to create exaggerated characteristics. he actually came in as a stray. highly likely he was deliberately abandoned, though, due to his health issues. alvin s ears have been cropped and he s got skin missing from his front paws. so, he s scuffed and bleeding because he just is unable to have that strength to walk? he can t hold. he can t hold his legs. the sheer weight of these dogs, the muscle tone. oh, look at that! i know. you poor thing! oh, you can see his leg. yeah. his leg just totally twists around. and, again, bad breeding. it s the only reason for it. in the last 12 months, ten dogs have been in such poor condition due to extreme breeding that hope rescue have had to put them to sleep. robin! that s it. good boy. the breeders don t care. they re not the ones that are seeing the heartache. these dogs aren t going to see past their second birthdays. some of them, including my own foster dog, was put to sleep at six months old.
because he just is unable to have that strength to walk? he can t hold. he can t hold his legs. the sheer weight of these dogs, the muscle tone. oh, look at that! i know. you poor thing! oh, you can see his leg. yeah. his leg just totally twists around. and, again, bad breeding. it s the only reason for it. in the last 12 months, ten dogs have been in such poor condition due to extreme breeding that hope rescue have had to put them to sleep. robin! that s it. good boy. the breeders don t care. they re not the ones that are seeing the heartache. these dogs aren t going to see past their second birthdays. some of them, including my own foster dog, was put to sleep at six months old. now, i didn t get into rescue to have to euthanise six month old puppies. that s not why i got into animal welfare. i can t tell you how hard. i m going to cry now. i can t tell you how heartbreaking that is for us. gosh, it.