Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/oliver-one-eyed-labrador/
If you have a dog in your life, you realize that they are some of the most beautiful creatures ever to walk the face of the earth. It doesn’t matter if you happen to have a dog that isn’t perfect on the outside, they are going to be beautiful for so many different reasons.
A person who knows this all too well is a veterinarian, Dr. James Greenwood. He also has pets, and he cares for dogs both at home and in his practice.
One of the dogs that he cares for is Oliver, a labrador that lost an eye after being attacked as a puppy by an adult labrador. It was unprovoked, and unfortunately, Oliver lost his eye in the process.
One day, a stranger called his dog “ugly” and the veterinarian was not very happy about it. In fact, he used his ability and his public standing to really slam the stranger for making such a comment.
Dr. Greenwood first went on Twitter to express his outrage at the stranger who called his labrador ugly. He also regularly is on BBC radio and television programs, where he was able to defend his “beautiful boy.”
He also managed to get a shot in at the stranger, calling him a doughnut:
My beautiful boy got called ‘f’ing ugly’ in the street today by some prat passing by with his mates. Humans are weird. He’s a dog mate. Therefore can’t answer back. He’s not ugly. But you just definitely made yourself look properly stupid. Complete doughnut. Jog on. pic.twitter.com/8BkjTZHGyN
— Dr James Greenwood (@drjgreenwood) January 9, 2022
After posting about this on Twitter, many people came forward to support him and even to show pictures of their own dogs, who are beautiful despite their imperfections.
Check out some of the photos below:
He’s GORGEOUS. I get the occasional nasty comments about my pirate dog, too. They’re just jealous. pic.twitter.com/r8UhP6CVrf
— A rabbit Bunnicula fan (@perquinx) January 10, 2022
Max says send him over here 🥊 pic.twitter.com/GT62e2xNr9
— Anne Mac (@anniemac63) January 10, 2022
I think he’s a cutie! Our Piper looks a little different, but we tell her she’s pretty all the time. pic.twitter.com/syjtNaLVLz
— Ally 🌈 (@agentr21) January 10, 2022
Just weird that someone (I presume an “adult”) needs to comment negatively at random about a dog with a health issue 🤯 pic.twitter.com/rzDnyFVX2I
— Graham Sutherland 🏴🇺🇦 (@docgsuds) January 10, 2022
He’s amazing and so handsome! Just like my boy and his forever wink 😉 pic.twitter.com/9mv6pnC9lY
— Jael Jones (@JonesJael) January 9, 2022
Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog