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I've got a big dilemma..
Yesterday I saw a puppy get hit by a car and stopped to pick it up. I took it to the vet, it is fine except for some bruising....The puppy was fine at the vets, but it was scared to death and just very depressed acting.
I've been interacting with it a little bit and he's seemed fine. I took him out to potty and as soon as I put him on the ground he started freaking out. He bolted and dragged me along with him (i was scared he was going to slip his collar) I finally got him cornered and he bit me several times in defense. He's scared out of his mind and obviously not used to humans at all. I didn't think he was that wild....He lulled me into a false sense of security being as calm as he was. Never attempted to bite at the vets.
I know if he goes to a shelter they will put him down....But I also know rescue groups are filled with dogs that are able to be adopted and this guy will take a lot of work...He's completely feral...He's not aggressive and will just try to get as far away as possible...But you can't handle him at all and he will bite in defense.
He's a big puppy...29 lbs at the vet, looks like a newfoundland. He still has nearly all of his baby teeth, so he's pretty young. I've been trying to locate a rescue group for him, but no luck so far. I don't know what to do...It kills me to think of taking him to a shelter...I want to save him...but I don't know how.
I've never worked with feral dogs before and don't know where to begin. I don't have anywhere to put him. We wrangled him into a crate after this mornings episode, but I don't have a fenced yard for him. Any ideas are appreciated. My gut is telling me to just take him to the shelter, but I'm having a hard time accepting that
Yesterday I saw a puppy get hit by a car and stopped to pick it up. I took it to the vet, it is fine except for some bruising....The puppy was fine at the vets, but it was scared to death and just very depressed acting.
I've been interacting with it a little bit and he's seemed fine. I took him out to potty and as soon as I put him on the ground he started freaking out. He bolted and dragged me along with him (i was scared he was going to slip his collar) I finally got him cornered and he bit me several times in defense. He's scared out of his mind and obviously not used to humans at all. I didn't think he was that wild....He lulled me into a false sense of security being as calm as he was. Never attempted to bite at the vets.
I know if he goes to a shelter they will put him down....But I also know rescue groups are filled with dogs that are able to be adopted and this guy will take a lot of work...He's completely feral...He's not aggressive and will just try to get as far away as possible...But you can't handle him at all and he will bite in defense.
He's a big puppy...29 lbs at the vet, looks like a newfoundland. He still has nearly all of his baby teeth, so he's pretty young. I've been trying to locate a rescue group for him, but no luck so far. I don't know what to do...It kills me to think of taking him to a shelter...I want to save him...but I don't know how.
I've never worked with feral dogs before and don't know where to begin. I don't have anywhere to put him. We wrangled him into a crate after this mornings episode, but I don't have a fenced yard for him. Any ideas are appreciated. My gut is telling me to just take him to the shelter, but I'm having a hard time accepting that