Don and I have decided to be foster parents for two abandoned dogs. We are working with the Grainger County Humane Society and hope that these sisters can be adopted together. These appear to be a mix of Great Dane and Mastiff but we will never know for sure. They have only been here for 3 days, but we can already see that they are intelligent and gentle. Babe is the smaller of the two, but she is definitely the "alpha" sister. Belle waits to see what Babe will do before she decides to go along with the plan. Babe has mastered the sit command and is working on come. Belle has just about mastered the come command. They are definitely starved for human interaction and there is a whole lotta tail wagging and rolling over for tummy rubs. They were initially not sure what the leash was all about, but they adjusted really quickly. These dogs are a bit afraid of being hit. For example, if you pick up a stick or raise your arms they cower. We know that they have been on their own for at least 6 months at an abandoned furniture factory on a lonely stretch of country road. There were originally alot of other dogs there. One was shot and dumped in a field and another was hit by a car. We do not know what happened to the others. There is one left there, but that dog is very skittish and avoids human contact. Please find it in your hearts to donate to the Grainger County Humane Society as they do not receive any county funding and survive on donations and grants to provide veterinary services, food, kennels, shots and worming. Because Grainger County is sparsely populated there is no shelter available for unwanted pets. This means that unwanted pets are dumped in the county and must fend for themselves. Sadly, many die of starvation or illness. And of course there is the danger of the spread of rabies with so many uninoculated dogs wandering about.
