About Popeye

Popeye came from the euthanasia list in an L.A. County Shelter. He had cherry eyes in both of his eyes really bad. A vet in LA offered to fix his eyes, if a rescue would step up and save him, so we did, and he was scheduled for surgery. After his surgery it became necessary to board him for a week before we could get him transported to Az. Unfortunately, a different vet's office boarded him and they did not make him wear a cone and didn't put drops in this eyes and he popped his stitches and his cherry came back up. So he arrived in AZ a mess and after a dose of antibiotics we scheduled him with our vet to have the surgery done a 2nd time. He still has a lot of swelling from the surgery so it's hard to tell what he will ultimately look like, but it is a lot better than it was. Our vet said he has had two major surgeries on a very delicate part of his body in a month's time and I should expect that it's going to take his awhile to heal. I'm praying that it gets better soon, otherwise he may be stuck looking like he hasn't slept in a week. Popeye has been living in my kitchen since he arrived from LA almost 2 months ago. He kisses some of the dogs through the fence and other dogs get him really excited. I have not been able to let him run and play with the other dogs because I do not want the other dogs to cause trauma to his eyes. I am also not 100% sure that he will be friendly with them. I think he could co-exist in a friendly manner and possibly even love a little girl dog someday, but probably not hang with boys. I have not seen him around cats or other animals or children. Without the excitement of the other dogs he is a pretty mellow guy. I love him because he never counter surfs or gets in the garbage no matter what I leave on the counter. He has to have a lot of self-control not to counter soft. Since he lives in my kitchen he has plenty of opportunity. He is independent and does not require a lot of maintenance such as demanding that you pet him, he doesn't lick people and he never jumps on people. He is a perfect gentleman. He would be successful with a single person or an older couple without any pets, or with one female friendly submissive dog. He loves going for walks, and knows some basic commands.

Maricopa County
Gilbert, Arizona 85296