Below is an email I've been receiving for the past couple of weeks. The dogs are being held at a vet's boarding area, but $$ is running out and they're on their way to a shelter SOON. Please read their story - maybe you or someone you know can help.

> > This weekend (around dusk) I found two very thin (ribs/hip bones
> prominant) dogs curled up together by the side of the road. They
are
> both male, adult, EXTREMELY sweet. I don't think either dog is very
> old. The larger dog is unneutered, looks like a chocolate lab mix.
> The smaller dog looks like a large beagle (like a harrier) or
> perhaps a mix; he is neutered. (It's kind of hard to tell the
breeds
> at this point because their gauntness makes them look so out of
> proportion.) The lab X is wearing a "cammo" hunting-type collar--no
> tags. The harrier-type dog didn't have a collar. I've checked
> Lost/Found in the newspapers, Shelter/SPCA, Triangle Lost&Found,
and
> several other lost/found sites on the Web. Also borrowed a wand and
> checked for a chip--nothing. Nobody has reported these dogs missing.
> >
> > These sweet, sweet dogs had found a house in a new subdivision
> being worked on by some Latino construction workers. These poor
guys
> have been trying to find a sympathetic human to help them. (Only 2
> houses in that subdivision have been sold and neither of those
> occupants were doing anything for the dogs, other than chase them
> away from their properties. The dogs were getting in their trash--
> trying to find something to eat.) While I was talking to the
> construction workers, the Harrier-type dog walked in the street
> directly in front of a van. The van was going slow and managed to
> slam on the brakes. The lab X obviously has been trying to take
care
> of the other dog--the lab X ran out and herded the smaller dog back
> off the road.
> >
> > We left to get them some dog food (very small amt. since they
> were emaciated) and water to hold them until I could get home, drop
> off my dog and find somewhere to move them temporarily. As starved
> as they were, they were more desperate to stay with me than they
> were to eat! They followed our car circling it and crying.
> >
> > When they finally dropped behind, the lab X sat next to the
> smaller dog and put his paw on the smaller dog's back like he was
> trying to comfort him. I was in tears it was so heartbreaking. I
> didn't have much time so the best I could do was to find a VERY
> TEMPORARY situation--an outdoor pen at a friend's house. I went
back
> that night and picked them up--they were so happy to see me come
> back! They need to be inside, not outside, and they can't stay at
my
> friend's longer than a few nights. She needs the pen back ASAP.
> >
> > They appear to be healthy other than for the starvation. They
> already look much better! (I'm doing the typical feeding pattern
for
> starved, thin dogs--being very careful.) I'm taking them to the vet
> tonight to have them checked out. Unfortunately the vet's office
> said I couldn't get any discount at all, but I'm taking them both
> anyway. I don't want to wait since they are so thin. (I told my
> husband that the only Christmas present I want is to take these two
> dogs to the vet; he said okay, bless him.)
> >
> > Folks, I'm truly DESPERATE here. Please, the most immediate
need
> is to find a place where these two dogs can be brought inside NOW.
> If there was anyway I could bring them inside, believe me, I would.
> (Can't mix my male dog and a sick cat with two new male dogs in a
> really small house.) I'm willing to drive them as far as I have to
> go to get them someplace they can be inside. If they can be moved
> fairly close to me, I'll drive over to feed them, etc.
> >
> > The next need is to get them into a rescue program. I will pay
> for their vet checkup and get them vaccinated. Please, please,
> please, please. (Already checked with someone with Lab rescue and
> with beagle rescue--no luck.)
> >
> > If you can help these two very sweet guys, please contact me at
> nc_netwrk_of_animal_rescuers @ yahoo . com (REMOVE SPACES).
> >
> > I will get pictures of them today and send out to the list.
> >
> > Barbara

1/5/2006 8:58:24 PM

Poor pups. PM sent. If someone can provide a good foster home then my rescue organization would be willing to accept them into the group. Most rescues just do not have the foster space available.

[Edited on January 6, 2006 at 11:47 AM. Reason : more]

1/6/2006 11:46:34 AM

I have some food if that would help at all

1/6/2006 10:03:31 PM

Stories like this make me so sad. They make me wish I had a huge mansion where I could take in lots of foster pets. Too bad I'm only in a small house right now. I wish I could help them out, but I will check around here with some of the animal people I know and see what I can come up with.

1/6/2006 10:24:19 PM

I don't know if the food would help, because right now they're being kept at a vet's office, but I'll check!

1/7/2006 10:45:22 PM

you know, this is the year of the dog.

1/8/2006 2:51:24 PM

my cousin got a dog for christmas

their family is pretty incompetent...

the dog's leash was too long for the deck, but too short to reach the ground.
the dog was 2 months old, a puppy. they thought it was trained to stay on the deck.

it hung itself within 15 minutes of being outside

that family lost alot of respect from me.

1/9/2006 1:59:22 AM

i mean shit, that was the stupid dog's fault.

1/9/2006 2:20:22 AM