Poor Peaches is sad. Only aggressive spay/neuter programs will stop the hurting.
I'm continually amazed at the dogs who end up at the pound. Right now, at the shelter, we have an apricot poodle mix, who we rescued from the pound. She's adorable, she's sweet, and she misses her previous home. Just like all the others, it will take her awhile to adjust to our routine and she will have to go through a quarantine period before going up for adoption. Quarantine is not fun but at least it's temporary. These dogs cannot go out into the yard with all the others until we know that they are disease-free. Their space is limited and poor Peaches is desperate to escape. She climbed out of a 6 foot chain link kennel twice. We now have her in a stainless steel cage. She's stressed out as evidenced by her trembling and panting. Every once in awhile I'd catch her looking up and all around trying to figure a way to escape. I took her out and held her on my lap for a long time, gave her a massage, and she lay so still and quiet. That was ALL she wanted. I hated to put her back but she finally made herself comfortable on the cushion I gave her and went to sleep. Somewhere there is a person who is responsible for her being born. Somewhere there is a person who had her in their home, at least for awhile. Poor Peaches misses them so much. They don't deserve her loyalty. Do they not know how much she's hurting? Would they care if they did? How could they abandon her in a place where she would have been put to sleep, had she not been one of the few we were able to make room for at the shelter? We will keep her until a good home comes along. Soon she will be able to run and play with the other dogs but, in the meantime, I'll do all I can to help her through this difficult time. Only aggressive spay/neuter programs will stop the suffering. Click here for an update on Peaches.
