We have the "blue" dwarf from Montana Rescue - thanks Steph!  He has so filled our lives.

We named him Tebow - after Tim Tebow.  They said he couldn't make it and continues to excel.  So our "Tiny Tim Tebow" is following his mentor's footsteps.  Football followers understand.

He is doing well... lost a couple of pounds but I'm sure it is from being on thyroid meds... thanks Steph!    He has been rechecked and the doseage is correct. He had a skin issue and we decided to
go the anti-biotic route to clear it up and that has worked well.. he gets yoghurt regularly to help the bacteria issue.    He appears to be starting to grow some patches of real hair.  His bald elbows have white hair growing and his back leg where there was one tuft of real hair, now has little patches around it of black hair.   There are various places on him where he is getting little patches just starting to grow.

My only concern about him is he is showing cervical problems... stretches the neck and can't bend down to reach his foot, then stretches with his nose to the ceiling, then tries for his foot again.   I will continue to monitor this situation... anyone know anything about this?    I have heard that some have cervical spine non-closure issues.   I'll get it checked out next week to see what's going on.

He is settling in well.. takes over the couches and does what he wants.   He loves to take the blankets out of the kennels and then proceeds to shred them!  Typical puppy stuff
who needs to learn house manners.  Housebroken but has a few little poopies once in a while ... but with the new diet he will adjust.   It is too cold to leave him out long enough is the problem I'm sure.
I insist on one of us being with him as we live in the wilderness... no eagle or coyote will get my boy.   He is is awesome!   

He loves to fetch his toys and waits till we throw them again... he is doing well on leash training and has "sit" and "stay" down already.  

His skin issue he arrived with is now corrected and he is on supplements for that... I'm giving him fish oil 2x day, CoQ10 (1x day) and Vit E -  every other day till we see how 
he tolerates it.   He is eating Taste of the Wild in the AM and raw at the PM feeding.  Tolerates the diet well.

There is a facebook group now for dwarfs - a book is planned to help owners... some really dedicated owners on there.   

Please post pictures when you have time. I am sure everybody would love to see some new pics.

Good luck with lil Tim and thanks for rescuing him.

Oh, that poor little dog.

I would take him to a chiropractor. I have seen excellent results in my dogs and you can head off a lot of problems later on. They're not terribly expensive, either, and you can often avoid costly surgery and medication. 

I would get/keep him on a POTENT probiotic designed for dogs. Yogurt is not strong enough. I use this one, but there are others. 
http://probiotics.mercola.com/probiotics-for-pets.html

Thanks Jenn for the link.  Order placed.

Aww, he is too cute! Glad he has a home! :)

Cute puppy! Let's hope he ends up a much BETTER dog than Tebow is an nfl qb. :-)

That was not nice Carlin!!

 I love it you named him Tebow!!

He is adorable..and he fits his name well...He is adorable in his Referee looking vest..lol

manly outfit!!

YR

 FreeCalkid:

YOu remind me of Tim Tebow who takes things of helping those who are unfortunate in lifes paths out with his time he devotes to both nfl and other things...a former Heisman winner in 07 this was released today...

Your Tebow will become the Light of the Dwarf gsd world like this little 9 yrs old looks to Tim Tebow for his light at the other end.....''

Tim Tebow has a hero – a terminally ill 9 year- old with a bucket list

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Patricia Walston

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Children are people, too.  While they may not have the years of experience older adults do, they have heart and courage. 

Blake Appleton is such a kid.  He has terminal leukemia and is already under the care of Hospice; but that does not diminish who he is, what the likes, and where he wants to go; and who he wants to meet. 

Even though he understands that his little life will be cut short unless a miracle is performed, he continues to live life.  And he has a list of things he wants to do – his “bucket list” – if you will.

Blake will turn ten on February 9th if he makes it.  However, as reported by David Whitley in SportingNews, Blake refuses to play the victim. 

He reports that his mother, Miranda says: “Blake gets up and laughs and jokes and runs around and enjoys life. He inspires me to do that every day.”  She says there is not a moment that he does not have a smile on his face

Blake told his mother that he did not want her to be unhappy with him; but he just didn’t want any more chemotherapy or radiation.  And who could blame him after 30 chemo treatments and 20 surgeries, he decides that enough is enough.  He has brain cancer.

One of the things on his bucket was to meet Tim Tebow.  And that he did.  A 13-year old friend named Emma Hill decided that she would make this wish come through.  She got in touch with Tebow’s parents; and then she called Miranda and asked if she could give her phone number out to someone.

The phone rang and the voice said, “Hi, Mrs. Appleton.  This is Tim Tebow.  Is it possible to speak to Blake?”

Later in the week, sports writer, Peter King asked Tim if anyone had said anything memorable to him that week and he gave a surprising answer.  Tim has been receiving a lot of flak from certain people about his faith in God, praying before games, and giving testimony to God.

 “I’ll tell you one thing that happened during the week that I remember,” Tebow said. “I had an opportunity to talk with a kid named Blake Appleton, from Florida, on Thursday. He’s a leukemia patient who’s just been moved to hospice.”

“And after the game when I was being interviewed on TV, I got to say his name. That’s what I’m proud of today. I let him know that people cared about him. I let him know God has a plan for him.”

Blake made it to Mile-High Stadium last Sunday riding in a limousine, escorted by the Denver Police.  Tebow saw him all bundled up during warm-ups.  He took Blake aside and asked him if he were a “Gator fan?”  The only thing his mother learned of the conversation was that Blake asked Tim if he played the Angry Bird video.

Blake has other things on his bucket list.  He was asking next to see the Statue of Liberty.  He wants to go to Hawaii and Australia.  He wants to see the Eiffel Tower.  Some kids might think he is a lucky boy to get to meet Tim Tebow;  but those who meet Blake consider themselves the lucky ones; especially Tim Tebow.

This author, with scores of others, are praying that Blake gets that miracle.

You can read more here at AOL Sporting News.

""No man is so tall as when he stoops to help a child..." Abraham Lincoln

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Personal Photo of Miranda Appleton

 

 Freecalkid and Steffy:


Congratulations on doing such a great job with little Tebow from

You to Steffy in Montana Rescue also..

Both of you deserve the best. for 2012

Keep us updated with pics and reports.

I have never seen a dwarf or knew of one to learn about so this will be exciting for all of us to chime in and watch Tebow grow..

YR