Pyre Rescue never has them all listed at once. They usually list the ones in most urgent need of a home, or that are totally ready for adoption right now, I don't think they like to have more than 20 listed at a time, but they have about 55 right not, about 40 of which are puppies, about 20 of those are purebred, and there are at least 3 litters with their momma's under 4 weeks old, and 4 older litters. Anyone want to foster in TN/KY
, they literally get requests to take in more everyday, even more puppies from kill/gas shelter everyday.
My other trouble makers:
Emma, about 2 yrs. I found her in the middle of the road in Sept 05, and she was obviously someones pampered houseped at some point, but when I found her, it took three baths and a shave to get her clean. And she had horrible eye infections. I never found any owners, but that's not too surprising around here (she's terrified of cameras).
And Aurora, a 6 y/o marbled Bengal
Warning, sad, kinda long, rescue story, but w/a happy ending.
Here's Ashea, my 3 y/o, 90+ pound, mastiff/chow foster (she is terrified of cameras, and doesn't really look mastiff if her pics, but definately does in real life).
This dog has been to h*ll and back. She was first rescued, and adopted really quickly at about 6 weeks. The adoption process was only a very simple contract. A year later she was brought back. The woman that "adopted" her wanted to move in with her boyfriend, and couldn't take her. Turns out that the whole year, she was kept in almost complete solitude in a small apartment. The only attention she got was being verbally and psychically abused. She was also starved (I suspect she'd be even bigger now, had she had nutrition as a puppy). Then she got adopted out to what turned out to be drug dealers, where she ended up biting some druggies (who can blame her), and being tortured endlessly by their children. Then she went into a sanctuary situation for about a year, getting very little attention and spending most of her time in a kennel or a large fenced in area with her pack (other rescues that had been there for quite awhile, about 8 of them). Then the sanctuary closed, she got bounced around throughout a few fosters, and I finally ended up with her, as I knew she'd just end up in someone's back yard or bounced around continually if I didn't.
Needless to say, when I got her, she was a bit shell shocked, terrified of strangers, extremely food aggressive, not good with most other dogs, and would kill any animal under 20 pounds on sight.
Now, she is a sweet, affectionate, loyal, playful, loving dog. She's is still food protective from other animals (will let a human take stuff right out of her mouth), but only eats what she needs (has literally been known to eat 40 pounds of dog food at one time, now eats 2-3 cups two times a day). She gets along well with most dogs 50 pounds and up, and tolerates small dogs (like my shih tzu), but unluckily is still incredibly cat aggressive, otherwise I'd keep her. I still wouldn't trust her with children, as she can be a bit hand shy, and nervous around sudden loud noises (and she was tortured by them), but with 5 months work, she is like a new dog. When she came, the sight of a leash or a lifted object would make her hit the floor, now she loves toys, can't wait to go for walks, is a huge couch potato, has excellent house manners, and loves her crate. She still needs a special home with experienced owners, but she just goes to show that with some time, love, and training, almost any dog can be rehabilitated (although, I've seen a few beyond hope), and dogs that truly have been "rescued", are some of the most loyal and appreciative dogs you'll ever meet. What really helped her was the litter of 7 week old puppies I brought home about 5 weeks ago, that stayed out in her pen with her during the day (she gets time in the house, but we have a cat, and Silky hates her, so they have to be locked up). They really taught her self restraint when they hit about 10 weeks, and she really likes tiny puppies (but thankfully, for my sanity, they left friday). Anyone know of someone that wants a big loving, loyal, needy, drop dead georgeous dog (people walking down the street, literally stop and stare, and ask what breed she is), that needs some special attention and training?