Adopt & Foster
Silver
Labrador Retriever / Terrier / Mixed (short coat) • Female • Baby
On Saturday, June 14, 2014, at 8 a.m., a volunteer and her husband took their Scout’s Honor rescue pups to the park at TC Jester. They were in a hurry—the day was already hot and humid, and it only took a few minutes for Cady and Milo to get tired. They were walking by the dog park, and noticed a dog, but no owners. As we got closer, we counted one … two … three … FOUR … FIVE. Five puppies, jumping around inside an open plastic storage container—dumped at the dog park. They scooped them up and brought these five babies home, but since one of their SHR rescues, Cady, is recovering from mange, we had to hustle their pups to doggy day care while we pursued rescue/foster/boarding options for the five puppies. EVERY NO-KILL RESCUE AND SHELTER IN/AROUND HOUSTON WAS FULL. They called, texted, emailed, Facebooked, and Tweeted for HOURS.
They puppies were scared and confused. They slept in a big pile, loving one another, and cleaning each other’s wounds; four of the five have scabs/scarring along their spine, where hair is missing. The fifth is showing signs of hair loss along the spine. We can’t/don’t want to speculate about the cause, but our vet said a chemical or thermal burn.
The Silver Queen: Even though she is clearly in pain, The Silver Queen (we’ve been binge-watching Game of Thrones) is positively regal. Her grey eyes match her silver coat. This is a gorgeous, eye-catching dog—even-keeled, as a Queen should be.
Silver was lucky to score a foster home with her buddy Bray
They're both finding their voices - nice, deep barks and growls! Silver is a little more chill. She likes to hang out in the crate and tries to sleep more than Bray (if only he would let her!). Silver has learned how to climb up onto our low guess bed and she already knows that's where she should be sleeping (like I said, she likes her sleep!). She's also very adventurous, but quick to get startled.
They're both working hard at house training. They're also starting to learn to ring a bell at the door when they need to go out - very smart!
