Trapped No More

Last fall we received a message that a Great Pyrenees was found up the Greys River Mountains, caught in a trap and badly injured. He was scared and starving to death, weighing only 50 pounds.

The poor boy had been up there for many days. A couple of heroic hunters managed to free him from the trap, get him out of the wilderness, and to the amazing vets at Bridger Animal Hospital. Miraculously the dog made it through the night and, under the care of Bridger Animal Hospital, continued to improve. Unfortunately, he did lose a foot due to his injuries.

He was adopted by a family who named him Trap (“Trapper”) and received a prosthesis to replace his lost foot. Trap’s new dad, Ed, says that he is amazingly fast playing with their other dog in spite of the lost foot.

“Overall, the prosthesis has been a real success and I want to thank you and all the people involved for arranging to get it for him.”

Trap is very happy with his new family and his bed, which is in front of the television. Ed says, “It amuses me to see him lounging in his bed watching TV with my wife and I in the evening, and he is particularly happy if we make popcorn.”

Trap seems to consider himself to be the roving ambassador of good will for the house. “He is Mr. Personality and greets all visitors and assumes everyone comes to see him. Maybe he’s right.”