On Tuesday, on a routine bike ride, cyclists Chris Dixon and Jarrett Little found a strayed and injured Great Dane mixed dog with a broken hind leg and toe on his front paw. During a group cycling ride, Jarrett, commonly known to be always ahead of the cycling group, had to stop and wait for the others to catch up.
They saw the 5-month-old dog near the Columbus Water Works facility entrance. When they first saw the dog, they thought of it as a fox who happened to lie near the treeline.
It is a miracle, as they called it that they found the dog just in time to save him. Malnourished and ill, Jarrett promised that he would never leave him behind. They tried every possible way to transport the dog downtown for treatment.
They thought of ideas for bringing the dog, knowing they needed to travel more than seven miles to get back to town. Struggling to place the dog on the handlebar, Jarrett placed him on his shoulders.
Jarrett put Sprocket, as he called him then, on a piggyback position with his hind legs in his pocket. He then carefully supported him using one hand and started biking as planned.
On their stop for food and water, Andrea Shaw approached them and decided to walk downtown with her friend after eating at a nearby restaurant. Without a blink, the dog approached her, asking for some petting.
Touched with his gestures, Andrea immediately decided to keep and bring the dog home. However, with the injuries on Sprocket, he needed treatment before bringing him home. They brought him to the Animal Emergency Center on Manchester Expressway for surgery.
Even the transport to Maine after the surgery became a struggle, but with the remarkable help of Grateful Doggies, Sprocket finally reached his new home on a small horse farm in Maine.
Now living comfortably and safely in Maine, Shaw changed his name to Columbo and started calling him Bo. Being proud with the display of genuine care sometimes helps narrow one’s intentions if you don’t do this with a pure heart. An immeasurable love for one’s needs begins with the desire to help and save one’s soul.
Source: Ledger-Enquirer