EDISON-Adopted!

MEET EDISON!

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About EDISON: This absolutely GORGEOUS Malamute boy is what's known as a "wooly", due to his extra-long, fluffy coat. He came to us from a NE Ohio shelter, where he would have met a terrible fate in a gas chamber. Fortunately one of our new adopters found out about him and offered to make room for a foster! Edison is about 85 pounds and is just a baby at approximately 18 months of age. He has amazing amber eyes, and the "baby face" one often sees with woolies. We hope to have more info as we get to know him.

can keep him as long as you need me to. I am picking him up tomorrow. They havent seen any signs of illness or seizures at th dog pound. They think it might of been just an excuse to get rid of him. The owner said he was 18 months. Im going tonight to spend some time with him. Thanks Kraig 85 pounds

Edison's Foster Dad Says: This poor guy looks like he was chained to a dog house and forgotten about. His undercoat is so matted that we aren't sure a groomer can help without just ridding him of most of it. I can't even imagine how fantastic he will look when his coat is clean and healthy and fluffy!

What a great save he was! He's a wonderful boy. I feel like he's in constant pain because of his fur being so tightly matted to his skin, but it doesn't hurt his wonderful disposition even one little bit. He's a gentle giant with a laid-back personality. I don't think he had much interaction with other dogs, but he's learning to play with my 14 week old (male) pup. He's very tolerant of all the play biting my pup inflicts on him. He HAS made it clear to my other Malamute (also a male) that he is alpha. But because my boy isn't alpha, that haven't had any serious conflicts. He is excellent on a leash, staying right on your knee, and even stopping and starting with you. Edison's just a total sweetheart, and I'm so glad we were able to take him in! Somebody's going to fall for him, and fall hard! :)

Update: Well, we had to do it -- Edison is shown with his new "Poodle Cut". This is the last thing we want to do to a dog, but Edison was so badly matted that he had to be taken to a vet and put under to tackle his awful coat and bring him some comfort at long last. We were horrified to see what lay beneath all those matts -- and it's shown in one of his photos, above. His poor skin was covered with literally hundreds of small sores/ulcerations and a couple of large ones. With loving care, though he is comfortable and on the mend!

His foster dad says: "He's getting happier by the minute. It's amazing how playful he has become! He's actually going to be smiling after we get him cleaned up. When I first brought him home, he shied away from being touched, but now he's actually started to come up and nuzzle me for attention. Even the groomer, who realized after working on him for a couple of hours before realizing he needed to be put under to endure what needed to be done said he was a sweet and gentle boy.

Update #2: His foster dad continues: "Edison's skin condition is completely healed up! I'm also happy to report that he is growing by leaps and bounds emotionally. He is now initiating playtime with my 15 week old pup, though (also good) he really shows no interest in other dog when I'm walking him. He has accepted his position as "beta male" to my "alpha", Finn, a 100 pound Malamute. Edison's coat is starting to come in but it will be a little while before he starts to look like himself again. The bright side is he's really clean and I can tell he's comfortable. Edison does get lonely and bored during the day, and really needs someone or something (such as another dog) to keep him company. He loves to play and does his best with someone (human or dog) go keep him company. He's still extremely mellow and is still learning to trust, though he seems to be more trusting of women then men. That leads me to think that his previous owner was an abusive male, though he's done fine with me given just love and consistency and patience.

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This dog's adoption donation is $250. If you know how much it costs to give a new dog responsible vet care, you can easily see that this is quite a bargain! This dog has had a complete health exam, has already been altered (spayed or neutered), is microchipped, has tested negative for heartworm, has been kept on heartworm and flea preventative, is fully vaccinated and free of parasites.

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