Hey everyone!
I decided I need to post another update on our little “foster fail” pup, Lenny! To refresh, Lenny was found on the street back in February this year completely malnourished and in terrible shape…. You have all been so kind and invested in his story, and since he has so many uncles and aunties on Reddit, it’s only fitting that I keep you up to date!! *FYI: first pic is the day we got him, and all the ones after are his most recent photos. He is a ham.\*
We have had Lenny for 6 months now and WOW has he made a complete turn around from where he was. He has gone from having fleas, a ROUGH skin infection, patchy hair, crusted ears (we’re still a little crusty but it’s fine, we are working on it), and a tail that was COMPLETELY bald, to a thriving little cutie. No more skin infection, no fleas, the ears are much better but still a work in progress (we are using coconut oil to help keep the ears moisturized, the vet is not concerned with this right now.), he has a beautiful fluffy coat now and his tail almost has all of its hair back!!!
As I mentioned in my last post, Lenny does have heart disease and a grade 6/6 heart murmur. He is taking 2 medications twice a day for his heart and so far all has been well! We have bloodwork in October and our 6 month follow up with the cardiologist as well in October. We are hoping for as clean of a bill of health as we can get, but our little old man is thriving. He loves his brother Toby, loves to snuggle, gives lots of kisses, and he even RUNS NOW!!! He didn’t run for a while because he was so tired and malnourished, but now he runs and plays with his brother in the yard, and he jumps up and down to greet us when we get home! Him and his brother are so close they like to pee on the same bush at the same time….. evidence is in the photos 😭😂
We have our own little morning routine where he stands on my chest until I wake up and say “goooooood morningggggggg mister Lenny”, then he dances around the bed and rubs his head on the blankets until we get up and go outside. He can’t be separated from us or he starts SCREAMING. 😂 Lenny likes to sit on top of his brother and he also loves to eat watermelon. Lenny also loves to hump his dad. Only dad. No one and nothing else. We tried to teach him not to do that, but honestly at his age, go off big papa. 😭
Lenny has quite a few nicknames he has collected:
Len
Len Len
Yenny
Crunchwrap Supreme
Mr. Stink
Mr. Backwards (he walks backwards when he wants out from under a blanket instead of turning around)
Mr. Meanie (he hates everyone except mom and dad)
Little Man
Boobie
Lenny has completely changed mine and my husband’s lives, and we absolutely adore him. I don’t know how someone could abandon him on the street like they did, but I’m so glad he found his way to us. However much time we get with him, we are so thankful for. He is so funny, sweet, and just fits perfectly into our little family.
We plan on taking family photos for the holidays so I’ll be sure to post the results here for his uncles and aunties to see! Lenny sends lots of love and wet kisses to you all and your pups 💜💜