Ahoy, me Hearties! Welcome to my blog.

Let me introduce myself.  My name is Pirate and I am a lovely lassie.  My story begins on a sad note.  I was found by Orange County Animal Control with my two "siblings" Pierce and Pippa (not sure they are my real siblings, but when you are homeless you always welcome good friends).

We were brought into the shelter on August 20th, 2013.  However, unlike my siblings, I was found with fishing line wrapped around my front right paw.  The fishing line had severed my foot off leaving me with no toes or paw pad.

Because of the extent of my injury, my only hope for life was for the shelter to find a rescue group who would take me so I could receive the medical care I needed.  Luckily, they reached out to a volunteer with Rescue Ur Forever Friend (RUFF) who agreed to take me AND my two siblings.  My journey to find my booty began on August 26th, 2013 and I officially became a RUFF dog!

They immediately took me to Crossroads Veterinary Hospital to have my foot examined.  After x-rays, they decided that they would try to salvage what was left of my paw.  That mean it was time to weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!  

Little did I know that it would require stretching my skin slowly so they could cover my exposed paw.  Where were they going to find this skin on my 4lb body I asked myself?  

But after visits every other day to the vet for the past 4 weeks, the have almost done it.  Soon I will be able to try on "shoes".  

But over the month, I haven't let anything stop me from enjoying my life.  I am tough buccaneer.  

As you can see in this video link, I can hold my own.

 
Now a month later, I weigh almost 9 lbs.  And as you can see, I live a hard life.  It is exhausting looking this cute all the time.  But I think I do it well.  

But I still have a long road ahead of me.  But I will keep my spirits high and continue to share my journey with you.