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
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I'm so glad that you rescued her and now she has the best forever loving home ever.
Congrats!!! She's gorgeous.
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