7/31/23 – A friend of 4 Paws 1 Heart, Jennifer D., contacted us last week about Bailey. Here’s what Jennifer wrote:

“We just lost our 14 1/2 year old dachshund this past weekend so I was looking around online for another dog. We picked one out that we were going to pick up tomorrow; however, I came across this pup being given away for free. Her current owners were not able to keep her anymore due to their homeowners association policy. They were told they could have two dogs and then once they brought her home they found out that it meant ‘two animals’ although they had been told earlier ‘2 dogs’. They already had a cat and a dog. Bailey is almost 5 months old and has only had one set of shots at seven weeks. They were going to take her to the ‘Humane Society’ today at noon because the association was going to fine them a heavy fee today during a property check. I picked her up, but I’m afraid she’s a little bit too big for our property. She was purchased for $400 from some breeder as a mini Australian Shepherd. By the looks of her, I don’t think she’s a mini. She’s going to need a lot of room to run around and it’s something we don’t have. I am willing to foster her until an appropriate placement can be found. I think my son still has his heart set on the little dachshund we saw. He convinced me I had to save this dog before it went to the ‘Humane Society’ and possibly put down.”

We were happy to help and Bailey will be going to our partner vets to get her vaccines and heart worm test and when possible her spay. The last word from Jennifer today was that Bailey “may wind up being a foster failure”. – diana

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