Marshall is a DOLL of a dog. My best guess is he is a Springer Spaniel mix. Marshall is about 2 years old, neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, heartworm negative, was treated for Ehrlichia (a tick borne disease) and weighs about 14 kilos. He’s a medium sized boy. He’s got the floppy ears, the lobbed tail and the character! He is SUCH a fun dog. Very talkative and lets you KNOW how happy he is that you have returned home with his sweet chatty talk.
Marshall was brought here after being hit by a car. The poor dear had to be on crate rest and pain meds for quite a while as by the time a vet was found that could repair the break in his pelvis, it was already setting. It was too late. SO SAD, I know! I sent his xrays out to so many clinics in Cancun and called and called and called and couldn’t get a response. Finally, after a great friend of mine suggested, I reached out to a good friend who has a shelter in Playa Del Carmen for a referral and wouldn’t you know it! The vet responded within MINUTES of receiving the xray! He is now the ONLY go to for me for issues like this, and thankfully… I haven’t had any since. The vet in Playa reassured me (after asking a few questions) that Marshall would heal just fine and he has! He told me to continue the treatments he was put on by my good friend and vet Dr. Erik. He does need more low impact exercise like swimming, he is not a jogging dog by far, but it doesn’t hold him back from a good run around outside with dogs. He just needs to be monitored and ensured he doesn’t go too too crazy. He just loves to play but prefers belly rubs BY FAR! He is no longer on any pain meds as he does not need them.
Marshall was named after the character from the show called Paw Patrol. If you dont know the show, its a kids show where these dogs “Save the Day”. One is a fire “marshall”, a police officer… you get the picture. Marshall is one of the main characters who is a dalmatian dog that wears a fireman’s hat. My 5 year old of course, LOVES the show and any white and black dog with spots is a Marshall. This is the first male dog we have had who resembles the dog on the show… so he is officially Marshall and Katie and him just adore each other. He really is a good, good, good boy!
The hardest thing, is to get him to look at me when I am taking a photo of him haha. It’s as if he knows “if I take a good photo, I’m going to get adopted”. But what he doesn’t realize he NEEDS a home of his own. He will be more spoiled than I or Katie or Val could ever do because we have to spread ourselves out amongst all the dogs and pups. I can’t wait for the day when he has his own bed and people to worship him the way he just LOVES to be worshipped.
Without any further delay… here is the gorgeous, sweet Marshall! (Please excuse my finger. I was trying SO HARD to get him to look at me, I didn’t even notice I was getting my finger in the shot! haha!) I just LOVE his smile!
