new sick SAR dog - meet "BERNARD"

Bernard is a beautiful flashy fawn boy, only 2 years old. Bernard was found in the Bakersfield area as a stray, with mange (demodex, not contagious) and an abscess on his check. His paws are raw,red, bleeding and swollen. Now he has also has kennel cough. Despite the pain and discomfort Bernie is in, he is an absolute sweetheart. His little stub wagged like mad when he met us and volunteers at the kennel. He is grateful to be alive and to be getting some attention. Bernard was dealt a really bad set of cards. His previous owners didn't care about him enough to take him to the vet (mange does not appear overnight and is easily treatable). Then they just dumped him somewhere, to live of the land, to get hit by a car, or to be attacked by coyotes. We have to make it right for Bernard. He, and no other dog, deserves this. He has seen our vet who recommended to keep him hospitalized for a few days. We would also like to have a foster home for this poor boy. He needs a lot of TLC.