Happy National Dog Day! For those who don’t know Kobe’s story, she was found by my sister @slind88 and my nephew under the bleachers of a football game. She was in a box from two other rejects from her litter with the words “Don’t Want, Please Take, Part Lab” written on the box. She was just 5.5 lbs and would have died had she been left alone. Another family took her two brothers and it was just Kobe left. We took her home with the intention to foster her until we could find her a forever home. Needless to say, we were #fosterfails and ended up falling completely in love. After a few weeks, we noticed Kobe had trouble opening her eyes. We also learned through genetic testing of her brothers that Kobe was a full quarter pure wolf. Knowing this, it’s likely that Kobe is the result of an irresponsible wolf-hybrid breeder. Wolf-hybrids have become popular “exotic pets” for people to show off, without real understanding of their needs, which leads to abandonment. They are often inbred, which leads to problems like Kobe’s including inverted eyelids and dew claws. Inverted eyelids are basically when your eyelids flip into your eyes instead of out. If you’ve ever known how irritating one eyelash in your eye can be, imagine your entire lid rubbing against your eye ball every second of every day 😣. That was Kobe’s experience. It took three surgeries and lots of patience and love to correct. Kobe has socialization issues, probably due to her natural senses and also her inability to fully see during the first three years of her life. Despite her challenges, she is full of love, finds pure happiness with just a 🎾 and a belly rub, and is the best big sister to my nephew one could ask her. She has followed him around since she was a puppy and still does even though he now towers over her. Happy National Dog Day to all the pups who got a second chance at life. #adoptdontshop #nationaldogday 🐶
