No Name English Setter - Reunited With Owner

Name: Unknown

Sex: Male (altered)
Breed: English Setter
Age: Unknown, thought middle aged
Location: Dunn, NC

Vet/Medical Info:  Past medical history/vet info unknown. 

Owner Info: Someone dropped this dog out on our road and he is blind.  We do not have a fenced yard to keep him in.  He's an outside dog without restrictions.  He gets along well with people of all ages and other dogs and cats.  He knows how to sit but he is always so excited that we can't learn much more about him because he runs off and we are trying to get him used to us so we can learn more about him.  I have not brought him inside as I am trying to get all the ticks and fleas off of him and I will then bring him in and see if he is housebroken. 

We have a 9 year old Maltese that he does great with, also there is my father in laws dog who is an outside dog who he gets along good with, an 8 year old Lab mix.  We have chickens that roam free on the land and he does fine with them and also a miniature horse whom he gets along with.  There are two females dogs next door that roam free and he does not mess with them either.  He pretty much stays to himself. 

He is doing very well with learning his new surroundings and is getting a lot better about staying at the house and out the road.  He gets around very well by smelling but has run into a few things in the process. He has learned where our porch is and how to climb the steps.  He is doing very well here but we are still scared that he will run off into the road and get hit.  We are expecting our first child so money is tight if it was not for that we would get an underground fence for him and keep him because he is such a sweet and loving dog.

We are in the process of ridding him of all the ticks but he had to have had at least 50 or more on him when he came up to our house.  I purchased front line to put on him to help him out and it seems to be slowly working.  Other than the fact he was starving when he got here, he seems to be very happy and healthy.  We have been feeding him River Run dog food and he seems to be doing much better since he is eating enough.  He is very active and is always running around wagging his tail.  I am going to give him his first bath soon as I am sure all the ticks are dead, once they are washed off I will bring him inside.

He is a wonderful dog. I have been trying to figure out his name but I am not having any luck but he hears when I open the door and comes up to be loved.  We are trying really hard to make him stay in the yard without tying him up because we are scared he would hurt himself because he likes to run.  Also he seems to really like water.  We have a creek that runs through our yard and he loves to go play in it.  He is a very sweet dog and is fine here until we can find him a home.  We will not take him to our local shelter because they kill the dogs every week.  Our only concern is finding him a home where we do not have to worry about him running into the road and getting killed.  He would make a great pet for someone and we would hate it if he never had the chance of having a loving home.