Hello! We were driving home from picking up my sister from school yesterday, when we drove by the garbage dump and saw a little puppy laying in the road. We pulled in, to take a look, and the car in front of us almost hit the poor thing, barely turning just in time. We got out, and picked the little puppy up, it was whining, and shaking. We asked the owner of the dump if he knew who the puppy belonged to, and he just shook his head, and went back to work. (He was quite rude). We couldn't just leave him there, so we took it home. When we got him home, and gave him some water we got to take a look at him. He has flea bites all over him, and you can see his backbone and his haunches. We also think he has worms because despite the bones showing, he has this little pot belly. The poor thing has been outside for a LONG time. His flea bites look bad, and he's losing a little bit of hair around the areas where there are alot of bites, and you can tell he's just scratched it all off. He also has a couple of wounds which I've put antibiotic ointment on, after giving him a bath. Now I read somewhere that oatmeal helps to sooth itching, so I mixed some dry oatmeal with some gentle puppy shampoo, and gave him a little bath. He is eating and drinking, and we're going to try to get him to a vet soon. In the meantime, is there anything I can do for his skin? Would baby powder or something like that be good to stop itching? He seemed very lathargic yesterday, but after eating, drinking, and having his bath, he's much more energetic, and seems like a sweet little puppy. He's currently napping on my bed. How old do puppies have to be to start growing their teeth? I thought he was probably 4-5 weeks old at 1st, but then I saw that all his little puppy teeth are in, so maybe he's just a small breed? He looks very much like a beagle (or did to me at 1st) but my dad thinks he looks like a St. Bernard. 
(Biiiig stretch between a Bernie and a Beagle. ) I'm not sure what he is. I will get some pictures once I can upload them to photobucket. Thank you in advance for all your help. Oh, and I have a question. We were going to put signs up to see if he had an owner, but I'm wondering if we should. I mean he's definately been neglected. Even if he's only been lost for a short time, it took a long time for him to get in this shape. Please give your advice. We'll ask the vet as well when we can take him. Oh, and we're calling the little guy, Pete.
(Biiiig stretch between a Bernie and a Beagle. ) I'm not sure what he is. I will get some pictures once I can upload them to photobucket. Thank you in advance for all your help. Oh, and I have a question. We were going to put signs up to see if he had an owner, but I'm wondering if we should. I mean he's definately been neglected. Even if he's only been lost for a short time, it took a long time for him to get in this shape. Please give your advice. We'll ask the vet as well when we can take him. Oh, and we're calling the little guy, Pete. 
