PETERMAN

FROM HIS ADORABLE FURROWED BROW TO HIS CUTE OLE BOOTY, PETERMAN IS EVERY INCH A SURVIVOR WITH THE HEART OF A GIANT.<br/><br/>If Peterman was a cat, he would be down a few lives but don't tell him that. In his mind, he is the Little Engine That Could, and we want him to always stay that way.<br/><br/>Peterman was first spied by a local cat rescue volunteer, who was tending to a feral cat colony, near a homeless encampment on the Yakima River. He was barely old enough to be away from his momma and the side of his face, had a swelling the size of a fist, making him look misshapen and quite sickly in general. The cat rescue volunteer, found out who the puppy belonged to and asked them if they would surrender him, to her, because he was in desperate need of medical care. They said yes, which was the best thing they could have done for him.<br/><br/>Peterman arrived, sullen, listless and quite thin. The swelling on the side of his face, was solid as a rock and his foster was afraid to touch it, for ear it would simply burst. We suspected an abscess, though could find no entry wound. We cleaned him up, warmed him up, got him comfortable and text our veterinarian, that we would be in, at opening.<br/><br/>On the way to the vet, Peterman was in bad shape. Listless, uninterested in the world around him and had not eaten anything. He was taken straight back to be worked on, and on a hunch, we asked that they immediately test him for parvo. Minutes later, we found out he tested positive. <br/><br/>This was a very young (six weeks?) very sick and health compromised little guy. He had obviously not been receiving proper nutrition, had some type of raging infection going on on his face and now, was battling a deadly disease as well. We were given the option to try and save him, or humanely euthanize him. We had great success with our last parvo pup, using monoclonal antibodies, so we decided to give it a go. He was not yet to the point of vomiting or bloody poos, so the treatment had a good chance of working. <br/><br/>The swelling on his face needed to be addressed as well, since it was rapidly spreading down his neck and beginning to compromise his ability to breath. As it was, they could not intubate him, so they could knock him out, because his air way was nearly cut off, so they had to just use a local, and brave little man he is, he laid there like an accepting little boy, while they incised the swelling and drained the abscess. Because he was not fully anesthetized, they did not want to dig around a great deal inside the abscess, so just drained and flushed it and put in a drain tube. How or why it came to be, would be a question for another day. Peterman with his face back, drain tubes in his neck, a load of monoclonal antibodies on board and being supported by IV fluids, now had to do the rest of the work himself.<br/><br/>And this little fight did just that.<br/><br/>We were able to take Peterman home just a couple days later, where he brightened up and began to act like a normal, happy, no longer painful and sick puppy. He has a wonderful little personality and was a great little snuggler too. He had to be kept separated from the rest of the dogs, for obvious reasons but he enjoyed his time with his foster mom, sitting under the shade tree, smelling the grass and playing with toys. <br/><br/>We had been told to watch for renewed swelling in the area of the abscess, since they did not know what caused it. If it was a foreign body, it could still be in there, since they were not able to clean the pocket as well as they would have liked to, since they had not been able to anesthetize him. Sure enough, about a week later, a lump the size of an olive appeared under his jaw and by the time we could get him to the vet the next morning, it had grown to the size of a lemon. Fortunately, this time his windpipes were open enough to put him completely out and that is when they were able to discover the piece of cheat grass, hiding inside the wound. The offending seed was removed and Peterman healed like the champ he is, never looking back until....<br/><br/>One day his foster noted that his front legs seemed wonky. Peterman walked as if he could not fully straighten out his knees. they bowed outward and forward at a concerning angle. Back to the vet he went, happy to see everyone and giving Peterman kisses, while the vet took xrays and found nothing obviously out of whack. Everything had formed the way it should but nothing was fitting together. She feared this was from a lack of poor nutrition, not only after he was born, but while he was in the womb developing. There was not much that could be done for it, surgically, since he was still growing and growing super fast, so we were told to actually slow down on his feeding program and switch to a normal puppy food, instead of a large breed. So we did.<br/><br/>Two days later Peterman was running on completely normal legs. He had thumbed his nose at yet one more set back and he has been going like gang busters, ever since.<br/><br/>So that was his early story with us. He is now about 7-8 months old, weighs a very solid 48lbs and can be expected to continue growing for another year or so. We did send out a donated DNA test on him and will share that news, when we get the answer. We have kept Peterman in foster, to allow him to grow and mature enough to safely neuter. He is now freshly neutered and FINALLY ready for his forever home.<br/><br/>Peterman is built like a fire plug. He has thick bone, heavy limbs, strong back, heavy jowels and a cute but very round and muscled hiney. His coat is short but very dense, like a Mastiff or Rottweiler and the markings on his face hint of Malamute PLUS he displays the Malamutes independent but amiable nature. He is slow moving, easy going, gentle and sensitive, which could also be Mastiff. He loves his good morning kisses from his foster, before going outside to play with his foster buddies and to be scritched and scratched and belly rubbed, when he comes back in. In true Malamute/Mastiff fashion, Peterman knows how to sit but does it at his own discretion and if he thinks it is necessary or for the greater good. He is good on a leash, not a puller at all. If anything, he will hang back a little because he can be a bit insecure, in new settings but thankfully, not for long. He just wants to know what he's getting into, before he commits.<br/><br/>Peterman loves toys, treats and playing with his friends or getting lovies from his foster. He is great with other dogs, cats and with gentle introduction, kids and other people. He has been around horses without issue too, preferring to snoop through the pasture for delectable things to taste test, rather than bother the big weird dogs that live in that amazing land. He is crate and potty trained, travels well, though getting in is still a challenge for him. He at that awkward stage. He is not a picky eater, loves treat time BUT, he will guard his food bowl from other dogs so we keep his, in his crate where it is safe from being pillaged by his heathen foster friends, and he is happy with that arrangement. <br/><br/>If you would like to bring this wonderful, snugglicious and easy going boy into your home, please go to our website at www.allmuttsgreatandsmall.org/adoption and fill out the application. Inquiries or interest initiated from this Petfinder page, alert us to you and are a good way to get things started but are NOT a substitute for our adoption application. With approval, we will set up a date and time for you to come and meet this "Never say never" guy who beat a TON of adds, to make it this far. A forever home is what he deserves and we would love to make that happen for him.\<br/><br/>Peterman is neutered, microchipped, up to date on five way and rabies vaccines, Fecal tested and treated for intestinal parasites and is flea and tick free. He is waiting to meet you and so are we.<br/><br/>Adoption Fee is $350<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>PLEASE NOTE*:<br/><br/>* We require notes from certified doctors when<br/>requesting a dog as an ESA<br/>*Inquiries submitted through Petfinder, are not the<br/>same as applications submitted through our webpage.<br/>*Yes we do out of state adoptions.<br/>*No, we do not transport. You must be willing to come<br/>and meet the dog and take it home with you.<br/>*Yes we do Canadian adoptions.<br/>*If the dog is on Petfinder, it is still available.<br/>*You must be 18 years of age to adopt<br/>*If you submit questions about an adoptable dog,<br/>covered in the Petfinder bio, we will not respond.<br/>*We do not pick the first good application. We pick the<br/>most suitable application for the dog, out of all<br/>submitted.<br/>*All correspondence is handled via email as time allows.<br/>* If you are not chosen, you will not be notified<br/><br/>For a more detailed explanation of our adoption process, go to www.allmuttsgreatandsmall.org/adoption and read "The Adoption Process" link<br/>How To Adopt

FROM HIS ADORABLE FURROWED BROW TO HIS CUTE OLE BOOTY, PETERMAN IS EVERY INCH A SURVIVOR WITH THE HEART OF A GIANT.

If Peterman was a cat, he would be down a few lives but don't tell him that. In his mind, he is the Little Engine That Could, and we want him to always stay that way.

Peterman was first spied by a local cat rescue volunteer, who was tending to a feral cat colony, near a homeless encampment on the Yakima River. He was barely old enough to be away from his momma and the side of his face, had a swelling the size of a fist, making him look misshapen and quite sickly in general. The cat rescue volunteer, found out who the puppy belonged to and asked them if they would surrender him, to her, because he was in desperate need of medical care. They said yes, which was the best thing they could have done for him.

Peterman arrived, sullen, listless and quite thin. The swelling on the side of his face, was solid as a rock and his foster was afraid to touch it, for ear it would simply burst.

FROM HIS ADORABLE FURROWED BROW TO HIS CUTE OLE BOOTY, PETERMAN IS EVERY INCH A SURVIVOR WITH THE HEART OF A GIANT.

If Peterman was a cat, he would be down a few lives but don't tell him that. In his mind, he is the Little Engine That Could, and we want him to always stay that way.

Peterman was first spied by a local cat rescue volunteer, who was tending to a feral cat colony, near a homeless encampment on the Yakima River. He was barely old enough to be away from his momma and the side of his face, had a swelling the size of a fist, making him look misshapen and quite sickly in general. The cat rescue volunteer, found out who the puppy belonged to and asked them if they would surrender him, to her, because he was in desperate need of medical care. They said yes, which was the best thing they could have done for him.

Peterman arrived, sullen, listless and quite thin. The swelling on the side of his face, was solid as a rock and his foster was afraid to touch it, for ear it would simply burst. We suspected an abscess, though could find no entry wound. We cleaned him up, warmed him up, got him comfortable and text our veterinarian, that we would be in, at opening.

On the way to the vet, Peterman was in bad shape. Listless, uninterested in the world around him and had not eaten anything. He was taken straight back to be worked on, and on a hunch, we asked that they immediate