Dog Needs Home - URGENT!

GirlLovesPJ

There's this girl, an animal shelter volunteer, who gave this dog to her boyfriend (my neighbor's son) to foster for a few days, as the shelter is being renovated. On Sunday, this dog is supposed to go to back to the shelter and my heart is breaking for her! My neighbor's son (a guy in his 20s) wants to keep the dog, but his father refuses. I am, therefore trying desperately to find her a loving home in the tri-state area or PA (the dog is in NJ). The dog's name is Mel and she's a spayed female. She looks like a pit-bull/lab mix, she may be about 5-6 years old. She is an awesome girl! She is mellow and friendly, she enjoys being petted and loves to cuddle. There is no aggression in her whatsoever. I can tell she misses her previous owners, who dumped her at the shelter with her puppies. Talk about unconditional love of a dog! Now, she's enjoying her time with humans again, but soon she'll be back in the shelter cage. She will be dumped again and her heart will break again! I don't know how much they feed her at the shelter, but she is very skinny. You can see her ribcage, she's clearly malnourished. I keep thinking about her all the time, I can't sleep at night. :( If you or someone you know can give her a loving, responsible home, please pm me.

Link to Mel's event on Facebook. Please share:

https://www.facebook.com/events/512871882122279/

This is Mel:

PJ_ROCKS

GirlLovesPJ wrote:

There's this girl, an animal shelter volunteer, who gave this dog to her boyfriend (my neighbor's son) to foster for a few days, as the shelter is being renovated. On Sunday, this dog is supposed to go to back to the shelter and my heart is breaking for her! My neighbor's son (a guy in his 20s) wants to keep the dog, but his father refuses. I am, therefore trying desperately to find her a loving home in the tri-state area (the dog is in NJ). The dog's name is Mel and she's a spayed female. She looks like a pit-bull/lab mix, she may be about 5-6 years old. She is an awesome girl! She is mellow and friendly, she enjoys being petted and she loves to cuddle. There is no aggression in her whatsoever. I can tell she misses her previous owners, who dumped her at the shelter with her puppies. Talk about unconditional love of a dog! Now, she's enjoying her time with humans again, but soon she'll be back in the shelter cage. She will be dumped again and her heart will break again! I don't know how much they feed her at the shelter, but she is very skinny. You can see her ribcage, she's clearly malnourished. I keep thinking about her all the time, I can't sleep at night. :( If you or someone you know can give her a loving, responsible home, please pm me.

This is Mel:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=80212&p=5201499#p5201499

you should post this in this thread as well.

hope she finds a good home!

PRL1JAM

awwww, she seems like just an amazing dog. I would love to hear of Mel finding a great home. Very cool of you to do your part to try and help her out as well.

GirlLovesPJ

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=80212&p=5201499#p5201499

you should post this in this thread as well.

hope she finds a good home!

I will do that thanks!

GirlLovesPJ

PRL1JAM wrote:

awwww, she seems like just an amazing dog. I would love to hear of Mel finding a great home. Very cool of you to do your part to try and help her out as well.

She is amazing! She just loves people, even strangers. She's only been with my neighbor since yesterday and she's already grown so attached to him. I can't stand the thought of her going back to that shelter. I would adopt her myself, but I already have three dogs. I just can't get another one. :( There are a few people looking for home for her, so I will keep you guys posted.

whispering hands

GirlLovesPJ wrote:

PRL1JAM wrote:

awwww, she seems like just an amazing dog. I would love to hear of Mel finding a great home. Very cool of you to do your part to try and help her out as well.

She is amazing! She just loves people, even strangers. She's only been with my neighbor since yesterday and she's already grown so attached to him. I can't stand the thought of her going back to that shelter. I would adopt her myself, but I already have three dogs. I just can't get another one. :( There are a few people looking for home for her, so I will keep you guys posted.

Yes, please do!

Bronx Bombers

Bump

Who Princess

Where in NJ? Just a general area if you don't want to list the city.

GirlLovesPJ

Who Princess wrote:

Where in NJ? Just a general area if you don't want to list the city.

Clark, NJ

GirlLovesPJ

Unfortunately, as of today we still did not find anyone who would adopt this sweet girl. :( She only has two days left before she goes back to the shelter. Time is ticking... :(

I baked some chicken and beef for Mel today and I brought it over to her. She really enjoyed it! I also gave my neighbor some dog vitamin supplements for her.

I am kindly asking all of you (who don't live too far) to please ask around, maybe you'll find someone who'd be willing to adopt her. Please.

Here are some photos of Mel I took today.

Bronx Bombers

She's a beauty hope someone can take her.

GirlLovesPJ

Bronx Bombers wrote:

She's a beauty hope someone can take her.

Oh, I hope so too.

Mamasan23

Good luck! My fingers are crossed for her!

GirlLovesPJ

Mamasan23 wrote:

Good luck! My fingers are crossed for her!

Thank you!

ldent42

she is absolutely beautiful. Have you tried posting this on Facebook?

GirlLovesPJ

duska3419 wrote:

she is absolutely beautiful. Have you tried posting this on Facebook?

Not yet, but I plan to do that. I'm surprised that the shelter doesn't have her listed on petfinder.com. :?

She really is beautiful... and a gentle soul. Some people get discouraged because of that "pit bull" stigma, but she is very sweet and there is no aggressive bone in her. She looks like she's got some lab in her and she definitely has the friendly lab personality.

shetellsherself

:wave: Bump for Mel. I live very near to here but unfortunately have a child with a very significant allergy to dogs. I'll spread the word though!

GirlLovesPJ

shetellsherself wrote:

:wave: Bump for Mel. I live very near to here but unfortunately have a child with a very significant allergy to dogs. I'll spread the word though!

Thanks a bunch!

GirlLovesPJ

Mel still hasn't found anyone to love. :( I guess, tomorrow she's going back. :(

I saw her again today. I fed her some chicken and beef and gave her a smoked lamb bone. She ate that bone right away! I introduced two of my dogs to her to check her reaction to other dogs, and she passed with an A+ !!! All she wanted to do is play with them.

I created a FB event for Mel, so if you are on FB, please join and share.

https://www.facebook.com/events/512871882122279/

yellowwho

GirlLovesPJ wrote:

duska3419 wrote:

she is absolutely beautiful. Have you tried posting this on Facebook?

Not yet, but I plan to do that. I'm surprised that the shelter doesn't have her listed on petfinder.com. :?

She really is beautiful... and a gentle soul. Some people get discouraged because of that "pit bull" stigma, but she is very sweet and there is no aggressive bone in her. She looks like she's got some lab in her and she definitely has the friendly lab personality.

Really cool of you to post this. Dogs are great. I hope she finds a great home. And, I really don't think the whole pit bull stigma is really fair. I believe they can be great dogs and that people are to blame for the bad outlook. Any dog can be used the same way as a pit under the right circumstances, it's just a shame that any dog that remotely resembles one is classified as a bad dog.

mookieblalock

I would totally help you out if I didn't already have my hands full with my 2 rescue dogs. Best decision I ever made.

Any dog I get from here on out will definitely be a rescue. Somebody please give this dog a home!

GirlLovesPJ

yellowwho wrote:

Really cool of you to post this. Dogs are great. I hope she finds a great home. And, I really don't think the whole pit bull stigma is really fair. I believe they can be great dogs and that people are to blame for the bad outlook. Any dog can be used the same way as a pit under the right circumstances, it's just a shame that any dog that remotely resembles one is classified as a bad dog.

Yes, on most part it's the dog's owner who's responsible for his/her dog's behavior. Pit bulls are very loyal dogs and unfortunately, they are sometimes used in dog fighting or trained to be aggressive for other reasons. It's a shame. :( Mel is a very well behaved dog though... but still no one wants her. :(

mookieblalock wrote:

I would totally help you out if I didn't already have my hands full with my 2 rescue dogs. Best decision I ever made.

Any dog I get from here on out will definitely be a rescue. Somebody please give this dog a home!

You did a great thing by rescuing 2 dogs. It's awesome! I also have 2 rescues, all together I have 3 dogs, so I can't adopt Mel either. :( I'm just hoping for a miracle at this point, because she's only got till tomorrow to find home. :(

GirlLovesPJ

I'm bringing some good news today! Finally, Mel has been adopted by one of my neighbor's friends! She's going to stay with my neighbor until Tuesday, during which time the new owner will take care of all the paperwork with the shelter, and then off she goes!

Thanks all you guys for the good vibes!

Who Princess

Wonderful news! Kudos to you for working so hard to find her a home!

oceaninmyeyes

Awesome!!!

GirlLovesPJ

Who Princess wrote:

Wonderful news! Kudos to you for working so hard to find her a home!

Thanks! Ultimately, it wasn't me who found her a home, but I'm so happy she's got it!

oceaninmyeyes wrote:

Awesome!!!

Yes! What a relief!

PJ_ROCKS

GirlLovesPJ wrote:

I'm bringing some good news today! Finally, Mel has been adopted by one of my neighbor's friends! She's going to stay with my neighbor until Tuesday, during which time the new owner will take care of all the paperwork with the shelter, and then off she goes!

Thanks all you guys for the good vibes!

right on!



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ldent42

GirlLovesPJ wrote:

I'm bringing some good news today! Finally, Mel has been adopted by one of my neighbor's friends! She's going to stay with my neighbor until Tuesday, during which time the new owner will take care of all the paperwork with the shelter, and then off she goes!

Thanks all you guys for the good vibes!

That is great news! So happy to hear!

hedonist

GirlLovesPJ wrote:

I'm bringing some good news today! Finally, Mel has been adopted by one of my neighbor's friends! She's going to stay with my neighbor until Tuesday, during which time the new owner will take care of all the paperwork with the shelter, and then off she goes!

Thanks all you guys for the good vibes!

She's a lucky one and looks like a sweetheart. So nice to see a happy ending.

Probably a pipe-dream, but here's to all the other Mel-like dogs being adopted into loving, permanent & responsible homes (spay/neuter your pets, people!!).

polaris_x

wow ... that was a roller coaster ...

very happy for this dog ...

GirlLovesPJ

hedonist wrote:

Probably a pipe-dream, but here's to all the other Mel-like dogs being adopted into loving, permanent & responsible homes (spay/neuter your pets, people!!).

I concur!

People need to spay and neuter their pets. There are about 20-30 dogs (and many more cats) euthanized everyday in NYC alone, all because there are just not enough homes for all these animals. There is a Facebook open group that has dogs on a death row listed, in attempts to give them the last chance at life. Some get lucky, others don't. The bottom line is: people need to get educated on this matter, or the senseless killings never end.

Here's the link to that FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/7810160411/

And here's another dog, whose fate is just breaking my heart:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater