Meet Buster!
Hi Everyone!
I’m Buster and I’ve just turned 3 years old. I’m what’s known as a Frug – a Pug/Frenchie X.
My foster mum tells me that I’m the best of both breeds – I’m friendly, funny, affectionate and charming like a pug and strong, confident, full of energy and a little bolshie like a Frenchie.
I’m also single-coated so I’m easy to groom and don’t shed anywhere near as much as a full pug!
My foster mum says that I have additional needs, but I don’t care about that as all I want to do is give kisses to everyone, play and live my best life with my doggy friends.
Apparently, I have something called IVDD (Intervertebral Disc Disease), which is a spinal condition that sometimes causes the discs in my back to slip out of place.
The lady from the charity says that my IVDD is a pre-existing condition and any expenses for meds or treatment (approved in advance) will be covered by them.
I’ve had a couple of flare ups where I was a poorly boy and couldn’t use my back legs at all and I had to wear a nappy like a baby.
I’m feeling much better now though and I can walk and run around the garden and I don’t wee or poop indoors anymore. My foster mum says I’m completely housetrained apart from when I eat my dinner, get excited or get picked up. I just can’t help leaking a little wee and so sometimes I wear a belly band and everything stays lovely and clean.
My foster mum says that most of my progress has come from having weekly hydrotherapy sessions that the lovely charity has paid for and daily physiotherapy sessions that my mum does with me at home. The physiotherapy will need to be continued in my new forever home so my legs don’t get bad again.
Everyone says I’m a really good, brave boy as I could only walk 55 metres on the underwater treadmill at first but now I can manage 127 metres!
I’m described as a big playful, bouncy bundle of happiness as I love EVERYONE. Men, women, children, babies – they ALL need kisses from me. I love attention, fuss and cuddles.
I love other dogs and I get over excited and want to say hello to every single dog I meet whilst out on my walks.
I’d love to have a forever home with at least one young playful doggy brother or sister so I can have lots of fun with them (but not too rough) and sleep with them.
I love to play with my toys and will be coming to my forever home with my emotional support squeaky reindeer.
I’m great with cats but may intimidate shy ones if they’re not used to my bolshie nature.
Even though I might look and act like a big strong, happy, energetic boy at the moment, my forever family must remember that my poorly spine will always be vulnerable. My back legs sometimes slide out from under me when I turn corners. I love to run around in the garden and I love my walks (no more than an hour at a time and always wearing my Pawz rubber booties if on hard pavements) but I can’t be let off lead in case I hurt myself chasing and playing with other dogs.
If you think you could love me and give me the perfect home I deserve, please reply to Lisa, the lady looking after my welfare.
With love from Buster
If you have any questions you would like to ask about Buster please contact Lisa:
east@nullpugwelfare-rescue.org.uk
If you think you could give the lovely Buster his perfect forever home, please Apply to Adopt here:
