This was taken about a minute and a half before he decided to plunge into the canal while I was taking a photo of something that was not him. Doesn’t he look nice?
Update: By popular demand . . . this was taken a few minutes after said plunge.
His legs looked much worse in person. The water level is low and the canals are particularly mucky right now. So we took a detour to the dog beach (which is still clean), and when we got home Rusty looked like this:
Just call him a cock-eared optimist! He is a happy, happy boy.

I don’t see an “after” picture. Was there one?
Yes, there is one. I’ve updated the blog. Thank you for your comment!