RIP Hank

[bill_schubert]

Late last year the Canine Ranch received an abused Pyrenees who need a place to call home. A couple of days after he got there I asked if I could show him around. His name was Hank and he had no liveness at all. He was clearly not happy but would do whatever someone pushed him towards. Turned out when someone was brushing him a few days later they found he had stitches in his side. They were removed and it healed OK but Hank was never a high energy dog.

But he was loved and brushed and talked to every day. He kind of faded the past month or so and died last week.




Hank was so calm and happy to just walk slowly around the property that one of the walkers would just drape the lead across his back and he'd walk himself.




Hank was known for his soulful eyes. The way he should be remembered.




He found a safe home at the Ranch and received a lot of love.

Comments

[mallorys_camera]

Poor guy. I'm glad he found love and comfort.

[msconduct]

Poor Hank:(. But it's wonderful he was so happy at the end of his life.

[zoefruitcake]

RIP Hank, you were a good boy.
I am glad he had a safe home in the end

[zestfive]

Holy Toledo, it's unbelievable that somehow he managed to find his way there but whomever cared enough to have the stiches for something, didn't care enough to communicate it to anyone. Poor Hank, I'm glad he found peace in his last days.

[siglinde999]

I’m glad he got to live out his last days in peace. Pyrenees are such sweet and gentle dogs. It’s hard to imagine someone could abuse one.

[bill_schubert]

There are five of them still at the Ranch and they are all lovable. HUGE but loveable.

[mrdreamjeans]

What a gorgeous dog! I'd like to whip the person(s) who abused him! RIP, Hank ...

[bill_schubert]

Yeah, he was great. There are five more Pyrenees dogs at the Ranch and they are all wonderful.

[mrdreamjeans]

The Great Pyrenees is my sister's favorite breed. I find it curious that there are so many in the hot humid climate of Southeast Texas.

[bill_schubert]

Not sure how they originally got here but they are farm dogs. I used to see them all the time when I was riding my bike on the back roads. Two to a pasture protecting the cows and sheep. They live full time in the pastures with a barn or overhang to hang out under. The fur works for them like Arab robes in the desert, I think. Year round protection. They aren't really house dogs but they adapt.

[mrdreamjeans]

I saw a quartet of Great Pyrenees on acreage owned by Texas A&M guardian a herd of goats. I got out of my car to take photos. They were evenly spaced across the land facing me (a threat?). They moved with military precision to protect the herd. I was gobsmacked! They had not been socialized in any way.

[mollywheezy]

I'm so sorry for you loss. Hank sounds like a sweetie.