I am bumping up this old thread, becasue it fiamllyhas a happy ending!!

My friend has been watching out for Zeus this this story began...feeding him when he came their way, offering him a bed in their heated garage when he was out for the night...trying to do what they could for him.

Well, it wasnt enough. Zeus's "owners" refused to care for this dog. He was slowly wasting away, his skin was horrible, and his artritis was getting worse all the time.

My friend and her husband decided they could stand no more and talked to the the owners...and they have offically adopted Zeus. He was taken to the vet, got up to date on his shots, started on heartowrm nedicine and a clean bill of health! He is now a happy INDOOR dog, with three german shephard sisters, and many other feline and equine siblings (and two skin kids too!)

Welcome home Zeus!!!