Houston K9 Finds Puppy That Was Tied Up and Left to Die

What a heartbreaking scenario. A Houston Police Department K9 had just finished helping officers catch a robbery suspect, however, the dog was not finished working. According to KHOU, after the suspect was in custody, K9 Ronin led his handler back to help a little guy he'd spotted earlier while searching for the robber. It was a cute puppy that had been abandoned in a wooded area. He was tied to a box spring and left to die! The Houston Police Officers' Union referred to the person that did this as a 'scumbag' on an X post!

The Officer and the K9 took the abandoned puppy home, cleaned him up, and probably gave him a belly rub. He is now looking for a forever home. Check out the below post from X for more information.

Fur babies are a part of our families and sometimes we feed them our table scraps. However, human food can be dangerous for dogs, even types of food that are completely safe for us. Signs of food poisoning in dogs can vary widely but key symptoms include things like vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, loss of appetite, restlessness, staggering, and disorientation.

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To prepare yourself for a potential incident, always keep your vet's phone number handy, along with an after-hours clinic you can call in an emergency. The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center also has a hotline you can call at (888) 426-4435 for advice.

Even with all of these resources, however, the best cure for food poisoning is preventing it in the first place. To give you an idea of what human foods can be dangerous, Stacker has put together a slideshow of 30 common foods to avoid. Take a look to see if there are any that surprise you.

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