Toby

Update:  The DDRC came up with the promised donations.  Toby is safely out of the shelter and into rescue with Arkansas GP Rescue, but he is not in good health.  Alissa wrote to us:  "The bad news is that Toby is in much worse shape 66 lbs, hook and ring worm and HW+. Some unidentifiable skin condition to boot. Poor guy. The transport person reports that he is a lover dog, calm and relaxed. He had 2 baths at the vets office, they said he was so caked with feces and urine that they wouldn't neuter him until he was relatively clean."  Alissa is nursing him back to health, but it will be a long, expensive process.  

This is Toby. He got in a bad situation and was facing death when Arkansas Great Pyr Rescue got involved. Here's what I heard from Alissa:

"I was contacted 12/02 by the Cabot Animal Control about a male pyr Toby that had been "rescued" from his farmer owner that was going to shoot because he accidently suffocated a lamb he was guarding by laying on it. The rescuer has lost her job and has been unable to provide proper careor shelter for Toby and several other dogs. The Animal Control Officer is trying to work with the rescuer and other rescues to take the dogs prior to arresting the woman for animal neglect. The Animal Control has a foster for 2 wks after Toby's vetting. Which would perhaps give us time to find a more permanent foster or an adopter and bypass the whole boarding issue. The total cost of his vetting barring any unforseen skin issues is $125. I apologize for asking so soon after Glory but it seems like desperate dogs in Arkansas NEVER stop coming. I had no idea how many needy dogs were around until we started rescuing. Sometimes I feel like I'm shell shocked from the day to day dombardment of desperate dogs. If it's too soon just say so and I will figure something else out.

The Animal Control Officer will get pictures this weekend on an unofficial visit. She also said that if they have to take Toby into the Shelter that another dog or Toby will probably have to be PTS."

"PTS" means "put to sleep".

I told Alissa we would sponsor Toby, so when he did go to Animal Control, NGPR stepped in and took him out. He will go to the vets tomorrow.

Because you all have been so generous in donating, more and more now all we have to do is say we will sponsor and the rescue will move forward and take the dog out of the shelter! That takes a lot of the stress out of the situation.

Could you please help save Toby? We need $125. 

Please help Toby by making a tax-deductible contribution of $5-$25 to NGPR athttp://www.nationalpyr.org/join_or_donate.php. You can send a check or use Paypal (you don't need a Paypal account - you can use a credit card). If you do give, please comment below so we can keep track.

Thanks very much!

There are thousands of dogs going into kill shelters every day. Most them die there. But with your help, the DDRC can help rescues save some of them. Please stay with us for the long term and give a little when you can.

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