MEET LEVI!! My, oh, my, what a wonderful tale for Levi! But it sure didnt start out that way for this one-year-old Beagle-Pointer mix who ended up in the Webster County Animal Shelter in West Virginia in late June. There is no public access to the shelter, so no adoptions. Until earlier this year, no rescues were permitted to pull dogs from the shelter. Fortunately, Dustins Angels, a rescue in West Virginia, was able to convince the County Commissioners to change the policy. But in doing so, only Dustins Angels is allowed to pull dogs. Dogs are given very little time, so Dustins Angels has to act quickly to facilitate getting as many of these at-risk dogs out as possible if other rescues can commit to taking them. Friends Fur Life Rescue (FFLR) in West Virginia has been trying to help Dustins Angels by taking some of these dogs, if they have fosters and funds available. Britney Aldridge, who generously supports RADAR through her Critter Captions, contacted us on July 3rd to see if we could assist with funding for a Hound dog she was interested in fostering for FFLR. Although we agreed, it turned out that the Hound was part of a court case and could not be released. But Dustins Angels had another dog who was scheduled to be euthanized at the shelter: Levi. With Britney, FFLR and RADAR all ready, willing and able, Levi lucked out! Levi had his initial vetting and neutering done on July 10th. He was transported to Britney in Pennsylvania on July 12th. Britney had this to tell us about Levi: No one knows how he ended up at the shelter, but one thing was very obvious: Levi had been kept tied to a chain his whole short life. He had some irritation on his neck where a collar or chain was kept too tight. It was clear he’d never been in a house before, and was undernourished. He was probably taken away from his mother and siblings when he was too young, and never learned how to interact with other dogs appropriately. But hes quickly learning what it takes to be a good dog. Hes a very sweet boy who absolutely loves people, and just want to be next to you and please you. Theres one more happy twist to Levis tale, but one thats sometimes called a failure. On July 27th, Britney and her husband became failed fosters when they adopted Levi! This is how Britney describes it: We foster failed--epically! The last thing we needed was another fur kid and we certainly werent in the market for a new permanent family member, but Levi squiggled his way into a hole in our family that we didnt know was there. He seems to have chosen us and we just cant let him down by passing him down the line. He totally caught us off guard. I was at work and had a total breakdown over Levi; thats when I knew he was different. I talked to my husband and he felt the same way. We couldnt believe how strongly Levi touched both of us. Its like it was meant to be. Please donate to Levis Fund - $0 raised of $323 goal: raisingaidfordogsatrisk.org/pages/levi2 #radardogs #rescuedogs #funditforward Fund It Forward! By donating to our Featured Dog FUNDS, you are allowing us to commit to more dogs going FORWARD. Without funds, we cannot say yes to assistance requests and we cannot offer to help at-risk shelter dogs. Please help us Fund It Forward! by donating today!
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 01:59:48 +0000
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