Last night around 10:00 I drove by the church and saw a dog in the shadows. Actually my first instinct was coyote. We have plenty of them. I pulled into the drive thinking to make sure it kept trotting away from my house (and livestock). After watching for it for a minute, I put my van in reverse and as I cut the wheel I saw her! Deep shadows make it hard for a white dog to hide. And I stopped and got out.
She barked a few times at me and wasn't wagging her tail, but she followed me to the steps. Grace definitely has some trust issues going on. And wherever she has been for two days didn't improve them. I'm wondering if she was caught by someone?
Anyway, this morning she was back in her spot sunning herself. I didn't see her tonight but I know she is around again, so at least can go to sleep without worrying quite as much.
Now the question is how to bring her in.
Someone with the church has been working to gain her trust for three months now. Grace still isn't ready. She will warn if she doesn't want them touching her. But she is a definite project dog. My question is… I don't want grace to have babies. Should I put out a live trap and drug her food, take her in and get her spayed and just see if she can cope with captivity, or spay and release? And wait for her to say she is ready?
Dogs with trust issues are such touchy issues. Guess I will talk with the church folks a bit and see what they are thinking too. Whatever. I'm happy to know she is ok.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Where's Grace???
I have been working for weeks to find a rescue group that could save Grace. Grace is a smaller mixed breed who showed up out here about three or four months ago. Living in the country there are always dogs dumped out here :(
Grace set up residence down the street from me, on the stoop of the church. She slept there. She was always sunning herself out there. I saw her every day and set her good wishes. Every morning as I left my house I would look over and see her sunning and say hi. The church is run down, and has very few members now - probably only about 20, but they are faithful and go every Wednesday and sunday. They and others around have been feeding Grace, making sure she had water. Except for a home of her own, she had a pretty good set up really.
But as winter was approaching and temps were dropping, I knew we needed to get Grace into a more hospitable atmosphere if possible and that's when I found DARS. DeSoto Animal Rescue, and Brett, who said he would take her. We made a plan to catch her except his car went in the shop and it was delayed.
I saw her in her usual morning spot on Saturday sunning herself., and I stopped to tell my neighbor that we were going to catch her tomorrow(Sunday) and get her into a home. He was happy for it. He has been feeding her too, and was concerned about her wintering.
Sunday morning Grace is now missing. She has been there every day for three months. The morning I go to get her and she is gone. I am devastated. If you are at an area shelter please keep an eye out for her. She doesn't trust people and may be having a difficult time if she is in a shelter. I just have a bad feeling about this. Please. Grace slept every day for four months on the stoop of a church, and now she needs our prayers to bring her into safety. If you have any knowledge of this dog, please let me know. I need to find out what happened to Grace.
Important Info - Grace was last seen at Fite road and Rust road just off Hwy 51 north of Memphis, TN. If you know where the DuPont plant is, she was on the other side of the hwy, (north Fite off Watkins, not the other end of Fite by the Motorsports Park ). Please text or call me, Tish, at (901) 628-8474 if you have any information about Grace.
Grace set up residence down the street from me, on the stoop of the church. She slept there. She was always sunning herself out there. I saw her every day and set her good wishes. Every morning as I left my house I would look over and see her sunning and say hi. The church is run down, and has very few members now - probably only about 20, but they are faithful and go every Wednesday and sunday. They and others around have been feeding Grace, making sure she had water. Except for a home of her own, she had a pretty good set up really.
But as winter was approaching and temps were dropping, I knew we needed to get Grace into a more hospitable atmosphere if possible and that's when I found DARS. DeSoto Animal Rescue, and Brett, who said he would take her. We made a plan to catch her except his car went in the shop and it was delayed.
I saw her in her usual morning spot on Saturday sunning herself., and I stopped to tell my neighbor that we were going to catch her tomorrow(Sunday) and get her into a home. He was happy for it. He has been feeding her too, and was concerned about her wintering.
Sunday morning Grace is now missing. She has been there every day for three months. The morning I go to get her and she is gone. I am devastated. If you are at an area shelter please keep an eye out for her. She doesn't trust people and may be having a difficult time if she is in a shelter. I just have a bad feeling about this. Please. Grace slept every day for four months on the stoop of a church, and now she needs our prayers to bring her into safety. If you have any knowledge of this dog, please let me know. I need to find out what happened to Grace.
Important Info - Grace was last seen at Fite road and Rust road just off Hwy 51 north of Memphis, TN. If you know where the DuPont plant is, she was on the other side of the hwy, (north Fite off Watkins, not the other end of Fite by the Motorsports Park ). Please text or call me, Tish, at (901) 628-8474 if you have any information about Grace.
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