Great Dane Puppy Shot Several Times, PLEASE help! - Page 1

I know this isnt GSD related but please help if possible. This guy also needs to be adopted once he recovers from his injuries. http://www.nbc6.net/family/9385278/detail.html POSTED: 7:21 pm EDT June 16, 2006 UPDATED: 7:28 pm EDT June 16, 2006 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A Great Dane puppy is fighting for his life after being shot three or four times. A volunteer for the Allen Babcock Dog and Cat Rescue spotted the dog, who has been named B.J., on the side of the road in Hendry County on Thursday night and rushed him to Hollywood Animal Hospital for lifesaving treatment. He had been shot through the nose, jaw, foot and groin. “This is a shame to have a pet go through this, to have somebody, be it kids or hunters, playing or just trying to kill him with a gun,” said Dr. James Dee of Hollywood Animal Hospital. "Unfortunately, in 32 years we’ve seen a lot and this pretty much ranks with some of the worst.” Besides his shot wounds, the 6-month-old Great Dane is unable to walk and is so emaciated that his bones almost protrude through his skin. Allen Babcock, founder of the rescue organization, said that the dog was 50 percent underweight and will require more surgery. “He’s loaded with ticks. His back leg doesn’t work,” he said. “It just goes on and on. There are a lot of problems.” “The wounds will be tough to get under control,” Dee said. Despite the cruelty he has experienced, Dee and Babcock said the puppy still has a sweet disposition and a strong will to live. “He’s been trying to play. He’s wagging his tail," Dee said. "It’s amazing to think that somebody who had this number of injuries inflicted on him could have this good of an attitude.” Doctors said the puppy will need three or four surgeries and may be able to be adopted in the coming months. The abuser has not been caught. If you would like to help B.J. or other rescued animals, contact Allen Babcock Dog and Cat Rescue. Allen Babcock Dog and Cat Rescue P.O. Box 381901 Miami, FL 33238 305-787-7353 www.petfinder.com/shelters/babcockrescue.html

While a sad story, it irks me that this was posted here, at a breed specific international dog breeding forum. The dog *may* be available for adoption in *months* - so why did this need to be posted? Second irking fact was the vet suggesting that "hunters" would have done this - how about referring to the animals who did it as criminals, sadists or scum - not using a term that for the vast majority of participants is associated with law abiding people who would never do such a thing? I don't see a need for this here although the story touches me. -Calvin

I do not see any problem with the topic being posted here. There are so many negative topics posted that are not GSD related and just aimed to hurt individuals reputations that it would be nice that by posting this something positive would happen for the poor puppy. I do not care what breed of dog this is anyone that does this to an animal should be locked up for a long time. As a dog owner i am very suprised at how heartless your post appears to be Calvin. Why do you feel the need to discredit the persons efforts to find this puppy a new home? I think this person should be applauded for spending the time posting this story everywhere they can to find the largest audience they can in hopes of finding the puppy a home. It is a shame that the story did not touch you enough to say anything positive. In concluding this is a very sad story that can have a happy ending and i hope that this puppy recovers and survives to lead as normal a life as possible.

I would like to see the person who could do something like this to a defenceless puppy to PLEASE cross MY gunsight for two seconds.

I find it tragic that there are people who could do something like this, but as a police officer I have seen it a thousand times. Humans are just as animalistic as any other thing, just smarter. I volunteer to walk dogs at the local humane society and had a favorite there named Gypsy. Gypsy had been living in the humane society over three years, since being a puppy. She was a sweet girl but naturally shy and only used to living in a kennel environment. I was very pleased to hear from the workers there recently that Gypsy had been adopted by "a wonderful lady", who passed all of the background requirements that the humane society could do prior to adopting out Gypsy. A week later I learned that the "wonderful lady" named Holly, had taken Gypsy to another dog pound (a Kill pound) because Gypsy had been digging holes in her yard. Why she did not bring Gypsy back to the original non-kill dog pound she can't explain. Perhaps it was embarassment from having taking a dog and having to give it back. I don't know. Bottom line is Gypsy is no longer living. I wish I would have brought Gypsy home. But then there is Regan, Amber, Ashley, etc, etc. I already have four from the humane society along with my three German Import Sheperds (that was for you Calvin). By the way, in the course of my career I have had to take human life with my gun but I could not hunt anything except to sustain my family with food. I don't have to do that as there are many stores around that sell food. Yes, I know it is just animals that someone else has killed and packaged so what is the difference between being a hunter or a buyer. The difference is that I did not have to pull the trigger and yell "Yea Baby, three hundred yards away. Right between the eyes. Wahoo". Hope the Great Dane puppy has a better life from here on out.

I can't see why this shouldn't be posted here either. I hope this puppy pulls through and manages to find a decent human being to adopt and take care of him.

I have no problem with the story being posted. I do have a problem with blaming hunters as it sounds more like a neglected dog being further abused. Hunters, true hunters, do NOT play games like this. I also do not appreciate Do right and fear no one's comment about hunters. It takes a lot of work, ethics, practise, time, and commitment to be a true hunter. Your remarks we uncalled for. Wahoo to you too.

I'd be willing to put a substantial bounty on this person's head who did this. This is the same type of person who could rape a woman, hurt a child or an elderly person, kill someone in cold blood. Sickening.

The hunters are usually the first one to stand up and say they will defend the rights of Americans, including the right to voice an opinion as I did. Guess you are not the "true" hunter you thought you were. P.S. I don't care what you appreciate or do not appreciate. It does not take all of that practice, ethics (?), etc. to be a hunter. It just takes a gun and a living target. I don't have anything against hunters. They are what settled this land and helped make it great. I just stated that it is not for me. I once arrested a man for dog fighting pit bulls and he said about the same thing you said. It takes practice, hard work, training, etc, etc, to be good at it. Good luck to you animules, in your hunting. Hope you bag a 22 pointer and hang his head proudly on your den wall. As for me, I will hang a copy of something painted by Renior.

cledford, I posted this so people can have a heart and to donate some money to the none profit org rescue kennel that BJ is in so they can afford the surgeries that are needed for BJ to recover from the gunshot incident. Another thing is that I’m so sure that it was the hunters that caused these injuries to the dog. NOT to mention that Vets are ONLY giving their opinion as to what happen. They are not licensed or certified to be criminal detectives rather then helping an animal live. They're medical doctors, not detectives. On the other hand if it was INDEED the hunters then they should be charged with animal cruelty and to have their licensee taken away. PS, snapdragon and Calvin. I really don’t care what you think if my post deserves to be here or not. I’m helping out an animal to get the best treatment if possible. If you don’t like my posts, SIMPLY IGNORE IT and keep quiet.