HoundsGood: Chronicles of a Virtual Volunteer

A major rescue effort is going on for 35 dogs and cats at Heard County Animal Control in Franklin, GA.   If the effort fails, all 35 will be euthanized tomorrow morning.  Donations of the following are needed:

• Collars and Leashes for Medium and Large dogs, and several large breed puppies.
• Cat and dog carries.   The toy dog/cat carrier can be used for a cat, the small to medium dog carriers can be used for mom cats with babies, or several older kittens.

A hand is needed also.

• One or two more drivers are needed to drive from Franklin, GA into Tennessee, or Franklin, GA to a point in between.  Driver needs to be ready to load at Heard County animal control at 9:00 A.M. or earlier on Friday (tomorrow) and be able to transport several dogs or cats.

Also, financial donations would be appreciated by the rescue as well.   It will help offset the cost of vet care.  There are two dogs that are owner turn ins that are up to date on their care, and three dogs that have already received their rabies shots.  The rest need help with basic vet care to give them a chance at rescue and home.

This is their last chance.  There has been little or no interest in the dogs and cats because of the holiday weekend, and the shelter is closed to the public over the holiday.   One shelter, in Henry County, already lost all but seven souls in the entire shelter.  Let’s not lose 35 more!

Please see the Heard County Animal Control page for the latest details.

Jack and Hennessey are now home!!!  Thank you for all of your help.  A shout out goes to A Day In the Good Life and the Humane Society of West Texas who were nice enough to reblog about their Incredible Journey!  Now, there are five more dogs that need our help.  Ace and Abi, shown in the far left, are a case of an owner moving out of state and just dropping their dogs off at Animal Control!

If you live or work, or can reasonably get to I-75 between Atlanta and Dayton, Ohio, your assistance is graciously requested.   Five wonderful dogs have a rescue in Toledo who is willing to take them out of a high kill shelter in the Atlanta area.   There are just no takers on giving them a ride. Many transports occur on Saturdays, but the problem this week is that Saturday is a holiday, where many people just don’t want to drive.  The biggest factor is that the shelter itself is closed on the 4th, so there is no way to even pick up the dogs that day.    Is anyone along this route and is willing to take part of the drive prior to Saturday?  Also, if there is anyone willing to be a temporary foster in the Atlanta area, or somewhere along the way just so they can get out of the shelter until the rest of the journey comes together?

There are five dogs total.  If you can’t fit them all, the legs can be split up between two drivers.  If they cannot find a ride, they will be euthanized.   The only alternative is to find a spot in a local rescue.  If you know anyone who can take these dogs, or can drive, please spread the word along.

***Updated 7/1.  The shelter IS NOW CLOSED SATURDAY!!!*****

Times and legs are all flexible.  If your car is not big enough for 5, we have split the legs.

Reason for transport: from kill shelter to rescue

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

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/GA430.html

Receiving Rescue
Pooky Boo Rescue
Toledo Ohio
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/OH663.html

**Route and Legs**

All legs are flexible! Please let us know if you need to change anything!

15 minutes has been added to each leg for water/potty breaks

FRIDAY JULY 3rd, 2009

Leg 1 driver 1 - filled, thanks Dee!
driver 2 - filled, thanks Holly!
Depart: Franklin GA 9:00 am
Arrive: Marietta GA 10:30 am
1 hour 30 min

Leg 2 driver 1 filled, thanks Linda
driver 2 - needed
Depart: Marietta GA 10:45 am
Arrive: Chattanooga TN 12:15 pm
1 hour 30 min

Leg 3 -driver 1 - filled, thanks Elisabeth!
driver 2 - filled, thanks Jennie!
Depart: Chattanooga TN 12:30 pm
Arrive: Knoxville TN 2:00 pm
1 hour 30 min

Leg 4 - driver all dogs possibly filled by Heather (pls confirm this change)
Depart: Knoxville TN 2:15 pm
Arrive: London KY 3:45 pm
1 hour 30 min

Leg 5 -driver 1 - filled, thanks Lauren!
  driver 2 - needed
Depart: London KY 4:00 pm
Arrive: Williamstown KY 5:30 pm
1 hour 30 min

possible change in plans - may overnight and continue Sat morning

Leg 6 -driver all dogs - filled, thanks Terrie!
Depart: Williamstown KY 5:45 pm
Arrive: Dayton OH 7:15 pm
1 hour 30 min

Leg 7 - Needed, rescue unable to meet transport
Depart: Dayton OH 7:30 pm
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Arrive: Toledo OH 10:00 pm
2 hours 30 min
may be divided into 2 legs

please reply to cherryharleysavinganimals@yahoo.com

 Do not contact the shelter for offers to drive, as they may not pass them along.  Contact the shelter if you are interested in adoption or rescuing them!  If you can drive, email Emily or leave a comment!

I reactivated the Heard County Animal Control page that I used to have on this site.   I deleted it for awhile, because I didn’t keep it updated due to life circumstances.   Now, it is completely up to date with the latest policies, and of course, the latest dogs and cats in need.   There are many more cats that are not listed as of yet.

It was a very gut wrenching day.  Someone dumped an entire family of dogs this week.  There was mom, dad, and all the kids.  Their person ended up in the hospital, and the family decided that they did not want to take care of their dogs too, so out they went.   Luckily, a rescue spoke up for them, and they left the building.   The same happened with five lucky puppies.   The toughest dogs are always black labs and black lab mixes.  A lot of folks express how wonderful it was to grow up with a lab, but when push comes to shove, they get left behind at shelters.

Right now, there is the case of Jack and Hennessey.   They are yet another case of an owner going into the hospital and the family not wanting to deal with their dogs.  Hennessey has someone interested in her, but Jack, the already neutered Black Lab has no bites.   I really hoped that they could stay together, or at least the idea that he was already neutered, so his adoption fee would be smaller, would give someone extra incentive, but there has been nothing so far.

The timestamps may be different, but the dogs did indeed come in together.  We just happened to be able to get an updated photo of Hennessey.

 Now, there is the matter of arranging a ride for Hennessey to go from Georgia to upstate New York, unless someone at the last minute will take both together.  It would be great to find someone else in NY to adopt Jack who would let the two visit every so often, as they grew up together.  Then, there is the small matter of Jack going to be euthanized on Monday if he generates no interest.   If you are interested in Jack, or helping them both, please look for more details on the Heard County page.

I could really use your help.

There is a litter of puppies in a shelter in Georgia, more specifically Heard County Animal Control in Franklin.   Their mother dog has died from heat stroke and left these little ones behind.  They are at least have a roof over them, but it is not much consolation, as they are at a kill shelter.  At 18 days old, they are not old enough to live without their mother.   They need her for survival, for nutrition, and socialization.

Right now, the pups are being fed a combination of milk replacement and wet dog food, but that will not sustain them for long.  What they need the most is a rescue who has a mother dog who is nursing and willing to adopt a few more, or a mother dog who is just weaning her puppies.  There is no photo yet, I will not have one until tomorrow, but wanted to get spreading the word right away.

Euthanization day at the shelter is Friday.  These puppies are not on the list, but they could very well die on their own from failure to thrive.

If you are a rescue or foster home with a nursing mother dog, can you please help.

Contact the shelter right away.  This week, Angela, the Animal Control Officer, is there alone, so if she is out on a call, there is no one to answer the phone.  Please leave a message if you can help, including a number to reach you at and the name of your rescue.  You will have to find a way to pick the puppies up at this point, as transportation help is very short.

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

For more information on Heard County Animal Control CLICK HERE.

These two sweet puppies are huddled in the corner of the shelter, just starved for love. They were picked up by animal control and only have until Friday to find a home or a rescue.

Usually, shelters euthanize dogs that come in with mange, which is a contagious, but highly treatable condition. It is also very inexpensive to treat. You just have to have a little time and patience, shampooing them the allotted number of times and keeping them separate from other dogs for awhile (meaning that they cannot be taken to a boarding facility).   The recovery rate is extremely high, and most dogs never have the problem again.

Fortunately, Heard County Animal Control did not choose to euthanize them, but to give them a little bit of a chance in the next few days to find a place safe.   The shelter thinks they might have a little Brittany Spaniel in them but are not entirely sure.  They are up to date with age appropriate

These sweet puppies need a rescue to speak up for them, or need an adoptive home.  A commitment needs to be made well before 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 11th, which is tomorrow.  Please call the shelter right away.  Ask about id numbers 33509-33609.

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

Tell them that you saw these little ones on HoundsGood.com.   You won’t get any special discount for doing so, but its good for them to know what’s working to spread the word.

These sweet dogs deserve a second chance.  Unfortunately their last day of life at Heard County Animal Control is tomorrow, Friday.  Three souls were lost last Friday, please make sure it is not a repeat performance. To contact the shelter to adopt, or to rescue, call:

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

Directions may not be 100% accurate due to new construction.  This is for general reference only.  Please call the shelter for accurate directions.

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This American Staffordshire terrier has a few little pups in tow.  She has been extremely sweet at the shelter.  In fact, they think she was definitely a house dog, considering her gentle nature and her manners.  If mom is sweet, puppies surely will be also when they grow up.  She and all of her babies are slated to be euthanized Friday at 4:00 P.M.  Volunteers have been campaigning for her since the weekend, to no avail. Please don’t just take the pups and leave mom behind. They are little and need their mom not just for nutrition, but for socialization.

Coonhounds are very sweet, loyal companions.  This redbone is no exception.  His id number is  31609.  Please call and reference his number.

Dog  31909 unfortunately does not have anything but an itty bitty photo.   He is an adorable young boxer guy.  Hopefully, more details to come.  Id 31909.

One of my rescue friends often said “everyone needs a beagle.” They are loyal, loving, sweet clowns. They make the perfect dog for a busy family or a single person, alike. They do have this habit of letting their nose get the best of them, and that’s why they get lost sometimes.

There are several wonderful Beagles at Heard County Animal Control in Franklin, Georgia right now. As wonderful as they are, beagles get overlooked quite frequently in rural shelters as there are so many of them. This fellow at left, was lost on purpose. The shelter staff picked many, many ticks off of him. The whole time, he wagged his tail. It appears that he was unceremoniously dumped on the side of the road, rather than wandering away. He is an older gentleman, but don’t let that fool you. Older dogs are the best!

His id number is 26009. Won’t you consider adopting or rescuing this sweet soul? He only has until Friday at 4:00 P.M.

Here’s another great beagle. Look at those cute spots! He is a bit younger than the first guy, and very friendly too. His id number is 25709.  His last day is Friday as well.

One more.  This guy is suspected to be Beagle/Pointer but no one is sure. His id is 25009

If you can provide a good home, or know of a rescue that can help, please contact Kaylene or Angela at:

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

Hurry!

UPDATE: These dogs have $50.00 in sponsorship money each. This means that if a licensed rescue takes one, a kind donor will send $50 to the vet treating them to defray the cost of their shots/neuter.

How can I help if I can’t Adopt?
1) Post this link to your favorite animal forum or send it to your friends in an email.
http://houndsgood.com/2009/05/07/everybody-needs-a-beagle/
2) Click on the “bookmark” icon below, where you can stumble, kirtsy, twitter, or post on myspace.
3) Contact your favorite rescue and offer to be a foster home.
4) If you are near the shelter, offer your services to drive!

A picture of a beautiful dog crossed my desk yesterday, as many of them do.  Duffy’s story touched me in particular, as he has been waiting seven years for a home. Remember, statistically only one in twelve dogs ever finds a permanent home.  Duffy has already beaten the odds being still alive and not meeting the sad end of the euthanization of a shelter dog.  In fact, he is at a no or lowkill shelter, but still his case is just as critical.  When Duffy finds a home, another lucky dog will be able to come into the shelter for their chance, too.

I have seen his face before, and am going to verify a few more of the facts, but in the meantime, this is what I have received:

Everyone from here to California has been trying to find Duffy his forever home. And I have been fielding hundreds of inquiries but unfortunately, everyone who has a big enough heart to take in an older dog, also has already had their heart strings pulled by other dogs and cats in need and have other pets in their homes. Duffy needs to be an only dog, or with a very mellow older female. No good with cats or male dogs. So, please if everyone can give it another shot for Duffy maybe we can find one home, just one home that only wants one dog for their best friend.
Thanks so much.

Hi, I am Duffy , a handsome shepherd mix. I have been here patiently waiting in my little kennel for seven long years. I have never lost hope, but I have to admit, my chances for my own forever home are looking a little dismal. I arrived at the shelter when I was a four month old pup and was adopted right away. But there was some trouble with my family and I ended up being returned to the shelter because they weren’t treating me very well. That was when I was about 2 years old, and here I have sat ever since. I am now 9 years old and I am just wondering, how much longer do I have to wait? I have seen hundreds of friends come and go over these seven years, and I am just as handsome as they were (even more than some !) and have lots of personality. I am friendly and cheerful. Always up for my favorite games of tug of war and fetch. I know I am considered a mature adult now, but I have many great years ahead of me. I would be perfectly content to hang out with a family in their living room watching football, the news, maybe the dog whisperer or whatever they want really, their choice. I don’t need a lot of exercise, but I do love leisurely walks, which I am very good at. I don’t pull or chase after cats. I weigh about 50 lbs. Just the perfect size to cuddle up in one of those comfy dog beds I have heard about. I am healthy and affectionate and I really am begging for a chance at my own home and family. Just think about it please. And if you decide to give me my chance, I won’t let you down. Call my best fan, Kathy @ 305-401-4693 or email her at klcremer@aol.com and she will set it up for us.

Here’s what you can do:1) Do you know someone looking for a nice dog like this, who would like a family of their own to play fetch with? Send them a link to this article http://houndsgood.com/2009/04/28/duffy-waiting-seven-years-for-a-home/ or give them a call. You never know who could look at the photo and feel in their heart that this was meant to be.2) Post the link to animal / pet forums.

3) If you already have a dog, and are a one dog house, consider if you could make room for just one more, if your dog seems compatible.  Duffy needs a low key female dog to live with.

4) Volunteer as a foster home for your local rescue group. That one temporary spot in your home will let them save more life. More so, if you volunteer with a low or no kill shelter, it could also give a dog that is in the same predicament as Duffy a better chance for adoption. By being out and about at a dog park or at a home with a family, people can meet the dog and fall in love, and more will be learned about a personality to insure a home that is the perfect fit.

Holy weekend is upon us.  Families get together from across the street or across the miles, and often bring their four legged family members with them.  For some dogs, cats, and rabbits, they have no family to look up at from under the table, or down at from the back of a sofa.  Holidays can be extra lethal for shelter dogs and cats because often shelter hours change or people are away and don’t adopt.

If you have been strongly thinking about adding a family member, and will be around this weekend, please strongly consider going to the shelter today to adopt.  Many shelters will euthanize not just based on being full, but anticipating adoptions over the weekend.  If they are filling up, and on top of it adoptions have been scarce, they may not keep as mant around, knowing that they will fill up quickly.

Here are a few dogs that need your help. They are both at Heard County Animal Control in Franklin, Georgia. For more information about them, contact Heard County Animal Control Center, 11818 Ga Hwy 100, Franklin, GA 30217, 706-675-3570.

This nice fellow is labelled a Corgi mix. He is just the right “not too big, not too small size” that families look for. His id number is 17709. Call now to save a life.

If you like larger dogs, here is your guy:

This young man is labelled a Plott hound/Lab cross, but no one really knows.  His family gave up on him because he likes to chase cars, and he is a good watch dog that may defend his property from other dogs.  Excuse me, but don’t some people WANT a dog that is going to behave in the manner of alerting someone to strangers?  And what’s a little car chasing if a responsible owner keeps their dog on a leash when they go for walks, and might have a privacy fence to keep him in?   Sounds simple enough to me. Maybe he is not the “right dog” for some, but he certainly doesn’t deserve to die because of it. Check with the shelter for additional information to see if he may be compatible with your home. His Id number is: 19509. As a large, black, mixed breed dog, he doesn’t stand much a chance.

No matter where you live, there are dogs and cats waiting for a good home.  Visit your local shelter, but don’t forget your county or city pound.  It may be “sad looking,” but you might just find your best friend there who is there through no fault of their own.

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Black dogs, much less large black dogs often don’t have much of a chance of getting adopted at a county pound. They often just don’t photograph well so don’t capture someone’s heart on the internet. More likely, when someone goes to the pound and sees such a sea of black, mixed breed dogs, the dogs that are lighter colors stand out more, or they think of a black, mixed breed dog as pretty generic. Some people think large, black dogs are mean.

This fellow doesn’t have a mean bone in his body and is one of the most euthanized “breeds”…a lab mix. He appears to be mixed with German Shepherd. According to volunteers, he is just as nice and sweet as he looks. He is at the county pound in Rome, Georgia.

Floyd County’s Animal Shelter
431 Mathis Rd
Rome, GA
Open 10-6:00 PM except Wednesdays.
I don’t know, but they could possibly euthanize on Wednesdays so PLEASE HURRY.
CALL 706.236.4545

This is either dog 9D or he is in pen 9D…not sure how it works there.

If you are a rescue, you MUST follow Floyd County’s new procedures HERE. It may take 10 days to be an approved rescue, so for this guy, you may want to adopt him outright or enlist the help of an approved rescue while waiting for a decision on yours.

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