I received an email from lady on the island of Aegina, who forwarded it onto me. It was from a captain of a sailing yacht, who had brought Canadian and US sailors to the islands. On this particular day, they were in Ermioni, as it was their last night. They were eating in a taverna on the harbour front and noticed a big brown and white dog with a rope around its neck. The captain seemed to think that the rope had been there for a long time, probably since it was a puppy. With this, it seemed to have been embedded into the neck of the poor dog for quite some time then. I was asked by the captain, whether I could help this poor dog. Sadly stray dogs can be very difficult to catch, especially if they are big and scared. But I knew I had to find it and try and help it. How, I had no idea.
For a few days after receiving this email, I was out at various times of the day, trying to find this dog, but to no avail. However, one particular day, I had just finished in the supermarket and then drove on to where all the boats were, to see if the dog was around, as it was evening. I saw the dog and it had been caught and was just being loaded into a large truck. It certainly didn't look a pretty sight at all. The dog was taken immediately to the vet and it was identified that this poor helpless creature had a large metal clip lodged in his neck, which had been there for quite some time. Oh hell. To be a stray dog in Greece is bad enough, but to have a man made iron clip strangling you as you grow up, is just awful.
Watson was saved and the transformation in him was amazing
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