An abandoned dog who was found so emaciated he was “just 30 minutes from death” is now living it large as a canine beer taster. Weighing just 3st instead of the 6st recommended for his Spanish mastiff breed and covered in pressure sores when he was found dumped in a car park in 2021, two-year-old Ethan is now the centre of dad-of-three Jeff Callaway’s family.
Unable to walk, lift his head, eat or drink, after suffering untold cruelty, 16 months later Ethan is thriving as chief tasting officer for doggy ‘beer’ company Busch, a job for which he is paid $20K (£16K), receives a year’s free pet insurance and is given free beers. Kentucky Humane Society facilities manager, Jeff, 50, who lives in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and is married to cleaning company boss Donna Callaway, 40, said: “Ethan has touched so many people with his incredible story of survival.
“He has a spark in him. Even when he was abused and dumped, it never died out. The flame has just got bigger and bigger and it has ignited a movement of kindness.” A massive animal lover, Jeff – dad to Presley McLaren, 27, Elijah Callaway, 23, and Hanna Callaway, 20, and stepfather to Mason Timberlake, 16, and Charity Timberlake, 13 – recalls how Ethan was initially thought to be dead when he was found.
