Tucker
Dumped at the side of the road as a puppy and left to starve, now urgently needs a home
I first heard about the family of starving dogs from a lady upset with the situation. She gave me a few facts--the mother Lab was dumped in the country near where this lady worked. The dog was pregnant, and soon had her puppies nearby. The owners of the land did not want the dog and did not feed them and would not let others feed them. By the time rescue was contacted, all but two babies had died on the road, and by now, there was another adult with the pack. This one was definitely older than the pups and looked more heeler/border collie than Lab. All the dogs, mom, two pups, one male and one female, and the male are black. Being a dumped black dog, is about the worst situation in which any dog can find himself.
Hungry and very shy of humans who chased them from the property when they were seen, the dogs were wary and starving. Lucky for them, it was spring and summer, and road kill and some food was available. The lady who contacted me did give the dogs food once a week when she worked at the house. When she was there, the dogs would come close enough to snatch a piece of bread or whatever was thrown their way. The first time I went out with her, we fed mom and two pups as much as they could eat, then left piles of food for them. They abandoned the food any time we walked closer. I supplied the lady with food and she went out every day or two and left food for them, and they soon were coming closer for the food.
When we decided we could catch them, we took leashes and lots of food and treats. Mom was fairly easy to catch. We got the loop around her, and she walked to the van herself. She even helped some as I lifted her into the crate. After a little over a week of trying, we finally caught all four dogs. The older male resisted, but finally backed into a crate as he fought the leash. Last, the female pup was finally trapped as she went after food in an open crate. What a relief. We had them all!
The male pup was the first to be adopted. A rescue friend who helped catch the last two, found him a home with her niece. He settled down very quickly and has a wonderful forever home. A neighbor of the lady who contacted us took Mom. She had obviously been a pet. She knew about houses and settled very quickly into her new home. The little girl pup is with a trainer learning to gain trust and is making great strides.
Now, Tucker needs your help. He was taken in by a foster, and we found that our older male is a perfect gentleman in the house. He is housebroken, gentle, gets along with everyone, sweet and gentle. He also has a terrific nose. When outside, he walked the fence sniffing all the scents he was so used to following. One morning, he dug under the fence to follow his nose. Although his foster mom was brokenhearted, she was afraid he would dig out again, and she sadly returned him. He has been in boarding since his rescue, and this boy needs a home.
The first picture was taken the first day Tucker was at the vet's office. The second is Tucker now.
This is what his foster mom says about him: "Tucker is very affectionate and responsive. He is house-trained, and a very quiet dog. He is very willing to learn and catches on quickly to what you want. He has been started with clicker training. He is easy to handle for bathing and ear cleaning. He obviously has been someone's pet! He is extremely dog friendly and meets and plays in a very appropriate way--he enjoys other dogs and would benefit from a companion. Tucker needs a very secure fence as he has a high scent drive. He would be a great 'hunting' dog, search and rescue or tracking dog."
For more information, or to request an adoption application, please email [email protected] . Thank you.
Hungry and very shy of humans who chased them from the property when they were seen, the dogs were wary and starving. Lucky for them, it was spring and summer, and road kill and some food was available. The lady who contacted me did give the dogs food once a week when she worked at the house. When she was there, the dogs would come close enough to snatch a piece of bread or whatever was thrown their way. The first time I went out with her, we fed mom and two pups as much as they could eat, then left piles of food for them. They abandoned the food any time we walked closer. I supplied the lady with food and she went out every day or two and left food for them, and they soon were coming closer for the food.
When we decided we could catch them, we took leashes and lots of food and treats. Mom was fairly easy to catch. We got the loop around her, and she walked to the van herself. She even helped some as I lifted her into the crate. After a little over a week of trying, we finally caught all four dogs. The older male resisted, but finally backed into a crate as he fought the leash. Last, the female pup was finally trapped as she went after food in an open crate. What a relief. We had them all!
The male pup was the first to be adopted. A rescue friend who helped catch the last two, found him a home with her niece. He settled down very quickly and has a wonderful forever home. A neighbor of the lady who contacted us took Mom. She had obviously been a pet. She knew about houses and settled very quickly into her new home. The little girl pup is with a trainer learning to gain trust and is making great strides.
Now, Tucker needs your help. He was taken in by a foster, and we found that our older male is a perfect gentleman in the house. He is housebroken, gentle, gets along with everyone, sweet and gentle. He also has a terrific nose. When outside, he walked the fence sniffing all the scents he was so used to following. One morning, he dug under the fence to follow his nose. Although his foster mom was brokenhearted, she was afraid he would dig out again, and she sadly returned him. He has been in boarding since his rescue, and this boy needs a home.
The first picture was taken the first day Tucker was at the vet's office. The second is Tucker now.
This is what his foster mom says about him: "Tucker is very affectionate and responsive. He is house-trained, and a very quiet dog. He is very willing to learn and catches on quickly to what you want. He has been started with clicker training. He is easy to handle for bathing and ear cleaning. He obviously has been someone's pet! He is extremely dog friendly and meets and plays in a very appropriate way--he enjoys other dogs and would benefit from a companion. Tucker needs a very secure fence as he has a high scent drive. He would be a great 'hunting' dog, search and rescue or tracking dog."
For more information, or to request an adoption application, please email [email protected] . Thank you.