I had previously done a blog about Taylor and the sad fact we couldn't adopt him because all entrances to our cabin had steps and he could not handle steps with his weak back legs. Well we didn't give up and we figured out how he could come live with us. The photo shows him settling into our home as we went and picked him up today.
We put our thinking caps on to find a way we could adopt Taylor. We finally figured out that we could take a window out of the back of our cabin and frame in a door and it would be level for him with no steps. It took us two weeks to get the door in, pour a concrete pad that was level, remove the stone work from the back of the room, dig out the large rocks and shovel and rake the back to make it level so he could navigate the back yard.
We finally got it done and today brought him home. He is not only a very happy boy but a sweet bot too. He is big and just a real gentle giant of a family member. At 11 years old and with weak back legs he is checking out the house and sniffing everything and learning the layout. In a few weeks he will be totally settled in.
The link to Taylor's story:https://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/the-story-of-taylor-zbcz2109
1 comment:
I've loved reading about the all the older German Shepherd's you've adopted through the years, but with Taylor, you really went above and beyond! Creating a door from a window so he doesn't have to climb stairs to enter the house was inspirng! YOU and your wife are so amazing! Just wonderful people!
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