Meet Ted. He's new.Can you believe that there are people who would load their pets up in the car, take them to a remote location, unload them, and drive away?!?!?!?! That is Ted's story. He was dumped along with 12 other members of his family up the road from our house. 13 dogs total (11 pups and 2 adults). They were camping out at a condemmed house/deer camp, waiting for their people to come back and get them. I know, it's heartbreaking.
As of today, I've caught 7 of the pups (8 including Ted--he wanted to be caught) and transported them to the Madison/Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. Which could not be any further from our house, its a 45 min. drive = car-sick pups = will my station wagon ever recover? 1 pup disappeared, and I think someone stopped and took him home with them--he was extra sweet. There are 4 dogs left though--2 pups and 2 adults. And they refuse to let me get my hands on them! So my next mission is to set out a borrowed dog-trap and try to trap them and take them to the shelter. I just don't want to upset them anymore than I have to--they've already been traumatized so much.
My final thought for this post is how deeply I love Ted. How anyone could be so thoughtless and cruel is really beyond me. Spaying and neutering is really the key. It seems that here in rural Georgia, a lot of people don't have the forsight to understand that an un-fixed animal is as good as having 10 more animals on your hands. Pets are viewed more as objects, rather than creatures with souls. Ted's soul is so lovely it sparkles. He tries so hard to learn, and is already leash-trained and (almost) house-broken--only 2 accidents thus far. He's hysterical and has a huge amount of love to give. When he's bigger, he'll be my running buddy. We'll take him to the mountains and he'll get to go everywhere with me (just like Briana). Briana is starting to tolerate him better. She just doesn't care for foolishness, licking, barking, or any carrying on. I took them both to the studio yesterday in the truck and we had a big fun time. We all rode in the cab, with Ted in the middle, and the pups slept the whole way home. So, if you or someone you know is looking for a dog-friend, go check out the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter--a totally top-notch facility, where the rest of Ted's family and many others are waiting for their forever-friend to come and take them home.
