and looking terrified was a dog.  Her first thought was “how on earth can Bambi (her own black pointer) have got here?” She really though it was her.

Her second thought was that she had to stop.  Luckily, at this moment, there were no cars behind her so she was able to pull over safely and stop on the side.  When she was half way out of the car, two other cars came speeding down behind her, only just breaking in time to avoid hitting the dog.

The poor thing managed to get himself on to the side of the highway and he came to Julie fairly quickly.  She think he sensed the help he needed was right there in front of him.  He was, of course, very nervous but he trusted her and she was able to put a leash on his collar (maybe he was lost?) and help him into her car.  She went to the police station to report the incident and to see if, by any chance, he was micro-chipped, although she knew it was highly unlikely.  The police took all the information and checked the dog for a micro-chip, which of course was not present.

From there on Pongo was a very lucky boy!  Julie was able to find him a place in one of our partner shelters, for the following day, and took him home for that night.  Julie expected mayhem, howling, barking, who knows what! She couldn’t have been more wrong.  She decided that, because he was only going to be with her for one night, rather than introduce him to her own dogs she would keep them separated.  He spent the night as quiet as a mouse under the garden table, all cuddled up in warm covers, after some much enjoyed food and water.

Pongo was very pleased to see Julie the next morning when she took him some breakfast and is a very affectionate and handsome young boy.  He is very calm and was very interested to sniff noses with my two dogs through the garden gate, with all tails wagging.

He was very good in the car when Julie took him to his new ‘safe place’, although very scared to get out of the car.  She think he was worried he was going to be abandoned again.  But chicken helped ease the situation.  Now he has settled very well and quickly with his new kennel mates, half way down the row of kennels!

Pongo was obviously abandoned and left to die, probably because the hunting season has ended and he is no longer useful.  Dogs should never be assessed for their usefulness, that’s not what they are here for.  They love us and just hope we will love them back.

All Pongo needs now is the second half of his story – the real happy ending where you fall in love with him.  Please, take a look and give him the second, better half of his life, he will make you his whole life.