Gertrude is an AKC Great Pyrenees who was rescued from a breeder. The breeder purchased Sadie and Gertrude to breed and make money off their puppies. She purchased them from an auction selling dogs to be used for breeding. After keeping the girls for a year and a half and neither went into heat, the breeder did not want them and wanted to dump them. Then came the recent floods in Arkansas and the small pen both girls lived in was knee deep in water. The breeder just left them there in the water with no concern for their safety. When the flood water did subside, the breeder had moved to another town and did not feel like driving back and forth to feed the girls. So the girls went without food and clean water for days at a time. Finally, when the breeder realized she was not going to make any money off the sisters, she wanted to dump them. Dogsonly received a request to take in the girls which we did. Once at the vet, it was discovered they were so malnourished, that their bodies were in survival mode and could not sustain a heat cycle. Both girls weighed under 50 pounds and were basically a bag of bones. They were filthy and starved for attention, loaded with intestinal parasites and just grateful for even a pat on the head. Since coming to rescue, they have been wormed, spayed and completely vetted. The girls are gaining weight and thoroughly enjoying having daily company and other dogs to run and play with. The girls like to play hide and seek and will use the dog house to hide in. While the other dogs all run and look for them, when one is found, they will all bark at each other and then stand up and knock the roof off the house. They have not been big barkers like some Pyrenees. Gertrude is the sweeter more passive sister. Very loving and easy going, she does not mind letting Sadie be the boss. Both girls' coats are in bad shape but with good food and a little time, they will become absolutely gorgeous. They do come in and sleep at night and can sometimes get into trouble. They still have some puppy in them and since they had such a hard life in the beginning, they are probably just being curious kids and will grow out of this typical young adult dog stage. We would like to keep the sisters together as they have lived together their entire lives, During hard times, the only thing they had was each other and do cry and get upset when seperated.
The adoption fee is $75 and covers all necessary vet care to include: spay or neuter (mandatory - no exceptions), rabies, microchipping and registration, all vaccinations (including all puppy shots, rabies, adult boosters and Bordatella), grooming, Frontline for flea/tick preventative, heartworm check if age appropriate and preventative, collar and 50% of basic training classes.
******PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO HIGH COST OF GAS - EFFECTIVE 06/14/08 DOGSONLY WILL ONLY BE SHOWING ON SATURDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DOGSONLY WILL NO LONGER BE SHOWING ON SUNDAYS. WE
ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.*********
Adoption showings are every Sat & Sun at the WLR Petco on Chenal Parkway across from Target and Home Depot from 1-4. We do not show on holiday weekends. Also, you may want to call the store to make sure this pet is still available. Please call during our showing hours at 501-219-9907 as the store employees are not always aware on the availability of our rescues. Email contact is contact@dogsonly.org
Due to time restraints, we are not able to accept phone calls outside of our showing times at Petco (Sat & Sun 1-4) but we always try and answer all emails within 24 hours. All of our young and adult dogs require a 2 week home visit before finalizing the adoption process. This is to help ensure it is a good match for all involved without making a final commitment. Puppies are not available to go on home visits. All of our rescues are in private homes and not available to be visited outside of showing times. All of our foster homes work with our rescues to ensure they are crate trained and most are also housetrained. None of our foster homes have cats, so we can only make our best guess as to how our rescues would do with cats.
We rescue from high kill shelters and once accepted into our program, none of our rescues are euthanized. We provide for all their vet care, socialization and training until an appropriate home can be found. We rely solely on donations and are a 501(c)3 Humane Society. The only support we receive is from donations from the general public.
Thank you for your interest in rescue and in saving the life of a dog. Every day in the United States, 11,000 dogs die.
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