There are always reminders of how resilient and forgiving Goldens are. Clark came as such a reminder. We received an email regarding a Golden with a very large hematoma in his ear. What happens is a dog gets an ear infection and if not treated it gets worse, painful and causes the poor dog to shake his head a lot. All that head shaking results in an ear that becomes inflamed with blood and in Clark’s case also puss as the entire ear became one massive infection. The owner could not afford the vet care so reached out for help by surrendering Clark.

We contacted a rescue in his area for help to get the boy out of the home and immediately to an ER vet as it was not hard to imagine the pain the poor boy must be in. Thankfully the other rescue found a volunteer to grab the dog and dropped him off at an ER. By 4 AM that next morning Clark was having surgery on his ear. Clark was also flea infested so the ear infection was not the only thing driving him nuts.

Yet having been miserable for some time, did not leave Clark as anything but a sweet boy that loves being with his people. Now completely well and ready to be adopted, Clark is a completely changed boy. He has really come out of his shell since he no longer has to be kept quiet and doesn’t have to wear a helmet to protect his ears after surgery.

Clark is great with other dogs and loves to play, and play with his rope toy. He is 7 years young and is looking for a home with someone around a lot that wants a best buddy to spend time.

If you are interested in making Clark your new best buddy, please read “How to Adopt“. Your donations go to help dogs like Clark.