My Amazing New Life, A "tail" of Ruger

When the call came in to us about a thin dog being neglected, an Animal Control officer was immediately dispatched to its location. As seen in this picture, this German Shorthaired Pointer, Male was in an unacceptable environment and found to be emaciated, weighing only 37 pounds. He was an older dog, perhaps 9 and was easily 20 pounds underweight, which is 1/3 less than his desired body weight. He was seized and taken to a local Veterinary Hospital, where he was examined and found to be mildy dehydrated and a body condition score of 1 out of 9.

On June 17th, 2011, after having Ruger for 2 short months, we weighed him in at 55.8 pounds. He had gained almost 20 pounds in the short period of time he was here. His current body condtion was now a 4.5, which is ideal for his frame and age.

He was cared for by the staff at the Humane Society and immediately begun to pick up weight. The staff loved him and when the owners were found guilty of animal neglect he was awarded to us so that we might find him a new and loving home. Because of the generous donations from you, our citizens, he was taken to the vet to have 3 small tumors removed including one on his eye lid prior to adoption.

The pictures posted are of him with his new family, unidentifiable for obvious reasons. He has become a lover of the beach and the ocean and has the best family ever. His shelter family is just ecstatic at the outcome of his case.

Biscuit (AKA Penny) Success Story

This little girl was dropped off in our After Hours Emergency Pen with no owner information. We didn't even have a name to call her. The kennel staff dubbed her "Biscuit". Perfect name for her because she loves dog biscuits. Biscuit is a 6 year old, Female Red Miniature Pincher who had a prolapsed eye. We sent her down to the vets to undergo eye surgery and have her eye removed. Thanks goes out to so many wonderful caring people who donated money to help pay for her surgery. On September 29, 2010 Biscuit now known as "Penny"found a new mommy by the name of Bonnie who loves her to pieces. I am happy to say that Penny was a lucky little girl, upon being spayed the Dr. had found a severe infection that would have killed her if not found within a short period of time. Penny is on meds and doing very good and has adapted very well to her new home.

Angel's Success Story

Pictured below is Angel. Angel came into the Humane Society of Carroll County on December 5th, 2009 in very bad condition. When she got to our shelter we sent her to Airpark Animal Hospital immediately to get looked at. She had open scabs along her face and legs and was missing hair all over her body. She appeared to be very young because of her size and we were unable to tell what breed she was because she was in such bad condition. Once we sent her to Airpark Animal Hospital they guessed that she was about one year old and they believed she was a Husky/Chow Mix. Because of her lack of nutrition she was very small and in bad shape. The vet diagnosed that Angel had Demodectic Mange. This mange is not contagious to other animals or people, but it is a timely and pricey thing to cure. Angel needed several treatments before she would be healed. The two pictures below are Angel when she first arrived at our shelter. As you can see she was in very bad condition.

After Angel's first treatment at Airpark Animal Hospital she started to improve rapidly. Her scabs were beginning to heal and her hair was also starting to grow back. After keeping her on a steady and nutritious diet she also began to gain weight and grow more. Angel was a very sweet and loving dog from the day she arrived at our shelter. Below is a picture of Angel after her first week at the shelter and after her first treatment for her mange.

After Angel had her third treatment from Airpark Animal Hospital we put her up for adoption. We made it known to any person who was interested in adopting Angel that we would pay for Angel's next treatment and help out as much as possible. The family would have to continue to get her treatments until Airpark Animal Hospital didn't find anymore skin mites on Angel. Angel was up for adoption for about 3 weeks until she found her forever home. Below is Angel's adoption picture and three week treatment update picture. WHAT A CHANGE!

The next picture is Angel on her adoption day. Look how happy she is to have found an amazing family and home!

The Hollenback family decided to adopt Angel on January 23, 2010. They are a very nice family who have been working with Angel to train her and help her become an amazing dog. They have 2 kids that Angel gets along great with! Angel went to an amazing home and looks 100% better. We are all happy for Angel and thank the Hollenback Family for there devoted time and love to help an amazing animal like Angel. Below is Angel with the Hollenback Family and what she looks like today.