It’s been a long journey for our Brutus. From married man to single guy. From sighted to blind. He arrived in September 2012 along with his wife, Sierra. They had raised many pups and had been forever outside dogs.
She was sweetness and grace; Brutus was her big, rough and ready guardian; a lovable clod who, through no fault of his own, was never taught the simple basics of civilized behavior.
All eyes were on her. It was heartbreaking, but a decision was made to break them up so she could move on as quickly as possible. This gave us time to start the work that Brutus needed, but along the way, he lost his sight and we could not restore it. Another hurdle for our sweet boy.
Along with is sight, he lost some of his brutish ways and he quickly became a favorite of all the volunteers.
Instead of training him, I’m afraid we spoiled him. Which might have made his journey even harder if not for DebraLea. A rescuer herself, of the equine kind, she was looking to honor her beloved 3-year old canine companion – Willow – by adopting a special needs dog to join her two tiny rescued pups.
When she arrived at Homeward Bound today, we were told not to get our hopes up; that this was simply a meet and greet. We all secretly smiled as she politely ditched her volunteer companions and took Brutus to a yard so she could assess his training aptitude. Rehabilitation and rescue are what she loves…and she quickly fell in love with Brutus.
Tonight, our boy is sleeping in a house, on a rug, with his new family at a wonderful horse ranch and rescue in Santa Rosa.
There are no words for our joy.
12 Responses to Long Journey Home
Yay for Brutus!
Once again, emotions overcome me. Brutus was one of my first loves. His resilient attitude towards the obstacles life offered him mirrored that of my own and I felt he was a kindred spirit. I remember the first day I took him out and played ball with him, how he would look upward and anxiously wait for the sounds of the ball bouncing near him. His blindness never lessened his love for the game. It will be hard to come in and see his kennel empty, but that pales in comparison to the joy I feel for his new home!! Here’s to the new happy family and Debra sounds like the perfect match for our big boy!
So wonderful to have found such a special home and family.
SO happy for you Bru-Boy! Thank you Debra for bringing him home! Have a happy life together!
He reminds me so much of my gentle boy Jess, who was also blind, and deaf. And he too was short on social graces, but matured once he felt secure. All he wanted was love, which we gave him, in abundance, until his passing at age 14. A rescue too… Miss my baby boy. Thank you for sharing you life and love with Brutus.
Another reason why I love HB! Happy for Brutus!!
I’ve read this twice and have cried twice … tears of sadness (loss of wife and sight) and joy (a forever home. I’m SO happy for you, Brutus!
Happy that Brutus found a wonderful home with Debra! It warms my heart to see him sleeping peacefully in his own home. Thank you Debra! (Very nice story H.B.Dog!)
Today Brutus and I went to petsmart. We went in and grabbed an easy walk halter so I can lead him from the front for more balance. He went around in the isles really good with that halter. I should have taken a picture. He is such a big love. Eager to learn. Learning fast. We played ball today (he has a ball with a bell in it) now he’s napping in the living room. I’m a lucky mom. He has taught me a lot in the short time we have been together.
Brutus is lucky to have his lucky mom! Thank you. Thank you!!
I’ll try not to bore you with post everyday, but I’m am so happy how he is progressing. Even the little things excites me. Last night was his second night. When we went to pet smart I bought him a big orthopedic bed. He doesn’t sleep on it yet. 🙁 but he went thru the night only needing to go out once. The first night he got up all night a bumped around the room. Last night he was relaxed and slept comfortably no bumping around. Today he finally stopped following me every step i would take. He still follows me but I think he realizes this is his home now and so when i’m busy around the house he takes naps. I had bought some brushes. I thought it was going to take awhile for me to be able to brush him without being a wiggle worm. I was going to start out with a few strokes today and to my surprise he rolled over onto his back and enjoyed me brushing him everywhere. I’m in love. My little girls still don’t know what to think about him. They try and stay out of his way when he goes by them. But there coming around. Thank you HB for giving me this wonderful bundle of joy.
Wonderful news..and we love the updates! Thanks so much! 🙂
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