Chocolate - one year later
Chocolate,
an abandoned Chesapeake Bay
retriever that ran for
months on two broken front
legs in the Tri-Cities area
of Washington, continues to
live comfortably with his
adopted family.
One year after being placed
with his new family,
Chocolate’s personality
continues to blossom. “He is
a firecracker with a little
wild streak in him who likes
to try and steal your food,
your hat, if you are wearing
one, or your pillow, and
loves to wrestle with you,”
says owner Sarah also is a
boy who has a very sweet and
loving personality and
disposition. He likes to lay
on you and love you and can
demand attention for himself
with just a look.”
Chocolate underwent
extensive surgery and months
of physical therapy at WSU’s
College of Veterinary
Medicine to repair broken
limbs and to retrain him to
walk correctly. His
rehabilitation recently
suffered a small setback
after several toenails grew
back out of alignment. A
minor surgery performed by
WSU veterinary graduate Dr.
Sharon Watson has helped
solve this problem.
Chocolate spent most of the
summer swimming every day,
and still loves a good game
of fetch every afternoon.
“Chocolate has firmly
situated himself in our
hearts and lives forever. We
can not imagine life without
him,” said Weidmer, who is
planning on a return trip to
WSU soon to show off his
progress.
