Ziggy's First Gotcha Day

 🐾  💜 HAPPY FIRST GOTCHA DAY, BALDY DOG!!  💜 🐾

On this Sunday last year, LRSE&C south east Co-Ordinator Derek drove Ziggy all the way from Kent to bring a foster dog to me who needed a place to stay where he could be cared for and get treatment for his skin problems.

When he arrived, Ziggy came in, pee'd in the kitchen, met Sofy and had a mooch around before getting on a dog bed and tending to his itchy bits.

Before long, he had had the snip, started to settle in and start seeing the vet to get treatment started on his skin problems.

In the early days, there were subtle clues that he was going to a little, erm, special...

But he was always happy and enjoyed all the new things he did and places we went.

He met Lilly, who he wishes would be his girlfriend.  She's playing hard to get.

He's had special baths, as often as every 3 days and every time. he hops into the tub and lets me rub in his special shampoo

Ziggy LOVES soft toys, in fact, all toys.  And luckily for him, his Grandyma loves him and gets him charity shop bargains that he can love before he rips their faces out and shreds them.

He's followed in Wiggle's foot steps and been the 'The Halt'

Wet weather meant clothing, but he tried not to look to unhappy about it.

His toy collection has grown:

During his treatment, poor Ziggy has got a bit better, then suffered bacterial skin infections.

As his first year has carried on, I've grown to love him even more:

Lilly has warmed up to him a little and played tuggy games with Ziggy when he has come to work:

Ziggy got to spend time with our very special friend, LucytheLab's mom Jana who visit this year 

We took Jana to the seaside and Ziggy enjoyed splashing around.

Lilly came to stay but Sofy was playing Gooseberry

As we've reached this first Gotcha Day, Ziggy's skin problems are under control and he is being treated for his allergies.  Slowly, there is some patchy new fur starting to grow.

Most of all, he is happy:

He is settled:

And he is loved: