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Post by reclaimingrebus on Sept 23, 2009 18:55:13 GMT 1
A close friend and colleague was covering my dog duties whilst I was off sick. As soon as i arrived back at work, she told me about the 2 unclaimed strays we had in.Both out of time, and therefore both in imminent danger of pts if I couldn't secure a rescue place One was a purebred staffie bitch, hysterical and reactive in kennels and showing symptomatic scarring.bait dog? The other was a lab/staff/? bitch, very quiet. both young We went to assess them. She asked if I would let her have the full bred staffie, took on board all I said about not being able to take her back, possible separation anxiety and probable dog aggression. She wanted that one she said because the dog needed to be out of kennels, and it would be really hard to find her a rescue place (as it would, apart from everything else, it was August, and those rescues which use commercial kennelling are between a rock and a hard place)
We did the usual checks, but as she'd been found tied up, there was no real chance of her owner coming forward.
My friend is a youngster, the same age as my daughters, but her life has already seen huge quantities of grief and tragedy connected to her family She says that she doesn't know what she would do without the dog, whose presence keeps her sane and gives her a reason to smile, and that her father already adores the dog, for the same reason.
Not bad for a dog dismissed as disposable rubbish by an uncaring owner
And yes, I found a rescue place for the other girlie, too ;D
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