THE SAGA OF TOBY TEETZEL

This chapter of Toby's life begins on 08/14/2010 when Diana and I received him from American Brittany Rescue in Kettleman City, CA (in the middle of no-where).  We had volunteered to foster Toby.

Many of you might have already seen this video that contains more early information on Toby:

After hours upon hours of research on the internet, input from a myriad of different sources, and the consultation with American Brittany Rescue, we finally came to the conclusion that it was in Toby's best interest overall to have his damaged right hind leg amputated.  This was one of the most agonizing decisions Diana and I have had to make.  There were many sleepless nights at the Teetzel House in the past few weeks!

Here is the video of Toby's experience of the amputation:

Early One Cold and Foggy Morning...

...I went on a whale watching excursion with fellow docents from the Coastal Discovery Center.  The R/V Fulmer had been in Morro Bay for the prior week doing several research projects for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.  Since CDC is part of MBNMS, they kindly agreed to lay over an extra day and take us to hunt for whales off the Central Coast of California.

We left Morro Bay early in the morning of Saturday September 4th.  Since this really isn't an ideal time to see whales, we didn't have great expectations.  Boy, we we surprised:  We saw three humpback whales, two of which hung around the boat for over half an hour, and many Dall's porpoise, a rarity in these waters.


The map below show the actual route of the R/V Fulmer (in red) and where I took the photographs (tiny cameras) in the accompanying video:

It was an exciting adventure and I would like to share it with you: