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07/10/10, 12:19 AM
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She needs to see a vet. If anybody complains about her condition while she's in your care, they're going to blame you. Plus, these people need to be reported. Did you get pictures?
Dogs can die from poor care. She needs a good go over by a vet. What about heart worms?
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07/10/10, 12:27 AM
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The neighbors may have been the ones that advertised her and set up the adoption...
Wouldn't blame them if they did & I'm glad she is in good hands.
We used Corona ointment on our dogs & horse growing up and it worked miracles
to grow hair back in over scars. It is carried in Horse supply stores.
Good luck with her. She will always know you saved her!!!
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07/10/10, 02:30 AM
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So glad you saved the gshepherd! I have one now which I got from a shelter. She was skin and bones and a nervous wreck, covered with dooky and fleas. Nearly had a nervous breakdown when I gave her that first bath. Couldn't stand to be touched for months so probably someone beat her. Now she is the nicest dog! Loves to ride in the truck!
I had a horse once which had been trucked to Virginia from out west. He had apparently fallen and been heavily trampled by other horses. Enormous raw patches everywhere because his hair and parts of his hide ripped off. I tried various remedies but what worked for me was a horse remedy called "mange cure." I had a friend who used it to make her hair grow long. I don't remember all the ingredients but one was that blue stuff, "gentian violet.". This was a bay appaloosa. He sure did look weird with a marshmallow-splattered rump and all those purple patches but with regular applicayion, all his hair came back indespite friends warning me he would be bald forever!
Enjoy your new dog! And be very wary about your chickens! German shepherds can think and plan. I used to have one that was fine with the birds in my pen but if they ever got out, they were hers!
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07/10/10, 11:35 AM
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Thanks for giving that girl a life.
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07/10/10, 04:27 PM
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yes bless you for going the extra mile for her. However, have you thought about reporting this bad behavior on the previous owners part? At the least give them a call and ask them what happened? I can't imagine a reasonable excuse but maybe hear their side before you call the cops on them?
I am afraid that these people haven't learned their lesson and they'd go and get another dog to torture.
Now I'm gonna go out and comb MY dog.
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I'm glad you have her now and I hope she trains out of chaing the chickens.
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07/13/10, 04:30 AM
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Oops,double post
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07/13/10, 04:37 AM
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Our rescued Shepherd.We fed her a lots of eggs to fatten her up...
Double Click to enlarge photos
4 months later,'Girl' in with the Chickens.She has come a long way hasnt she?Can barely feel her ribs now tho she has kept her sveldt figure..getting heavy too!
A year later....
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07/13/10, 05:21 AM
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Well done, Booboo. What a beautiful dog! You must be so proud.
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07/13/10, 05:38 AM
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good for her and you...rescues often turn out to be the best dogs you get...
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07/13/10, 06:23 AM
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Yep,and she is a total sweetheart too.Very good dog.Wife found her at the pound,she sure needed a home and is very appreciative to have been given a good life.She looked dead when we got her,zero spirit and looked truly like she was expecting to die.Was so sad to look in her eyes,never seen such sorrow before.
Now she is a bouncing baby girl.2 years old now.Spoiled,happy and always smiling.
I hope OP's dog perks up as well,with love and patience ours sure did.She was major separation anxiety,tore up house,but after a week or so of times alone at night was calm and secure enough to leave alone and not tear things up,now she OWNS this place,LOL.
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Glad she found a good home with y'all!
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07/13/10, 08:03 AM
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As the owner of 2 G.S. dogs 'THANK YOU' both for rescuing those dogs!! M.booboo-your dog is beautiful. The 1st pic. gave me tears in my eyes. G.S. are such loyal dogs, our DD just adopted a 2 yr. female from the humane society down in lower MI. Have a great day, Maggie
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No thank you needed at all,she has brought us joy,love,laughter,companionship,activity,personal protection and household security.We definitely got a good deal with her.WE were every bit as lucky on the deal as she was.I love that mutt so much you cant imagine,and yes,the GSD is a GRAND animal for sure,but then again most dogs are,arent they.
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07/13/10, 09:30 AM
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Good job on the rescue! 
She may never get over the submissive piddling. My father had a rescued dog that he had for many years and it never did get over it. |
especially if she is spayed
Urine leakage is common in that situation.
I wouldn't do anything for the neck, just clean it, and leave it open to air. It will heal in a few days.
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07/13/10, 09:57 AM
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Clean it with a mild, warm salt water solution. It will speed the healing.
And good nutrition will boost her healing abilities too.
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07/13/10, 01:36 PM
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Ouch! Pinch you.
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mightybooboo - Awww. Fine work with that poor animal. From her "smile" in the last photo it looks like she knows she landed in a slice of dog heaven. So glad she's fit and not fat. It's so sad when these great dogs can't even play for more than a couple of minutes due to obesity.
Thanks for sharing her story.
cayenne47 - Thank goodness you are there for that dog!
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I was in a similar situation and highly recommend that you take the dog to the Vet asap.
My rescue dog had her collar growing into her neck. She was bruised, had heart and stomach worms (Vet found that out), skinny, and the previous owners had started breeding her early. It has been 8 years and she still has emotional issues from being physically abused.
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Good on you and good on you too Boo. That is one happy dog! Beautiful too!
All the other posters are spot on. The hydrocortisone and triple antibiotic will come in handy after a couple of day of airing out. The healing itch starts fast with dogs around the neck and belly and that will really help out. Keep an eye out for any hairs growing in. With stiff hair dogs that sometimes happens, but more often to soft haired ones so probably won't. Just keep a look.
Submissive piddling sometimes stays but most get over it. Confidence builder exercises (some people just seem to know them naturally but you can look them up) will help speed that up.
Chickens just take time, especially for a dog who has been hungry for a long time. It can take a good while for them to realize that they're food is going to come every day and they don't always have to be on the lookout for something edible to walk past. Just remember that she is reacting from that perspective and it might help. Distracting exercises with treats are ones we did with dogs who went after anything...like cats, ferrets, birds..etc. It works pretty much all the time but it sure does take patience and a very watchful eye!
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Update on Jedi. I rehomed her to a home with 3 kids with LOTS of energy and a huge fenced yard. She was just too strong for me and pulled me down the stairs one too many times. It broke my heart but she'll be lots happier where she can run and play and have kids to sleep with and love on.
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