TRIPAWDS: Home to 22974 Members and 2152 Blogs.
HOME » NEWS » BLOGS » FORUMS » CHAT » YOUR PRIVACY » RANDOM BLOG

Week 1 with Mowgli

It’s been 4 days since Mowgli moved in to his forever home. When I first came across Mo on petfinder, something told me that he was the one. I’ve been considering adopting for many months now but it was him who made me go all in.

We had to drive 2 hours to go meet his foster mom at a park in Washington, it was raining so aggressively that we could have taken a jetski there. When we pulled in they were taking shelter under a covered area in the park and I saw Mowgli for the first time, unphased by the new environment and torrential downpours. The car ride back was slightly more complicated, between him trying to climb into the front seat and the radioactive stress farts he was letting out the whole time, it’s safe to say we were all relieved to get home.

I tried my best to establish a routine right off the  bat and his anxiety seemed to fade once he realized this was a safe and comfortable home filled with toys and lots of love. I have to thank his foster mom for training him and loving on him so well because its extremely apparent that he trusts people who care for him.

So, what is Mowgli’s story? Well, the first 3 years of his life are a mystery. He was found as a stray in Texas. The woman that helps run the Faith & Hope dog foundation was the one who found him. He was clearly in pain and limping around, she knew he needed to go to the vet asap. The vet appointment yielded some unfortunate results, he had a very old shoulder injury that he had been living with for who knows how long. They didn’t know what happened to him but based on the injury, they think he may have been hit by a car.  It was clear that amputation was necessary and the dog foundation paid for it out of pocket (if anyone is trying to adopt I would highly recommend working with them, they genuinely want what’s best for their dogs and will do anything for them to find their forever home).

After recover, he was sent to his first foster mom. After a few weeks of having Mowgli with her, she was coming to the realization that a small apartment which was already shared with her other large dog was not the best place for Mowgli to thrive. So that’s when he went to his second foster mom. She has 8 cats (yes 8 cats I know, holy cow) 8 cats who had a deep hatred for this 3 legged canine who invaded their home. Mowgli and the cats got into fight frequently, he has some old scratched on his side, I suspect those are from the not-so-friendly interactions he had with the cats. His foster mom loved Mo SO much and was so sweet when I was communicating with her. He clearly loved her too and it broke my heart to sperate the two but, it was time for Mo to find a home where he could be the center of attention.

So here we are, 4 days in to having Mowgli at our home. He sleeps through the night, lets us know when he needs to go potty, is extremely gentle & kind, smiles and plays like a puppy,  and has already exponentially improved my life. I am so excited that I get to be a part of his journey & document our activities and adventures here.  I love this 3-legged Texan more than anything and I can’t help but think that we were meant to find each other. Here’s to the journey ahead and the leg left behind!

Hello Tripawds!

Add an excerpt to your posts to provide a summary for readers in many blog themes!

Read this for important information!

Welcome to Tripawds. Please read on for important tips. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging. Don’t miss our helpful WordPress tutorial videos if you need help getting started with your new Tripawds blog.

Visit your blog dashboard to change or remove the site header, cusomize your sidebar widgets, change the blog theme, and much more!

PLEASE NOTE:

Tripawds Blogs shall NOT be used for commercial OR fundraising purposes.

The free Tripawds Blogs platform shall not be used by an commercial entity. Any blog created by a veterinary clinic, product manufacturer or any other commercial endeavor will be deleted and all users removed without warning. Please contact Tripawds regarding guest article submission opportunities.

Direct appeals for financial assistance to help cover care expenses will be deleted without notice. Everypawdy in the Tripawds community faces their own share of high expenses related to surgery, recovery and care. Veterinary financial aid resources can be found in the Tripawds News blog. Please see the Tripawds Fundraising Appeals Policy for more information. Thank you for your understanding.

Do not reply to this post!

Please publish a new post (or edit this one) to share your story. The Tripawds community is only notified of new blog posts in the Recent Posts widgets found throughout the News blog and discussion forum pages. Members will not be notified of any comments made on this default first post. You can also choose to edit or delete your sample page.

Publish a blog post or your site may be deleted!

Please be sure to publish at least one blog post to let us know you that you may use your blog. NOTE: Failure to do so may result in your site being deleted. If you upload photos to your Media Library, but fail to publish a post, we’ll never know they are there and they may be gone forever!

Another way to ensure your site does not get deleted, is to upgrade it with a Tripawds Supporter subscription.

By default your site will be indexed so Tripawds members will be notified of your update in the Recent Posts lists throughout this community. If you change your Privacy settings to discourage search engines, your posts will not be indexed! 

To limit the amount of spam you receive, any first comment a reader makes on your blog will require moderation. Be sure to “Spam” any inappropriate comments, and approve those from your readers so their future comments appear immediately. You can change your comment options from the Settings -> Discussion tab in your dashboard.

Thank you for sharing your story, and happy blogging!

Mowgli is brought to you by Tripawds.
HOME » NEWS » BLOGS » FORUMS » CHAT » YOUR PRIVACY » RANDOM BLOG