Sammie came from a rescue group in Chicago and has a history of biting. He doesn’t like change in personnel or people wanting to win him over quickly. He is a dirty biter, in that he waits for an opportunity to do it when people are off guard. If someone tries to pet him or come into
Mister Pedro is coming up on his 7th birthday nord of de border. He was transported somehow from Mexico to Sewanee, Tennessee, where he lived by his wits until he was plucked from the street back in 2009. (We did discuss his disposition with the police and they said that he had been t
Meeka was a bite case from another rescue group. She is about 5 years old and extremely afraid of men. It took her time to acclimate to our environment and caretakers. She currently lives in the house and is very secure with the people she knows. She likes hugs and gives kisses. She h
Malala or La La, as her friends call her, was found abandoned on the side of the road. Her family left her a to-go meal so they could get back in the car and drive off. La La was about six months old, very scared and a tad defensive of her only meal in days. Once I caught her, she cri
Hercules is not adoptable because he is very possessive of his space and aggressively defends his yard and room. However, he is fine meeting new people if they are in the room prior to him entering. Because of this behavior, we have deemed him unadoptable. He also has a history of ing
Jetta was never put back on the adoptable list when she returned from a bad adoption. At age six, we know that Jetta has threshold anxiety and needs supervision in the house, unless she has a dog door. We were very upfront with this information with her adopter. The new owner decided
Donut is also a young pit bull with some behavior issues. He has a bite history and is not adoptable. He was found on a state highway in Lincoln County. He is fine with his primary caregivers.
Ginger was a totally feral dog who loved her friends Nacho and BJ. She was very fearful of any interaction with humans. She was not a biter, just horribly frightened. She was a shepherd mix. She entered rescue heartworm positive and , lucky for her, found by a veterinarian in outstate
CeCe is a young pit bull who is very suspicious of strangers and does not respond well to people outside of her yard. Because of this behavior, she is not currently adoptable. We are working with her to find the best placement here so that she has a friend or two. She was found at the
Brownie Jr. was found as a puppy the week of Christmas more than six years ago on the side of the road. He is still a tad feral in that he is unsure of people other than those that he knows. We thought he was adoptable until we realized that his socialization was very limited. He does
Tasha was part of a rescue involving six dogs, 25 chickens and one cat living in deplorable conditions after the owner died and his family stopped paying the mortgage. Eventually, the farm was foreclosed and the animals were retrieved by a friend of the family. Tasha was somewhat dog
Unlike Spots, Squeak is a little “terror” terrier mix of 15 pounds and a great people dog. This is contrary to her dog hating, which makes her a hard fit in a place with so many dogs and many opportunities to have dog conflict. Squeak didn’t start off that way, but gradually has worke