Alone in a deserted part of a village, he hid under the rubble of a crumbling house. We dug him out, and by the end of that day he was clean, fed and settled into a bed of his own.
His name is a nod to Mick Jagger: we had to dig him out of the rubble, and he is a true little rock star.
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The day began badly. One of us woke up with a high fever, 39°C, and could barely get out of bed. Then the phone rang. A tiny puppy was alone in an abandoned house far away; villagers nearby had seen him, and they sent photos and the exact location. None of us was in shape for a long drive, but nobody else was coming for him, so we got in the car. On the way the fever won for a while, and we had to pull over and breathe before going on.
The directions took us off the main road and into a part of the village where no one lives anymore. Empty, crumbling houses stood everywhere, and he could have been in any of them. We searched slowly, one ruin at a time, listening for any sound. At last, in a house that was falling apart, we began to hear faint sounds.
We stepped inside carefully, and there he was. But as soon as we reached for him, he slipped under the rubble, right beneath the broken floor. We were ready to stay for hours if we had to, so we began to dig, slowly and carefully, until at last we had him. He was so tiny in our hands, and as we carried him out of the house, he stayed perfectly still in our arms.
Back at the car, we offered him water first. He sniffed it but did not want any. Food was a different story: he devoured it, and it was clear that he was starving. Nobody could say when he had last eaten. Only when his little belly was full did he try the water again, and this time he drank, which was a really good sign.
We had prepared a seat for him right next to the driver, with a soft blanket of his own. He checked out everything around him while we drove, and on the way we looked for other dogs but found none. Little by little he grew comfortable and leaned in for cuddles. Because we had dug him out of the rubble, and because he was a true little rock star, we called him Dig Jagger. Soon his eyes grew heavy, and he fell asleep.
Our vet is a big man, and Dig looked so, so tiny next to him, but he liked him right away. The thermometer was not his favorite part. Then came a full check from head to tail: eyes, ears, teeth and belly. The verdict was good. He was healthy, just a little malnourished, and needed proper food and plenty of water. Before we left with his medicine, he stretched his little legs and sniffed every corner of the clinic.
At home it was time for his very first bath, perhaps the first time he had ever felt water. He wiggled everywhere and even tried to escape the sink, so we went gently. Little by little he began to trust it, and then he calmed down completely, lying in the sink and enjoying the warm water. Afterwards we wrapped him up in a towel, clean at last.
His very own bed was waiting for him in the living room, but first he got up to explore. He ate his dinner well, and every bite made him stronger. Then came a ball, which he sniffed and pushed, unsure what it was, until he seemed to like it. Back in his bed with his new ball, he had found his safe place. It was hard to believe this was the same puppy from the rubble, and that night we fell asleep together.
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