May I share some good news?

[cyber-sibes]

Congratulations! Sitka is a beauty! Time & love work magic, she's in the right place, without a doubt! Looking forward to watching her grow.

[K9karen]

My fave combination..black hair and blue eyes! Sitka is beautiful! Thank You, Thank You for taking the precious darling into your loving home and having the compassion and patience to give her a happy life. Sitka couldn't be in a better home!!!

[Aspen and Misty]

Thanks everyone! I simply love this little girl. I will never forget the day when I came home and went upstairs to get her out of her kennel and as soon as she saw me she started to wag her tail. It still brings tears to my eyes to think I am lucky enough to have her in my life and that this sweet little dog chose me to trust. I can't even begin to explain the feeling.

Karen - Sitka just turned 6 months old.

Today she went downstairs and walked outside while my brother was in the room!!! This is a huge step, my brother just came home last Friday and she is already walking in the same room as him. I'm so proud of her!


Freedom - More Back Ground Info: Sitka was pulled from Elbert County Animal Control by some friends and I. The "Shelter" sprays down the dog's kennels with bleach and rinses them with water while the dogs are still in the kennel. My theory on her is that she had no human contact for the first part of her life and then when she finally met people they abused her by spraying her with bleach and water. We watched them do it and they got bleach ON the dogs, in the water bowls, food bowls etc. and they took no measure to safely take care of these dogs or get the bleach off them or out of the bowls. When we saw Sitka she was cowering in the back of her kennel. She had green discharge from her eyes and you couldn't touch her. I told my friend I couldn't leave her behind and that she had to come. We had to go in her cage, pick her up and carry her to the car. She never offered to bite but you could tell she was scared out of her mind. We took her right to the vet where we couldn't remove her from the kennel. We had to take the top off and she froze in fear. I got her home and we were unable to get within 10 feet of her. For the first week we would coax her out of the kennel and outside by putting cheese on the ground and walking away. When it was time to come in we would open the door from outside and she would bolt into her kennel. I fed her every meal by hand and slowly gained her trust. We found out that she attached to dogs easily and my dogs actually have done more emotionally for her then I ever could. She feels safe and confidante with them and looks to them for reassurance. At the time I had a small "pack" of 8 dogs including a bunch of fosters and my own 2 dogs Nova and Konnor. Sitka flourished in our little "pack" and I truly believe having so many dogs around her helped her come out of her shell so much faster. So that’s her story, I still can't believe I have 3 dogs but I simply can't imagine my life without her. I may be nuts, and sometimes I'm sure I am but she is worth every moment of effort and time.

Ashley

[Husky_mom]

I can´t believe I missed this.. she´s way stunning for words!!!....

*drools*... love the black blue combo.... I bet she´ll grow up from gorgeous to even more....

glad you took her home and that now we ´ll get to see her often YAY!!

welcome Sitka!!

[jennielynn1970]

I am so glad that you got Sitka out of that "shelter". What a name for a place treating the animals in there like that. That's not a shelter, that's torture.

I can't wait to see more pics and hear how she progresses even more! She's a gorgeous girl, and looks so sweet!

It looks like you both won out on this rescue! She got a great home, and you got a great pup!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I remember reading your post about that horrible shelter. I'm so glad that you rescued her and now she has the best forever loving home ever. Congrats!!! She's gorgeous.

[Rachel]

Oh Ashley, it appears that she was extremely traumatized when you happened upon her. I'm so very happy that she found your warm heart and generous soul to rescue her. It is a miracle that she found it deep within her being to recognize that she could trust you and your family. It is accounts such as this one which can help heal our own hearts which are so often wounded with the ones of abuse.

[Suki Wingy]

What beautiful blue eyes she has!

[Aspen and Misty]

Thanks everyone. Sitka went to the vet on Friday and all I can say is poor girl! She was so scared the whole time while we were there. The whole staff was great and spent extra time to go slow and let her get used to them. She stayed cowered in the corner the whole time but by the end she was a little bit more at ease. Also, the vet thinks she is more like 6 to 8 months old. She has all her adult teeth but the only thing that doesn't make sense to any of us is that she is only 23 pounds and only comes up to my knee. So I think whatever she is mixed with must be something small.

I'm going to try to get some new pics of her for you guys, she is so much more grown up then the pictures I posted.


Ashley