Meet Scarlett.  Scarlett was found one morning with another dog, Rhett, on the side of 288 during morning rush hour traffic. TONS of people saw them - but no one stopped to help. The Rottie (Scarlett) was just laying down with the Lab (Rhett) standing over her, licking and nudging her. We heard from a few people who saw them, that at least one, if not both, of them had been hit by a car. Unfortunately, BARC was called to the scene to pick them up before any of our volunteers could get there. They were picked up early morning and we assumed (wrongly!) that they were on their way into BARC immediately for vet care. So, we called ahead to BARC to inquire on their condition to see if we could get them out of BARC early on medical leave to be seen by a vet, only to be informed that the animal control officer (not a vet) that picked them up felt that they were ok and didn't need to be brought in. As a result, these two babies sat in the back of a BARC truck (you have all seen them and they are miserable!) until close to 5pm that day. The next day one of our volunteers went to BARC to see them and couldn't believe what he saw. The Lab was clearly injured, with his mouth swollen and dripping blood (pic attached), and the Rottie had a prominent limp to go with her extreme malnourishment. Seeing the condition that these dogs were in we asked, really begged, if we could get a medical release on them so that we could get them to our vet for immediate treatment. After repeated requests by us and by friends of Scout's Honor that work for BARC, we were shockingly told that the vet on duty at BARC determined that they were fine and didn't need to leave - not a vet we would want any of our animals to see! So, these poor babies who were obviously injured, sat at BARC in a small, dark, wet jail cell for night 2. We then contacted the Director of BARC who stepped in and helped us get these two out of BARC. Without his help, these two would have sat there for days suffering.

Scarlett is precious and very sweet. She is very friendly and gets along fine with all other dogs.  The vet estimates she is about 5-6 or so years old.

Scarlett was extremely emaciated when we found her but some good food and care has taken care of that. When he had her examined by a vet we weren't sure if her limp was due to poor nutrition or an injury. After a thorough work up and x-rays we determined that she had a blown ACL and needed knee surgery. Scarlett was taken to the Texas A&M hospital in College Station where she had her knee repaired by some wonderful vets. She is now on the mend and healing nicely, and will be as good as new in no time.

Scarlett is such a sweetheart.  Every vet and vet tech who has met her has commented on her disposition and how great of a girl she is.  She has never snapped or shown any aggression towards any animal, child or person.  You can tell she wants to run and play but we just can't let her until she is fully recovered (hopefully just a few more weeks from January 9th). At her foster mom and dad's house she loves to just lay in the grass and watch her foster family work in the yard.  She does well in her crate unless she knows her foster parents are still at home or just outside.  She definitely wants to make sure she is always near her family. Once she is fully healed she won't have to be confined and will be able to be near her foster family any time she wants. 

We have rarely ever met a pup that is so sweet and non-demanding. Scarlett has a great personality! She loves her food and has a very cute “happy dance” she does every morning before breakfast. 

Scarlett would be a perfect family member for anyone.  We know that someone will realize what a gift she is and will give her the loving home she has yearned for her whole life.

Scarlett is spayed, up to date on vaccinations and micro-chipped.

If you are interested in adopting Scarlett, please contact us at info@scoutshonor.org

To read about Scout's Honor's adoption and fostering procedures, please visit our website at www.scoutshonor.org.  As always, Scout's Honor pays all costs associated with fostering, and if requested, the foster can receive a tax deduction receipt from Scout's Honor for all of his or her own documented expenses related to fostering.