A couple of years ago, I'd found a dog in Taiwan, hit by a car and left to die. It had a broken back.
I nurtured it back to health, but it couldn't walk on its hind legs. Story goes, I had to put it to sleep.
Now I'm back in the same country, found one just like it eight months ago, then another. One's black, the other, golden. Both were seven months old when I found them.
They're called 'Tu-gou' here, or 'mixed dog.' Majority, however, and that the pure-breds, were used for hunting wild pigs by the aborigines, some used for fighting and guarding homes. Mine are about 70% pure-blooded. These pure-bloods go for about $1,800.00.
If anyone's interested in these, contact www.animalstaiwan.org. They rescue these strays, but not all of them are 'Tu-gous.' Mine, however, have proved to be excellent dogs, and one will crouch, as if hunting, once I take it outside.
Thing is, I worry about them and need some advice, since I must keep them outside, under a street awning, of course, and have to keep them in a very large cage. I give them heartworm medicine, take them out three times a day, and have gotten them all their shots. Thing is, I'm wondering how caged dogs fare. Can't give them better right now, since my landlord won't allow me to keep them inside.
The gist of the matter is, this kind of dog has a very strong spirit, yet are neglected and often destroyed.
