Zeta

After Quinn was adopted, I went snooping through the foster/rescue only dogs. I could have chosen someone from the adoption floor, but there is something about the ones who need socialization that I'm drawn to. It's awesome to see them transform from "almost feral" to pampered house pets.

A few of the notable ones from the past:

Cyrus. I won him over and carried him in to get his vaccinations.

He was pulled by Critters 4 U Rescue and adopted.

String Bean, now known as Myles, was "feral". I also won him over and carried him to get vaccinated. He went into foster, was adopted and is a huge sugarmonster!

Killer, now known as Killian. He was my best friend from the very start just because I took time with him. He's in foster now, looking for a home. He's a sweet snugglebug.

 This is Zeta.

She needs some TLC before she can be adopted. She's skin and bones (only 30lbs); her coat is thin and patchy, probably from poor nutrition. Her nails were really long and showed malnutrition; her ears were filthy and stank like filth. She has sores on her legs, probably from laying on something hard.

When I met her, she shied away. She didn't want to be touched, she didn't respond to my voice, she didn't try to sniff my hand. I won her over with treats, which is easy when a dog is so hungry. After a couple days, she finally wagged for me. Now, she loves attention, comes when called and seems like a pretty normal dog. It's funny how fast they change.

Zeta got a much-needed medicated bath, had her ears cleaned and her nails trimmed. She's on the surgery list for Tuesday and is currently in heat. She looks like she'd been bred more than a couple times. It's hard to believe she's 7 years old because of her size and spirit, but her teeth are horrible and her paws are old.

So far she's been good with the cats, if a bit rude and pushy to play. We've lucked out too many times, so we'll need to house train and crate train her. She's adjusting to the crate pretty well so far, but we haven't had much luck catching her in the act of using the bathroom in the house. Luckily she's wearing diapers because of her heat, so it's easier to clean up but it's hard to catch her. We'll keep working, though, and I'm sure she'll catch on because she's a smart girl.

Fingers crossed for tonight!