**HOME NEEDED**
Atlanta•Roswell•Marietta Area
This is a Pit mix we found on Labor Day at a rural Jasper,TN gas station who with another dog had been starved and left for dead. Their owner, or someone, had pulled into the lot early in the morning and dumped them. The other dog was a Chow mix. They'd been there all day and were cooking in the heat. It was a sad sight.
Being Labor Day, no shelters were open (Marion County, where they were found has no animal control/humane services anyway) so we loaded them up and brought them back to Marietta with us.
After a day of rest, food, water, and some cleaning up, I took both to the Cobb shelter. They took the Chow mix and said that she was going to be easy to get adopted out. They could not say the same about the Pit mix. Her being all black, very submissive, and a Pit mix would steer people away they said. I loaded her back up and brought her home again. Now her name is Poppy.
As it is now, we already have 2 dogs (catahoula/heeler mix and an Olde English Bully) and 5 cats. The Bully is pretty dominant and big, so we've kept them separated. The mutt is more easy going and has had some supervised interaction with Poppy and nothing crazy happened. She also seems rather oblivious to the cats, although their contact has been limited as well.
She's had a rough life. She has little scars on her snout to show for it. Her rear right leg also appears to have been broken at one time and never treated and she has a hard time sitting normally, so she flops down. She's very comfortable in a dog crate. Never barks or cries, but does howl at sirens. She's not been spayed yet, but needs to be healthier before that gets done. She also isn't food aggressive towards humans, but gets nervous if the other dog gets near her food. I really don't think she's ever played or had any real human companionship. Inside was a whole new experience for her. She's got tons of potential and we've been showing her lots of love. She's come a long way in just the 8 Days we've had her.
All that being said, we can't keep her on long term. She needs a good home with someone familiar with rehab for dogs or a good rescue. A place that can help her be all the dog she can be.
PM me if you can help in any way.
Thanks.
m. hrabovsky