mary
Sex: female
Age: born around mid 2011
Neutered: no
Size: medium to large
In the shelter since: 14-08-2013
This is the story of how this girl, a beautiful hound came to be in the care of Elpida (Stavroula) by a simple twist of fate.
Yesterday (Aug 13th 2013)when Stavroula was at the vet’s getting our Roxy checked out for her forthcoming journey, she heard a man talking to the vet, saying “is it ok if I don’t stay” or words to that effect. The man had left his dog (now named Mary) with the vet, to be put to sleep..
The image of this lovely creature sitting in a cage awaiting her fate was something which hit at the heart, Stavroula asked the vet why put her to sleep, he replied that she had leishmania and her owner did not want to pay for the treatment.
After agonizing Stavroula asked the vet to hold off putting her to sleep, to see what other health issues she had, it turns out she has Leishmania only, and her organs are perfectly fine and so apart from Leish she is just like any other dog. Had Stavroula gone to the vet later, or today, Mary would not exist now, but that’s fate, and none of us would have wanted her to walk away from Mary. Her age is about 2 years old, she is a Segugio Hound breed, she weighs 13 kilos, and has been as good as gold whilst at the vets overnight.
So here we are and we have another mouth to feed and another lot of vet’s fees to pay for, it has been really difficult these past few weeks, particularly as so many dogs have had to be vetted and passported for travel.
Age: born around mid 2011
Neutered: no
Size: medium to large
In the shelter since: 14-08-2013
This is the story of how this girl, a beautiful hound came to be in the care of Elpida (Stavroula) by a simple twist of fate.
Yesterday (Aug 13th 2013)when Stavroula was at the vet’s getting our Roxy checked out for her forthcoming journey, she heard a man talking to the vet, saying “is it ok if I don’t stay” or words to that effect. The man had left his dog (now named Mary) with the vet, to be put to sleep..
The image of this lovely creature sitting in a cage awaiting her fate was something which hit at the heart, Stavroula asked the vet why put her to sleep, he replied that she had leishmania and her owner did not want to pay for the treatment.
After agonizing Stavroula asked the vet to hold off putting her to sleep, to see what other health issues she had, it turns out she has Leishmania only, and her organs are perfectly fine and so apart from Leish she is just like any other dog. Had Stavroula gone to the vet later, or today, Mary would not exist now, but that’s fate, and none of us would have wanted her to walk away from Mary. Her age is about 2 years old, she is a Segugio Hound breed, she weighs 13 kilos, and has been as good as gold whilst at the vets overnight.
So here we are and we have another mouth to feed and another lot of vet’s fees to pay for, it has been really difficult these past few weeks, particularly as so many dogs have had to be vetted and passported for travel.
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You are interested in this dog? You would like some more information?
Be aware of the fact that the information is based on where our dogs are staying right now, which is the shelter. It could be in a kennel, it could be on a terrain. Usually we do not know very much of the dogs.
FAQ is 'can this dog be with children?' And 'how is this dog with cats?' Or 'can the dog go for a ride in the car?', these are all questions which are being answered from this situation and this is not easy to answer.
Being nice with children in the shelter is a whole lot different than being together with children for 24 hours a day.
If a dog doesn't chase cats, it means they don't chase cats there. Being nice with the other dogs is also in this situation in the shelter. This basically means that there is a big possibility that a dog can learn to live with children, cats and other dogs. But people must be willing to teach the dog and train him/her.
Children can be best fiends with dogs but it doesn't go all naturally. Both dog and child will have to learn this. Small children and dogs don't understand each other: like a child pulls the dog's tail, hurts the dog and starts smiling, dog makes a play bow and scares the child and the child cries.
This means parents have a job and responsibility in this: teach the child to respect the dog, as living sentient being and not as a toy!
More important is to know if the dog is looking for contact with people, has a bonding with people. You must know that most of our dogs have been under a lot of stress. They spend most of the day with other dogs, and over all they will probably know better to communicate with dogs than with people.
For the happiness of these dogs there are some essentials which are rest, safety, being clear and a reference, like another dog or human.
Be aware the dog may not be potty trained.
A dog doesn't talk but he does communicate through his body. And if we humans are able to understand him, it will save a lot of frustration. A very good book to learn about dog body language is 'Calming signals' by Turid Rugaas.
A dog learns and learns through his entire life. It is up to us to teach him.
Be respectful to your dog and he will be respectful to you. Be patient and let him be dog. Realize that the dogs observes you and sees everything. Learn to understand your dog. And if your dog does something wrong to you, think for yourself and try to figure out which signals you were giving him. A dog is what you make of it.
Whenerver you decide to adopt one of our dogs, we can't say in advance when the dog will be coming. Of course we try to make this happen as fast as possible, but there are different factors which we are depending on.
Text: Dierenhulp Zonder Grenzen
Be aware of the fact that the information is based on where our dogs are staying right now, which is the shelter. It could be in a kennel, it could be on a terrain. Usually we do not know very much of the dogs.
FAQ is 'can this dog be with children?' And 'how is this dog with cats?' Or 'can the dog go for a ride in the car?', these are all questions which are being answered from this situation and this is not easy to answer.
Being nice with children in the shelter is a whole lot different than being together with children for 24 hours a day.
If a dog doesn't chase cats, it means they don't chase cats there. Being nice with the other dogs is also in this situation in the shelter. This basically means that there is a big possibility that a dog can learn to live with children, cats and other dogs. But people must be willing to teach the dog and train him/her.
Children can be best fiends with dogs but it doesn't go all naturally. Both dog and child will have to learn this. Small children and dogs don't understand each other: like a child pulls the dog's tail, hurts the dog and starts smiling, dog makes a play bow and scares the child and the child cries.
This means parents have a job and responsibility in this: teach the child to respect the dog, as living sentient being and not as a toy!
More important is to know if the dog is looking for contact with people, has a bonding with people. You must know that most of our dogs have been under a lot of stress. They spend most of the day with other dogs, and over all they will probably know better to communicate with dogs than with people.
For the happiness of these dogs there are some essentials which are rest, safety, being clear and a reference, like another dog or human.
Be aware the dog may not be potty trained.
A dog doesn't talk but he does communicate through his body. And if we humans are able to understand him, it will save a lot of frustration. A very good book to learn about dog body language is 'Calming signals' by Turid Rugaas.
A dog learns and learns through his entire life. It is up to us to teach him.
Be respectful to your dog and he will be respectful to you. Be patient and let him be dog. Realize that the dogs observes you and sees everything. Learn to understand your dog. And if your dog does something wrong to you, think for yourself and try to figure out which signals you were giving him. A dog is what you make of it.
Whenerver you decide to adopt one of our dogs, we can't say in advance when the dog will be coming. Of course we try to make this happen as fast as possible, but there are different factors which we are depending on.
Text: Dierenhulp Zonder Grenzen
