Meet Wesley

Wesley came to the Second Chance Fund after being hit by a car and sustaining multiple complicated fractures of his front leg. He had extensive orthopedic surgery to repair the fractures and will be staying in his foster home until he is healed. Please consider donating to the Second Chance Fund to help offset the cost of his expensive surgery so that we can continue to provide "second chances" to all of the very deserving pets that come our way.

After having my leg surgically repaired on 10-20-11. I spend several days at Lodi Veterinary Hospital being pampered. Everyone there was very nice to me. They brought me these things called ‘Treats.’  One was a rubber toy with something smelly in it – they said it was Peanut Butter & should love it – not so much. Then they gave me a hard bone thing. That was not very interesting either. I much rather have a lap to lie in or a hand petting me to any of these other ‘toys’.

10-27-2011 Thursday: I went to stay with my Foster home.  Before I left LVH I had to meet the family. They have two kids – I love kids! They also have two other Chocolate Labs. The Female, Gretl, is about my size but she did not want to play & would not let me get too close. The male, Grady, is a little bit larger than me and he is a push over. He wanted to play – but they won’t leg me play because they say it might hurt my leg – whatever it is in a cast. I went to their home and got to smell everything. My foster mom will not let me ‘mark my territory’. She is very picky about where I go to the bathroom. I was very excited with all of the new smells, pets, kids, beds, rooms, etc.. that I could not even eat. Later on I got to meet my foster dad. I wasn’t too sure about him. He was wearing a hat and had a beard. He was very nice & let me come up to him and sniff his hand. He was very patient with me. I saw how excited the other dogs & kids were to see him so I figured he wasn’t too bad. He is really nice once I got to know him. My foster mom kept trying to get me to eat – she added chicken to my food & begged me. She finally gave up. Around 10pm I finally relaxed enough to take a nap. When I woke up I decided it was time to eat – my foster mom was very happy.

10-28-11 Friday: I went to LVH with my foster mom.  Ate breakfast & hung out at my second home until early afternoon. I then went for a long car ride. I whined through part of it – the first hour and half, then gave up and fell asleep. When I woke up we were at what my foster family calls ‘the cabin’. What a great place! Lots of trees to smell (mark), squirrels, deer, etc… I could smell the water from the lake but they did not take me to see it. The inside of the cabin is small when all of us were inside – me, Grady, Gretl, my foster mom & dad, the two girls and their grandparents. I wasn’t too sure about these people at first. I had to look at them from a distance and approach them very slowly. They are very nice people, they give great belly & ear rubs.

10-29-11 Saturday: We stayed at ‘the cabin’ for most of the day. I relaxed in my kennel, spent a little time outside (it was sprinkling and they won’t let my cast get wet). Later in the day we went for a long car ride again, but I didn’t whine this time. We got back to my foster home about supper time. I am starting to like this place.

10-30-11 Sunday: My foster family got up early, we all had breakfast and then they left for a while. When they came back we all hung out together. I like to be by (or under) the dining room table during meals. I tried to play with Grady & Gretl. Grady lets me lick his mouth & ears but gets upset when I try to get on top of him. Gretl comes over and stares at me. I don’t like it when she stares. She doesn’t like it when I get rough with Grady. I hung out with the kids in the kitchen when they made cookies. The kids play the piano, I don’t mind it, sometimes I fall asleep while they play. My foster mom is happy because I am starting to eat my food when she offers it. I still don’t understand this toy & treat thing. Grady & Gretl love them. My foster mom gets upset when Grady & Gretl steal my toys from my kennel, but I don’t care for them anyway. She still try to give me ‘treats’ – chicken, summer sausage, Puperoni, popcorn – but I just don’t want them. I prefer being petted.