Simba's Second Chance: A Tale of Struggle, Survival, and Human Kindness....

Simba's Second Chance: A Tale of Struggle, Survival, and Human Kindness....

I am at Mont Choisy Golf Course today with an incredible human. Brigette Robert Parker who takes me on a tour to meet Simba. And this is when I learned of this fortunate dog and how his life was turned around by the kindness of others.

Simba should not have made it. He was a scruffy little vagrant, he was born close to the beach at Cap Malheureux. His Mother already had 4 litters and if you want to talk about tough then you just had to look at her lying in the sand. She has never been washed and her pelt was so matted that it would take a huge bar of soap to get her clean. But there was no one who would adopt her. Then Simba was born and due to covid, she struggled to produce enough milk to keep the poor baby alive. From the very beginning, his life was a battle against the odds for Simba. Simba was the smallest of the pack and often went hungry. Later he was only a skeleton. But his mum taught him to be skittish of humans and because of this, he grew up being scared of people. His dad, a clever survivor, lived near the church, seeking handouts from those who sought God. But he forgot about Simba because there were more bitches to run after to leave a legacy as large as he could. And he was very successful at that. But back to poor Simba. He was always last to pick up scraps of stale bread, Simba was eventually forced out and wandered the streets further and further from where he was born always hoping that the new area would be better for him but alas he became engaged in fights for territory almost on a daily basis.

Fate led him to the Monty pack at the golf course. This was a  pack of strays also from broken homes that found solace in each other's company.

But Simba's story takes a remarkable turn when he crosses paths with human angels like Brigitte Robert.

Brigitte and her team at The Dog Box realized that without intervention, the Monty pack would become a challenge for both golfers and homeowners.The dogs needed to be trapped and neutered. This is how the open cages idea came about. Feed the dogs in the large metal cage and then eventually you can close the trap door when the right dogs are inside.

These open cage would eventually get Simba to trust humans and it would lead to a brighter future. Neutering helps stabilize the population and prevent the pack from growing uncontrollably.

Simba, once a vagrant struggling for survival, now had a chance at a better life, thanks to the caring hearts of The Dog Box.

Simba, now content and cared for, becomes our guide through the Mont Choisy golf course, a place where he found his second chance at happiness.

Simba's journey is not just his alone. It's a testament to the power of compassion, community, and the extraordinary efforts of individuals like Brigitte Robert and The Dog Box.

Simba's story is one of resilience, love, and the belief that every life, no matter how humble, deserves a second chance.

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