Atos D 174....................Bitter fates

Hi! My name is Athos. I'm 9 yearls old. I've been livining in the shelter for 5 years out of 9. No, I'm not complaining! I have many friends here. Volunteers arrive in the shelter and take me for a walk once a week.
However, there is just one snag. I began to suffer from my legs pain last year. I didn't tell anybody about it as I kept bearing this pain, but my sufferings have got even worse. Volunteers saw that I began to limp last autumn and took me to the doctor. X-ray picture has revealed a disloaction. One of the reasons could be an arthrosis, which has damaged all my legs, especially front ones. Doctors couldn't believe that I kept not only walking but even running for all that time. That's how brave I am, as real musketeer! But then my joy faded away as I've heard my beloved volunteers conversation. They said: "it is impossible to cure Athos in the shelter and there is even no way to soothe pain here. The shelter, unfortunately, is slowly killing Athos. With his injured legs in the condtions of cold and dampness he is not living but surviving".
I was sad, but my tutors have told me that I shouldn't despair. There are many kind people, families and someone will definteley give me a warm house. I would meet my masters with joyful bark for many years!
My friends, please, help me to find my master. I'm very kind, tender, obedient and sociable dog. I can go for a walk with the lead and I like to find new friends among other dogs. I really need a loving family taking care of me. I will be a very grateful and loving boy! I will give you all my heart completely!

Chip No. 643110000011727
Year of birth - 2005 (according to the shelter data).
Atos lives in the shelter since August 2009.
Neutered.

8-903-725-14-78 Lyubov (Adelka)
8-909-671-94-17 Natalyia (NataliO)