Jun

25

2009

Dogs in need

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I received this e-mail this morning about four dogs in need of adoption in the midcoast area. If you know of anyone who might be interested please forward this along…

BENZ is a young male pit bull who was turned over to my family by his former guardians because they were unable to care for him. He is used to living inside and is well behaved. He has been living with another dog and gets along fine with her. Like all the dogs that we help, he has been neutered, and is up to date on all of his shots. Benz is currently still living with his original guardians, but we plan to move him to a foster home (needed), if not a forever home, asap.

COOKIE is a young female border collie/boston terrier/pit bull mix of some sort, who was rescued from a kill shelter through www.DogsinDanger.com., adopted locally, and then returned for having food-aggression issues. These issues seem to be very minimal. Besides, she was starving in the past, so a little work needed in that area is no great surprise;) We don’t think she had ever lived inside before her rescue, but she is taking to it quite well, as you can see from the attached picture. She has also been doing great with her house training. She has not had any accidents since her first few days. She loves other dogs and every person she meets. She has recently been spayed and is up to date on all of her shots. She does have heart worm, but she is already being treated, and we expect her to make a full recovery, since she is only in stage-one of the disease. She is being fostered by a very good friend, locally, where she is working on perfecting her manners. She has some puppy energy and habits, but, again, as you can see from this picture, she is getting used to chillin’ on couches too;)

LUCY – is a 2+/- year old pit bull. She was rescued locally from an neglectful/abusive situation and found me through my vet. She is being fostered at my house and we adore her. She is great in the house and with the other dogs. She has some trust issues with strangers, but they are rapidly disappearing as we continue to work with her and help her trust again. She is spayed and up to date on all shots. We will honestly be broken hearted to see her go, but we need to keep room open for future fosters.

MOSS is a young pit bull mix who was rescued from a New England shelter where he ran out of time. He seems to have been someone’s companion in the past because he is great in the house, even when left alone, great with other dogs, house trained and good off-lead. He is being fostered by my fabulous friend, Travis of Tidal Transit Kayaks in Boothbay Harbor and is neutered and up to date on shots. He did have an ear and skin infection when he came to us, but he is being treated for those and should make a speedy recovery. If there is anyone out there interested in adopting Moss, you can either contact me (see below), or just stop by Tidal Transit to meet him. Thanks very, very much

If there is anyone out there interested in fostering or adopting Benz, or in adopting any of the others (who are already in foster homes), or if you have questions, just want to chat about rescuing dogs, etc.. I would LOVE to hear from you. Please contact Hope through e-mail, or, call her anytime at 207-882-4000 or 207-504-0950. Thanks very, very much!