as i read through my last blog post, there was a critical piece of information that i left out. it's a question we hear often in animal rescue, and one that there is no good answer for.
the man (men, boys...i'll call them) that dropped off the pit bull this weekend stopped me as i left for the day and asked "our dog won't be put to sleep, will she?".... well that's a loaded question if there ever was one, because the answer is, and was, very likely, YES! you are dropping off a grown (not as desirable as a puppy), brindle (not as desirable as a cute white or grey or yellow, whatever pup), PIT BULL. what do you think is going to happen?!
now granted, i will give these guys the (alleged) credit of the fact that they said they loved the dog, but it wasn't actually theirs. it was a roomates' dog who bailed on all of them, and left the dog with them. i'm not defending the people who dropped that sweet baby girl off, but in all fairness (if their story is true, and i do believe it is), it was not THEIR decision to get the dog, to pay for the dog, and to be responsible owners for the dog. they truly seemed to have an affinity towards her, but claimed it was beyond their means to continue to care for her.
as i said, when i left, the two boys in the truck asked, and with a bit of fear in their eyes - "please tell us she won't be put to sleep?"
this is the problem, one of many, with owner surrenders. the owners somehow think that somehow they are doing the right thing, that THEIR dog among hundreds of others will be the one that finds the fun, loving, caring owners, and the forever homes they know their dogs deserve. everyone thinks that their dog is special, when the reality is many special dogs get put to sleep every day. it's a cruel and heartbreaking fact. in this situation specifically, i thought to myself, this girl has half a chance....at best.
i promised the boys to take her for walks and to love her, as long as she is at the shelter. i promised to try and find a home. so she, her name unknown, becomes one of many pit bulls that i will try my best to find place in this world. if i succeed at half, i'm lucky...
i wanted to post a picture of this girl, but to tell you the truth, as sad as it is, it's all a matter of resources (and that includes volunteers which we NEED) at animal control. so, i just checked the site and i don't see this sweet girl there. what i do see is loads of puppies, likely all dumped too, but no brindle female pit bull.
i would like to hope for the best, but in case of the worst, i want to give that sweet girl a name. Layla is what i'll call her. Layla. yes, that sounds good.
i will say prayer tonight for sweet Layla and i hope you will too.
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