Bear: 10YR old lab dumped *update post 34*

[dukedogsmom]

I really am disgusted with the human race. I want to take all the senior throwaways and give them the loving homes they deserve.

Bear
More About Bear (URGENT)
My name is Bear and I have a sad story... I was a faithful loyal companion to a boy who grew up and is going off to college. Parents won't keep me so I was surrendered to the shelter after 10 loyal years. I get along with other dogs.. I love to fetch balls and I am a water dog too! I am very loveable and I have the typical happy go lucky Lab personality that everyone looks for. Please don't let me die here!!! They will not hold me long. Call and ask about ID #1970!!! HURRY!
ECAC serves Elbert County Georgia. We are a kill shelter, an unfortunate result of pet overpopulation. Please help put a stop to the needless deaths of thousands of companion animals each year, spay and neuter your pets! Dogs and puppies are available for a small adoption donation. At this time the facility does not offer vetting of impounded animals, but we do have a discount mobile spay/neuter clinic that comes onsite every two weeks. We can assist you in scheduling an appointment to get your new companion spayed or neutered at a much reduced rate. Adopter must provide proof of sterilization.

[caseysmom]

That disgusts me, some things you can't learn in college can you? Does Dasher need a friend?

[dukedogsmom]

Does Dasher need a friend?

If only I could, he would be here with me by the end of the week. One day, the time will be right and I'll be able to do more and help more, too. Until then, I'm going to do what I can. I'd love to somehow get a senior big dog rescue here in central Florida. I feel so helpless when I see their pics. I curse the people for dumping them and making me feel that way.

[chocolatepuppy]

How? How can someone do that to their dog? As long as I live, I will never understand.

[Louie and me]

I just hate this. I wouldn't introduce a new dog into our household while Louie is so frail but my plan when the inevitable happens is to seek out an older dog, dumped at the shelter because noone would take responsibility for them if their owners became disabled or unable to care for them any more. It's just so unfair.

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is so sad. I'll never ever understand how people can do this to an animal that's been a part of their family for many years. It just makes me so mad.

[Aspen and Misty]

You have to stop posting Georgia pets in need. I'm serious. One more and I'm going to have to start a petition to have you booted from Pet Talk

Seriously though. I recently rescued a 10 year old Lab named Bo. His story was much like other senior dogs. He gave him heart and soul to his family and then one day he was dumped without so much as a word as to why. Because of him these senior guys hold a special place in my heart. I will be fighting all night with myself about what to do about Bear. I hope he gets adopted. If he doesn't maybe Konnor can move over and make room on the bed for one more.

Ashley

[Ginger's Mom]

OMGoodness, I have tears in my eyes. Ashley, you are such an angel. Please post and let me/us know if there is any way we can help you.

[MoonandBean]

Hooray for Ashley!!!!!!!!! Let us know if we can help out!!!!!!!

[kuhio98]

Count me in for donation.

Might also check out fundable.org to set up accounts for these kinds of things. I think they charge a fee, but I've never checked into it any any detail.

[dukedogsmom]

Count me in for donation.

Might also check out fundable.org to set up accounts for these kinds of things. I think they charge a fee, but I've never checked into it any any detail.

Great idea! I've got the account set up and started it with $20. I'll be able to give some more in about a week or so. I just made the goal $300 but if it's reached, people can still give. Thanks so much, Ashley! It's good to know that all those dogs will be safe.
https://www.fundable.com/groupaction...20been%20saved.
I'll call you tomorrow afternoon when I wake up. I'm off then.

Ashley left me a voice mail earlier today. She had to take Lizzy by herself. She said she'd never seen a dog so fearful. The living conditions at that place are horrible, from what she's told me. She did pay Bear's fee so he's safe and she'll be picking up him, and possibly one Lab puppy, too. I'm so thankful that she could do what I was wanting to do so badly.

[Aspen and Misty]

Bear's fee has been paid so he is techincally speaking "sprung". Lizzy was a sad, sad case. She was so scared I had to drag her kicking and screaming out of her kennel. Once in the open she freaked out and it took another 20 minutes for her to calm down enough to where we could pet her on her back. She had never been on a leash before and I really don't think anyone had touched her in a long time. The shelter workers said that no one went in the cages. Ever. So she never got any love at the shelter. If it gives you an idea of how bad this place is, they spray the cage with Bleach while the dog is still in the cage. I saw it with my own eyes and I have never seen anything so terrible in my life. The dogs were cowaring in the corner just trying to escape the place the people call "safety".

My co-workers Emily (who is fostering Lizzy), Beth (she rides along and donates money for vet bills) and I are going to not stop till we make a huge improvment on this shelter. We started by pulling Lizzy. Tomorrow we are going back for Bear who is extremly skinny but as happy as can be and an extremly skinny lab puppy that looks like no one has fed him in a long time. I have found a foster home for the female pitt they have and she will also be leaving tomorrow with us. After we get the dogs that we really don't feel have a shot out we are going to try to change the way they do things. We are going to help them set up a safe way to clean the cages and a volunteer program so that maybe the dogs could feel loved while waiting for a new home. It's going to be tough, but it HAS to be done. Lizzy and Bear weren't brought into my life just be saved. They were brought into my life so that by witnessing the horrors of there everyday life in this rural GA shelter I can help save the dogs who will enter the shelter after them and make there lives a bit easier while they wait for there new homes.

Wish us luck. We already have 15 to 20 people who have said they would pack up and go scrub the shelter top to bottom one Saturday. The worst part is that I live 2 hours away from the shelter so my personal involvment in the change will end up being limited by distance.

I will update when the next 3 kids are in safety and any progress we make after that. I have a few more possible foster homes lined up for dogs who need to get out now (like 2 stir crazy huskies).

Ashley

[dukedogsmom]

I guess I'll do the update here. I've deleted the fundable account. I learned in an email that the funds would only be available if all were raised and also they wouldn't be available until the drive was over which would have been in 25 days. Also, several dogs were pulled by Ashley today but Bear wasn't one of them He's very sick and needs to see a vet before he can be exposed to her dogs. If you're still interested in helping Bear, she's reserved a spot for him at her house and the place he's staying won't do anything with him without hearing from her. Also, there's a man on the Lab board that only adopts senior dogs. We're trying to get in contact with him.

[kuhio98]

Sorry you deleted it. There is a way to stop the donations, lower the amount and collect the $$. I know Taffy's Mom (in Dog Health) did that. At least you could have gotten $90.

[moosmom]

Another reason why I don't believe in adopting out to college kids. It's a disaster waiting to happen.