He was different from his little brothers and certainly “unsaleable”. So the breeders abandoned him at the shelter: the story of Sampson
When his cruel breeders delivered the baby Sampson to the association Good Sprout Rescue and Sanctuary, no one believed he would make it. Not only was he too young to survive without his mom, he was just five weeks old, but the vet found that he also had a severe brain infection.
The volunteers were afraid that he would not even pass the first night in the veterinary clinic.
Sampson was handed to us by his breeders because he was not growing like the rest of his siblings and had a big, soft head. She was so swollen from an infection and the poor pup couldn’t even lift her.
The cub was weak and malnourished. The vet promptly subjected him to a course of antibiotics, intravenous nutrition and blood transfusions. Only after draining the fluid into his brain did Sampson begin to recover.
Despite his health and the serious condition in which he had been kept up to that point, the puppy has kept fighting against all medical expectations.
He survived the infection, but the left side of his brain was permanently damaged, making it a little… different.
Today the little dog has difficulty managing his emotions and exhibits somewhat “particular” behavior. An example is his “somersault“. So it was nicknamed by the volunteers. When he is excited he does somersaults.
Although Sampson can’t control it, he is under the care of a certified neurologist. The expert assured that despite the appearance, he could never harm a human being.
How is Sampson the dog today
There will certainly be some challenges to deal with, but with proper accommodation and lots of love, he is able to live a (almost) completely normal life.
Since living at the shelter, the puppy has received one massive outpouring of love and support and has won the hearts of thousands of people thanks to social networks.
They have arrived many requests for adoption, but in the end the boys decided to keep him at the shelter again, to ensure a happier and healthier life.
Watching him fight so hard to survive as a malnourished little puppy with a big, limp head and see where he is now… feels like a dream. The best dream.
The association has denounced its breeders and he hopes that, thanks to the help of the police, he will be able to shut down their business permanently.
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