In mid-February, tire repairmen Ozimar Queiroz and Lindomar Queiroz were caught arriving early to work at the shop located on Estrada do Belmont, in the northern part of Porto Velho. The incident occurred because a dog had been shot on the side of the road. The docile animal was small, had its legs spread, and couldn’t walk.
Sensitive to the dog’s plight, Ozimar, known as Galego, agreed to take care of the dog until someone could find him, but 20 days have passed and the dog still has no adoptive home.
They dumped him in front of the store. We arrived in the morning and there he was. We felt sorry for him, so we put him here and fed him, but the guy’s at this pediatrician’s. He doesn’t walk at all, since both front legs are backward, he explains.
Because of its location on the board, the dog was affectionately named ѕeаɩ, as it cannot move because both paws are spread.
The tire repairers move him several times a day, but the dog eventually ends up crawling through the mud to bond with the only available animal companion, a stray cat that wanders into the tire shop.
Lindomar Queiroz told G1 that the dog is docile and needs veterinary care, but he can’t afford it.
“We named him Sea because of his appearance. When we raised him, he was quite underweight, but now he’s fattened up now that we feed him. Because of the rain, everything’s muddy, but we don’t mind here,” Lindomar says.
Adoption
The dog’s abandonment had repercussions on social media, and Foca has already been adopted by a couple from Porto Velho.
The tires, who found the pit bull on the road, cared for him for almost three weeks, giving him food and water. They first named him “Seal” until Michele took him in and changed his name permanently.
“It was love at first sight. His preference had a huge impact on me. He was already much more affectionate, so docile and kind. I fell madly in love with him,” the economics student declared. “I love him. I have no other words. I love him so much. A maternal feeling.”
