Balloo's history takes a moment to digest. He was found as a puppy in Kosovo in the cold winter of January 2020. Locals gave him bread and water while he lay beside the road in the snow. His body injured due to an accident with a car or truck and thus unable to walk. Or to move much at all. For three weeks people advertised him on social media, but no one came to collect the puppy. When Svetlana heard, she picked him up and took him to the vet. Three legs turned out to be broken, but the X-rays also revealed something else. Balloo's body was full of shotgun pallets. No vital organs were hit, but the bullets remain. The vets tried to fix the broken legs, but the injuries were too old. For 5 to 6 months, Balloo went in and out of surgery and could not walk. And then one day, he stood up. Now, he cannot walk normally, but he can pull himself up and even run a bit if he feels like it. It doesn't seem to bother Balloo much, as long as he gets his cuddles, food and playtime.