I am completely heartbroken over not being able to get Gina back.....Susan Petty called me several times to begin training for her newly adopted Gina when i already had 6 dogs in training already....but when Susan kept calling me hysterical to come to her house to settle Gina down, i gladly did so, even on a day where i did 2 trainings earlier....i went to Susans house and spent 3 1/2 hours with Gina getting her to settle down and actually got her to fall asleep underneath the ceiling fan in which she was terrified of. I told Susan that this dog does not need training right now, she needs life skills in order just to get thru each day without constant fear....constant stress like this can can kill a dog slowly, if not addressed. So with urgency in mind, I agreed to foster Gina in my home upon a verbal agreement with Susan, since she was in no condition to own this or any dog for that matter, as she was only amplifying Ginas fears. Susan Petty could not handle her at all, she showed the dog her every emotion, her anxiety and crying which was doing no good whatsoever for this dog. Gina was so scared of every aspect of the outside world since she was obviously never even inside a house, while spending 7 years outside in a shed at a WV shelter, never learning to socialize with humans, or even how to eat out of bowl (she would turn over her food dish and eat off the floor), also Gina, at least 7 years of age, had pristine skin on her the underside of all her paws suggesting that she was never let out of the outside to walk or exercise. Most dogs show abrasions on their paws if walked or excercised regularly. So I gave my updates on Susans page to show her her progress to put her mind at ease and to gather herself together during this 30 day break I offered her...for free. She gave me $200 and I refused it, because it was not about the money, my main focus was getting the fear out of this girl. So I offered my services, to have her live with me and Desi for 30 days so I could work with her 24/7, and I told Susan that at the end of the 30 days, if she still couldnt or didnt want to take Gina back, that I wanted to gain legal custody of her. In no way did I want this dog to be sent back to the shelter/rescue.....and we agreed on that, or so I thought. So after offering Susan to come into my home, with my trust in her, so she could visit Gina whenever she wanted and to show Gina that she wasnt deserting her, I made the mistake of being too trusting. On the night this all happened, i was at a training, yet i told her she should still please come over for her visit, i left the door unlocked for her, and told Susan to make herself at home and just lock up when she got done visiting Gina. Instead, without any warning whatsoever, Susan took her from my home during the time I was gone, leaving me to find her gone when i returned home. No note, no phone call to discuss, no nothing. Just gone. The worst part is that she surrendered Gina back to the shelter without the anti-anxiety meds I had her on, without her thundershirt to relieve her anxiety, and without her lavender oil (which soothes fearful, stressed dogs). All of the methods I was using to alleviate her fears, and was working so good in just a matter of days. But she sent her back to a noisy shelter, having Gina surely lose trust in anyone now. I had her not become so fearful at the sound of the tv, lights going on and off, noises, basically scared of her own shadow, but the results were evident. She was sleeping better each nite in her own crate, she was allowing me to get close to her and I was gaining her trust....she was learning to walk on and off a leash and came back to me off a leash on command perfectly...having full trust in me. Susan and Tracy Johnson from the Allentown rescue which facilitated Ginas transport from West Virginia ruined it all by doing what they did, and so sneaky and sly I might add...not showing any respect or consideration for me and all I was doing for this girl for free out of my concern for her well-being. I wouldnt be surprised if she hasnt already been euthanized....because no dog who spent 7 years in a shelter, afraid of her own shadow and people in general, who was sent back from an adopter after only a week...stands a chance at survival. Tracy Johnson of the Allentown rescue (in which i do not know the name of therefore cannot locate her), told me she will never adopt her to me since i fostered her without her permission....a ridiculous statement when in fact Susan was allowed to kennel this dog, or do whatever she wanted to do with her since became her legal owner. Tracey is refusing to tell me where she is and denying me the ability to adopt her out of spite, with no regard for the well-being of this dog. Tracy told me she resigned from the shelter which is bullshit, just trying to avoid a lawsuit but little does she know, the lawsuit has nothing to do with the shelter, it is all on her as she is the one who took it upon herself to deny me adoption, which I have phone records of. Who does Tracy think she is....GOD ???? Who is she to say what can or cant be done with a dog once it is legally adopted out of her shelter. (The WV shelter had to sign over Gina to the Allentown rescue since she spent 24 hours there before Susan picked her up the very next day). Tracy didnt even return any of my calls or texts until I finally told her of the lawsuit she faced......not the way people who care about animal act. For a shelter not to adopt a dog to a well qualified dog trainer, who already owns a therapy dog, and was going to offer free training in a good home, is just downright spiteful and wrong, and Tracey denying this girl any chance at a normal life that I could have given her. Gina took very well to Desi immediately and everything was going fine until they scared Susan into thinking she did something wrong, which prompted Susan to return her without telling me....even after I repeatedly stressed that I would legally adopt her to keep her from going back to a shelter/rescue....the last thing in the world that this dog needed. Weak, cold hearted people. Let them fight me on this I dare them. I have not defamed anyones character, nor am I guilty of slander (saying untrue things)....all I have said about these 2 people is totally true and they will have to live with themselves, and a lawsuit...so I hope they see this.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 01:50:09 +0000
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