Porter was adopted almost two years ago by Tara in Telkwa. He is a very energetic boxer/pitbull mix - a beautiful shiny black and white. He is missing one of his hind legs - it was crushed in an accident when he slammed into a fence post at full speed. Dr Lancaster in Smithers left him with a small stump and it is amazing how he uses it. He Will use it as leverage to climb up on a chair instead of jumping. He scratches his ear with it. It acts as a rudder when he turns. Most people don’t notice he is a three-legged dog - he runs like the wind in a smooth even gait. Porter is amazing.

When Tara and her partner go away Porter comes to Turtle Gardens for a sleepover. He loves it here. He is very dog social and my Sweetpea just adores him.  They run and play and run and play some more. He always loses a bit of weight here with his increased activity. This time I was surprised to see he was chunky!! Tara has been tied to her desk more and has not done much field work - she work in forestry. So Porter hasn’t had a lot of exercise. With all the snow we had this winter,  Tara hasn’t been jogging much  either. Poor Porter - he is out of shape. But not for long. He is running and playing with Sweetpea,  with Harley - Dave’s pittie, with Jaxon - our other guest, with Elvis the kelpie mix who can keep up with Porter - similar activity level!! He lies down and plays with the puppies - Mooshka, Tara, Sady and short-legged Sandy. He is so gentle with the little guys. He sleeps well at night and is raring to go early morning. He has a holiday too.
Porter at Xmas wearing his handknit sweater!!

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