Our little Stevie Wonder

 Stevie Wonder

We can't prove it but we're pretty sure that the lady who brought Stevie to us owned the little dog, but wanted to get rid of him. Why should we think this? Because the lady said she'd found him on the street, but she was able to pick Stevie up and handle him without any problem. Whereas no one here was able to do that. Poor Stevie gets very upset and even bites.

It's no wonder. He's small, deaf, blind and wobbly on his little feet. He's really distressed and very disorientated. He behaves very oddly when he gets excited and starts turning round in circles. The vet thinks he may have a neurological condition and may also be the result of heavy abuse. We will arrange for a more thorough examination later. But that's not possible just now because of Stevie's attitude. We need to wait until he settles down and is calmer.

We wish we could make him understand. He's not a happy little dog at the moment. He's suffered a lot and that has made contact with people very difficult for him. He's hanging in there, and so are we. He's living in the Algeciras shelter, with Paki. He stays in front of the clinic and sleeps there on the floor. We interfere as little as possible. Just let him know we are there for him until he's ready to accept us. We won't give up. We'll get there in the end. Dear little Stevie Wonder.