Left Behind Dogs

September 21st, 2008 User Imagehoundsgood Posted in adoptable 6 Comments »

nikkithehusky2.jpgNikki has a little problem.  You see, his owner is moving and is going to euthanize his if she doesn’t find a home.  (His photo is at left).

This story hits very close to home.   When I was six years old, my parents bought their first home.    The lady who owned it had two beautiful dachshunds, and was looking for homes for them as she was moving to Manhatten.  She managed to find a home for the four year old male somehow, but did not have one for the five year old female.   Her answer was to euthanize her if she didn’t find a home.

Long story short, that summer we moved into Heidi’s house.   The moving truck came and picked up the boxes, and left Heidi home alone behind a babygate in an empty house.    Then boxes started coming in again, this time with photo albums, dishes, and toys owned by a three and a six year old.     She became my best friend.   When I talked about how many siblings I had, an inevitable conversation starter when you address a six year old, I proudly stated that I had a human brother, but Heidi was my sister.

My dad was transferred out of state, and we moved from the house only one year later.   Boxes were piling up again, and Heidi was behind the babygate so she wouldn’t be under foot.   All day shey was sort of mopey and making under the breath little whistles.    If dogs smile, and I believe they do, she had the widest smile that day.   Sometimess, a tear comes to my eye when I think of how excited and relieved she was when she was lifted and placed in the car, never to be left behind ever again.

I have driven through New York state to get somewhere else, and I have been in New York.  I still look for that “No Dogs Allowed Here” sign that apparently the gal that owned our dog thought she saw.

Heidi is no longer with us now.    When I was nineteen years old, my heart was shattered.   I was a mess when she died.   She lived until she was eighteen, almost nineteen, so had a long life.

This is why left behind dogs always touch me the most.   That dog, if given the chance may be just as special as my left behind dog was.

The odd thing about Nikki’s photo is that the car in the photo looks like a station wagon my mom droved during the second half of Heidi’s life.   Not too many white station wagons with paneling around anymore, are there?   He is in Washington State.   For more information on Nikki, please visit the HomeZookeeper.  Leave Megan a comment if you can help him!

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Franklin, Georgia: Those Who Remain on the Time Up List

August 7th, 2008 User Imagehoundsgood Posted in adoptable, heard county animal control 1 Comment »

The following dogs and cats are slated for euthanization this Friday at Heard County Animal Control, 4 PM. in Franklin, GA. Please post to other forums and contact your favorite rescues.    No one can save them all, but if everyone crossposts, maybe a person for each of these dogs will see them.   Out of area adoptions and rescues are welcome.

Pretty shepherd mix. Don’t know if her ears stand up - don’t know if another photo is possible.2-3 yrs 45-50 lbs. Has been very friendly

Jack Russell Mix. This was obviously someone’s dog as she is very affectionate and loves everybody. No one has come looking for her :( :(About 20 lbs.

50 lb Lab/Lab Mix. Wandered up to a neighbors house.No other information (yet) at this time.

There are also MANY friendly cats and kittens who will be euthanized Friday.   Please check back as I post them all.
At left - ID 57008 - Handsome and friendly little boy black kitten.  At right, friendly little girl. ID 59008

Contact Angela at the shelter right away:

Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

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Time Up List for Friday, July 18th, at Heard County AC

July 16th, 2008 User Imagehoundsgood Posted in adoptable, heard county animal control 3 Comments »

I am out of catchy or clever titles right now. The only name I can seem to give this post is an eponymous one. There are several cats and dogs on deathrow this week at Heard County Animal Control. You may wonder why I am always posting the time up lists. Some say that I don’t give people enough warning. Unfortunately, the dogs and cats just don’t stop coming in.

Again, just like I mentioned last week, the timestamp on the photos is incorrect. The photos were taken very recently, in the past few days!!!

1) I am afraid that this fluffy guy is going to get overlooked. Black dogs tend to get passed over. Either they don’t photograph well, or people just think they all look the same. This sweet dog also is being labelled a Lab/Shepherd, which you think would equal a big dog, but he isn’t.

He is only in the 30-40 lb range. He is “not too big and not too small.” So many people are looking for a nice medium sized, family dog and I am afraid they won’t believe how small he is from the photo. His hair sort of looks like a flat coat retriever with a bad haircut, but he is much smaller than the breed. His id is 53608. UPDATE: THIS BOY IS RESCUE PENDING!!

2) Next, is another extremely sweet black dog. BELOW LEFT No one is really sure what breed he is. I think he is labelled Husky / Rottie because of his coloring, but I am not really seeing Rottweiler . Lots of dogs are that color combo. He is ONLY 40-45 lbs and the poor sweet dog has hairloss just where a collar rubbed him!

He is a young guy and is very huggable. His id is 52808. REDLINED!!! WILL BE PTS TOMORROW!

3) Above, on the right, is a dog being called Boxer / Pit Bull. He looks like he leans more towards the Boxer side of the family. He is behaving well with another male dog as a kennel mate. He was a stray that wandered up to someone’s house and hung around with the children, but the parents wouldn’t let him stay. He is about 2 years old. His id number is: 50808 REDLINED!!! WILL BE PTS TOMORROW!

4) The dog on the left, below, is a very pretty (as you can see!) female brindle pit bull. If you have been thinking about a Pit Bull or have a soft spot for them, she is good with other dogs and is young and friendly. If given the chance, she has lots of great years to spend with you. She is only a year old, if that - barely graduated from puppyhood. REDLINED!!! WILL BE PTS TOMORROW!

5) Above, at left - look at that funny face. The wide white blaze on this boy’s face makes him so different looking. He is about 1 1/2 years old at the most. He was very friendly and happy when he came to the shelter, but now he is getting a little bit sad. He misses his old life, perhaps. Being at the pound is no life for a dog. REDLINED!!! WILL BE PTS TOMORROW!

6) At left, Pretty Beagle Mix Girl. I am mystified as to why she is still here. She was saved by attrition before. She was picked up on the side of the road. Nobody ever called looking for her. UPDATE! Saving Shelter Pets is coming to her aid! READ HERE! 7) At RIGHT, is a 7 month old yellow lab pup. She lived with a family, but they could no longer take care of her - SHE IS NOW RESCUE PENDING!. 8) BELOW LEFT 25-35 lb mixed breed girl. UPDATE: SSP can come to her aid! READ HERE

9) ABOVE RIGHT- sweet male mixed breed dog - 20-25 lbs UPDATE! Saving Shelter Pets can come to his aid!! READ HERE10-13) Four sweet kittens from the same litter. Mom was adopted already. They need a loving home or rescue. These are indeed 4 different kittens, not a different photo of the same pair - REDLINED!!! WILL BE PTS TOMORROW!.

14-18) Litter of kittens 42008-42408 Five beautiful kittens looking for local adopters.

Adoption fee for kittens:
$25.00 + signing a binding spay and neuter contract for kittens under 7 weeks old.
For Kittens 8 weeks and older:
Spay/Neuter can be arranged by the shelter for $35 for a male/$45.00 female for those that are old enough
(8 weeks or older)
Rabies is $10 for cats that are old enough for it.

Emaciated Boxer.  This girl needs HELP!!!

Out of area adoptions welcome. Please contact:
Euthanization is at 4:00 pm Friday. Do not procrastinate!

Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

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Week of July 6th - Souls in Need at Heard AC

July 7th, 2008 User Imagehoundsgood Posted in adoptable, heard county animal control No Comments »

Here is this weeks list of some very deserving dogs and cats at Heard County Animal Control

1) This adorable little thing is being labelled Beagle / Walker Hound. I am not exactly sure what she is, and that breed guess is a little nebulous. At any rate, she is 25-30 lbs of sweetness. As an added bonus, she has the cutest, floppiest ears. What is not to love? This dog is considered a “medium” as far as the spay/neuter price list.

Her last day is Friday, July 11th.

Please tell your favorite rescue about this highly adoptable sweethearts with the speckled nose and the floppy ears.

Her id number is 50708

The next dog on our list is a sturdy guy who is being labelled boxer / pit. The excuse made when someone dumped at the shelter was that “he doesn’t like men.” Well, I don’t believe that because he is being handled by, fed by, petted by, and walked by some people who happen to be men, and he is doing just fine with them. He is about 45-50 lbs and is considered “medium” as well.

Lastly, but not least is Punk. She is from a hoarder who has been infuriating all of us to no end. Last year, the state came in and Punk, Butch, and several other puppies were hidden in the house. As the grew, they were each kept in a 4×4 pen. Then, when the people got a new pup, they tired of the adult dogs and have been giving them up one by one. Punk is the latest casualty. She is a little scared, but she doesn’t growl or bite. She doesn’t really do much barking either. One can just tell that this gentle girl wants to be loved, but doesn’t know quite how to ask. I have to double check her weight, but believe she is under 40lbs.

Her id number is 51008

There is one more dog that came into the shelter. At “press time”, so to speak we had no additional information about this sweet Labrador. I will update information on her as I receive it.

It has been a tragic few weeks for the cats at Heard County. Kitten season just never seems to end. More and more kittens keep being dumped. Some of these kittens were brought to the shelter by good samaritans who found them dumped in boxes, etc, but many others were brought in by their owners. If only they would have spayed or neutered their cat, this could have been prevented. Many people believe that surely a kitten will get adopted. They don’t know that twenty other people were hoping for the same thing.

This cat has an adopter, but he lives far away. She is very pregnant and we are trying to find a rescue that is closer to Georgia so that she may have her babies in safety. It is too dangerous to transport a cat a long distance so close to her “due date”

If you would like to adopt, are a member of a rescue that has an open spot for one or more of these deserving dogs and cats, please contact Kaylene right away at:

Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100

Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

Drivers Needed! Can you drive from Franklin, Ga to Thomson, Ga? Can you drive from Franklin to Atlanta? Do you live in SW Georgia, or in the Atlanta area and can provide overnight refuge for a dog or cat awaiting a ride?
If so, please leave a comment and I will get in touch!

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Independence Day? Hardly!

July 2nd, 2008 User Imagehoundsgood Posted in adoptable, cats, heard county animal control 2 Comments »

Independence Day is this Friday. That means it is a “short week.” There will be barbeques, boating, or if you are in Florida….dodging the rain! This week is not so fun for shelter animals. While we are away on vacation, time marches on without us. The week is the same for the animals, but where have all the people gone? Adopters are not thinking about adding a family member, adoptions are slow at rescues so they can’t take as many in as they would like, or are not around at all either, as a rescue is made up of people who have friends and families too.

Just remember that if you were thinking about stopping at the pound after the holiday blew past, why not change your plans? Visit today and tomorrow and you can save a life in the nick of time!

“Kiddie” is an owner turn in. Isn’t she just the perfect Siamese kitty with her beautiful markings? They were nice enough to send her with all of her medical records, but not nice enough to keep her. How much room could she possibly take up?

Kiddie has a flea allergy, so she needs to always be on flea preventative and needs to be an indoor only cat. Her adoption fee is very low, as she is already spayed. What a “no brainer” it is to adopt her if you have been thinking about a feline companion.

The shelter is still euthanizing on Friday - even though they are closed…we have to hurry!   They will honor faxes on friday but will NOT be open so we really only have today and tomorrow.

Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

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Sweet Cindy

June 30th, 2008 User Imagehoundsgood Posted in adoptable, contests! No Comments »

Sweet Cindy is a little different than all the other dogs that come into Heard County Animal Control.  The main reason is that Cindy has a family that knows she is there.   It is not a family that has tearfully said goodbye to Cindy because of a hardship. On the contrary, the family is toying with the idea of what to do.  They sent their teenage child into the shelter today to scope things out to see if it really was their Cindy after getting calls and notices.    But she didn’t take Cindy with her.   How heartbreaking it is to see a family member…only for them to turn their back.

Cindy is now passed the time that they are supposed to hold a stray at Animal Control.

The teen was presented with the idea of the family paying the fee and spaying her, but there was protest because “Cindy is pregnant.” Does she look pregnant to you? It is thought that Cindy had been allowed to wander the neighborhood in heat and may or may not be pregnant. But if she actually is, it is just barely.  And if the family cannot take care of her, what are they going to do with a litter?  It set  seeemed like they would rather have her dead and unspayed than alive and spayed.

Cindy is a boxer mix - she looks like a very high mix at that.    She is now eligible for adoption by anyone, not just her family.  Her “time up” date is this coming Friday.  Technically, she can be euthanized at any time, but the schedule for all the dogs and cats is Friday.

My heart breaks for Cindy.   I know I always like to see a dog reunited with a family, even if it occassionally involves a little education and changing atitidues (like spay so Cindy will never be wandering and picked up as a stray again).  Sometimes it involves knowing it may not be all perfect, but she’s home.    But my heart breaks for her to have  a family who may never come back for her ever.   She may sit and wait and because people may hold out hope that they will come, she loses her life waiting.   She deserves so much to have a family who would be worried sick if they were seperated from her.

If your heart aches for Cindy and you would like to be her safety net, please contact Kaylene at Heard County Animal Control, or leave a message for me in comments, please.  Out of area adoptions welcome.  This shelter is small, and very off the beaten path and the dogs and cats there need all the help they can get.

Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

There is also one other dog at this shelter that needs extra exposure.  (don’t mind the date on the camera, the camera was on the blink!)  This dog is sweetness personified.  She just simply loves everyone.  The reason rescues have shied away from her is that she has mange.  It is HIGHLY treatable but no boarding facility will take her.

I don’t know why she is listed as a shepherd mix.  She is less than 30 lbs, and her ears look more like an Ewok in this photo.  She was spared because a woman named Karen (or Caren, or Karyn: If you are out there, please let us know!) called to adopt her right before euthanization started on Friday but has not of yet followed up with the shelter so this sweet girl is back on the euthanization list! I know there is someone out there reading that will be touched by her.

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Unfortunately, Another “Time UP” List

June 25th, 2008 User Imagehoundsgood Posted in adoptable, heard county animal control 3 Comments »

I look forward to the day where I do not have to post a “time up” bulletin for Fridays.   Unfortunately, there is another for this week at Heard County Animal Control

Again, the camera is still on the blink, so ignore the photo date.

This girl is listed as a shepherd, but I really think not as she is under 30 lbs!!. She has a skin conditon/a little bit of hairloss and really needs some love. She loves all dogs and people - the perfect family dog!
Ask about id 49808.

Small Beagle mix boy. 20 lbs

Pretty Kitty! Lynxpoint Siamese. Comes already spayed so adoption fee is only $25.00 ID 48608

This pretty kitten is also spayed - ID 56308

ADOPT ME!  Pretty Lab Lady.   Came in with her older pup.  She was wandering the neighborhood for a few weeks and had raised her puppies out in the elements.  The neighbors fed her, but now she is at the pound.  She is only 45 lbs but should be about 60.   She barks at you at first, but sit down with her and she will give you a face wash :)  She really needs a family.
id 48308

Russian Blue! id 49108

Sweet, sweet babies id 41308-41508

Little orange girl id 48108

Pretty black cat

These kittens were found outside a store in a box in the sun. THEY NEED TO BE BOTTLE FED!!!

These two little kittens are RESCUE PENDING!

I will be adding more cats.  I just wanted to make sure I got the start of this up so as many people see these faces as possible.

To help:
1) If you would like to adopt, appear in person at the shelter or if you are unable due to time or distance, you may send funds to spay/neuter by Western Union.  They also accept paymet by mail, but at this late date it may not arrive in time.  Out of area adoptions accepted.

2) If you are a rescue, you need to fax in a copy of your 501(3)c license or Dept of Agriculture licensed,   Must be current.  Then, transport needs to be arranged.

3) Spread the word.  Contact your favorite rescue and alert them, offer to foster,post a link to this posting!

If you are interested in one or more of these pets: 

Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

All pets will be euthanized at 4:00 pm Friday if there is no interest in them.

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