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My rescue dog (13 replies)
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"Baby" is an English Shepherd, but sometimes I take other breeds just 'cause they sometimes need my help too. Baby was one of 220 English Shepherds seized from a hoarder/breeder in Montana some months ago - most dogs were emaciated, hairless, and stunted from malnutrition. All were undersocialized or unsocialized - some were packed into kennels with little food/water/shelter - many were running in packs on the large property. Baby was one of the "roamers". The scars on her face attest to her struggle to survive, probably fighting for her food, probably fighting to help her feral puppies survive as well.
All of the dogs were rescued and that was the start of their new lives - at first kept in kennels, walked by women inmates of a local prison - not allowed to be fostered or adopted until the trial was completed months after the seizure. Once the trial was over, the English Shepherd rescue was ordered to place the dogs into homes within a very short time span. Baby was the very last dog to be placed into a foster home (with me) because she had become kennel-aggressive and had bitten a few people (in fear).
A friend of mine who is involved in ES rescue contacted me, knowing I do GSD rescue and own a boarding kennel - asking for help. I offered temporary kenneling for multiple dogs so they could place all dogs by their deadline and would have none requiring euthanasia only because of lack of homes or fosters available. Baby was the only one shipped to me from Montana - she's been a project but I've enjoyed it, because every day she "blossoms" a little more and comes out of her hard shell, becoming the sweet, loving and brave dog she was meant to be.
video of Baby, her first time in "public" - still a long way to go but she's doing great so far. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD0hkaLjH5k
Molly
Eichenluft
http://workinggermanshepherd.com
don't forget to vote for Tigger - she would love to help rescue efforts like the one that rescued Baby and 220 other needy dogs. http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=1C63CEF23EF0779A6151C4E1C8388BA2 |
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| Thank you so much for taking this little girl in and giving her a second chance - she looks very sweet, and is a lot better behaved around all those food bags than my guys would be! Please keep us updated! |
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| AW, poor little thing...you'll do her a world of good. |
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She's beautuful, Molly!
My respect for you just went up another notch!
BTW, I found an awesome herding video (Brix) when I went to YouTube to see Baby. Ive seen HIC tests before, but never an HGH using German Shepherds. VERY interesting to watch! |
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Best of luck with her, I'm sure you'll find her a great home and she's in very capable hands until then. As usual, you're a class act, Molly.
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| Excellent videos Molly! And for anyone who wants to take their HGH interest further, Leerburg www.leerburg.com has some excellent DVD's available which were filmed in Germany during the actual HGH, the National Herding Championship. I have the 1990 HGH, which was won by Karl Fuller - his little girl Amie achieved 98 points out of a possible 100. This, working several hundred sheep she had never met before, and in an exercise lasting 40-45 mins. Absolutely awesome..... A number of the "greats" in German herding were also entered, Manfred Heyne, Ulf Kintzel (who is now in upstate New York), and it is fascinating to watch our beloved GSD's doing the job that was originally theirs. For $24 and 4 hrs of competition, it is a bargain. (NOTE: Only highlights of each team are shown, but it is more than enough. It helps to understand the point system and what set of exercises are to be performed , you can find info on the Net. Two dogs work as a team, only the lead dog is judged.) |
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Actually Brix's HGH trial was an "actual HGH" LOL - real one, real judge (Wilfried Scheld) and real title, just like in Germany. Not the HGH Championship, but yes the real thing. An interesting watch if one is interested in how GSDs were bred to herd (tending breed). Brix and Ulf achieved the high score of the trial - 94 V.
molly |
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I wish you the very best of luck rehabbing this lovely girl and finding her a home, Molly.
On the other hand, how can a person hoard that many dogs and think they're doing a good thing? Does it ever occur to these people, even the one who think they are running a rescue, that there's a reason why shelters and real rescues have kennels, food, and staff?
Sad.
Crys |
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Molly, I was just speaking with my other half this morning about this place. I come here now only to find specific information, rarely for entertainment. I telling him that I don't post here for pleasure because of the depth of the bigotry and ignorance of some. Then I saw your post above and had to tell him that, despite my dissatisfaction with the quality of the discourse, every once in awhile I come across a post like yours above that completely replaces that sense of dissatisfaction with a sense of gratitude. I am grateful there are people like you in the world.
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Thank you luvdemdogs -
Crys, from what I have learned (I came in late to the Montana English Shepherd rescue situation) was that the hoarder was a breeder - that doesn't make anything better - in fact it's probably worse because she was not attempting to rescue dogs - she was the breeder/owner of these 220+ dogs. Very sad, but glad that the rescue organization got ALL of the dogs out and into appropriate homes and fosters. The lady was allowed to keep (I believe) 3 spayed dogs. So in the end, it's good.
molly |
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Molly you are quite right, "actual" was the wrong word, and I don't know why I said it (too early and not enough caffeine.)
Not to detract in any way from Brix's accomplishment! The DVD filmed in Germany is just a chance to see it in the "homeland" with an all GSD "cast", and some of the best exponents of a skill (Fuller et al) that is getting ever more rare - at least as a way of life. It's worth the $24 just to see Karl's dog float over the fence and perform an almost flawless routine.....
BTW, I am from the UK originally (left in 1965) and I can never remember hearing anything about English Sheepdogs - I knew about Border Collies of course, but this breed is new to me. Thanks again for all you have done for Baby! |
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English Shepherds - I have read a little bit about them to learn about a breed I also knew nothing about, before I got baby and whatever other dogs they may have sent me for safekeeping - do a google search on the breed and there are several articles that are good to read. But from what I have read, correct me if I'm wrong as my memory isn't so hot sometimes - the English Shepherd was actually bred in the US, from breeding border collies with Aussies (and maybe another breed in there, not sure) to create a stock dog without the "eye or slinkiness" of the border collie, that still had the gathering instinct but stands up taller, with "softer eye" than the border collies. So they are supposed to be a better "farm dog" to help with general chores around livestock, whether that is fowl, pigs, cattle or sheep. I still have to do some more research before I feel educated about the breed, but that's the answer to your question - it's not from England.
molly |
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| Molly has a heart of gold and has done so may nice things for rescue dogs and other dogs needing placement . In addition she is a fine breeder and trainer. Barb |
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