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Written by Dogs Deserve Better Georgia Representative Holly Bell
Titus was my first chained dog rescue. I drove by him unaware for three years, but one day God turned my head to see him chained in a backyard, through thick woods. When I found the house, Titus and I locked eyes and he started barking. I wanted to go to the door but my nerves got the best of me.
I could not stop thinking of him, and so I prepared brochures and dog treats and went to the door to offer my assistance for what I thought would be fence repair. But to my surprise, they wanted to surrender him!
Turns out that Titus was a house dog for the first year of his life, but when twins were born three years prior, they no longer had time for him. He hated being alone and separated from his family. Not understanding why they did that to him, he began to escape and then life got worse as he endured day after day on a chain. The family allowed me to meet him and commented “he is small, but we feed him.” He was so thirsty that he picked up his bowl and began pacing with it. I watched heartbroken as he drank two huge pans of water.
After getting a surrender form signed, former Dogs Deserve Better Rep. Pam Cheatham agreed to foster him. Titus enjoyed his freedom on Pam’s farm and learned many tricks very quickly. His blood test revealed heartworm and severe malnutrition, but he gained 12 pounds in 10 days under Pam’s care and found his forever home with a fantastic couple who recently lost their elderly shepherd. Titus, renamed Reagan, now lives inside with his family and enjoys 10 acres of freedom to run and play. Finally, the life he deserves!
Three Great Ways To Help Chained Dogs
1. Volunteer: Dogs Deserver Better is seeking people to provide foster care, to adopt and to investigate reports of neglect. Find out about volunteer opportunities.
2. Intervene for a Dog Near You: If you know of a dog in need, you may be his only hope and there are so many different ways to save a life. Read 20 Ways to Help a Chained Dog
3. Donate: Dogs Deserve Better is a partner of the Harmony Fund and we’re raising money to carry out rescues and to push forward with an array of campaigns to ban round-the-clock chaining in several states. There’s an old saying that “nothing is for free in this world” but we’d like to see a day when all dogs are ‘free.’ Please donate today.
This dog is on the verge of rescue. We truly need help in the form of foster homes and donations for so many dogs.
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+ add your ownDogs Deserve Better is a volunteer based group doing great work for chained dogs!
Im so glad that poor eautiful Shephard was rescued from his chained up life. Just because you have a new child you don't have to put the dog out. They can be quite loving to a new addition. Had no time for him? All they had to do is feed him and show him a little attention.
Im so glad he found a new loving home. God Bless the rescue people and those that adopted him.
No dog should live at the end of a chain!!!
Please everyone be aware of what goes on around you and don't be afraid to intervene on any animals behalf.
It is a conscious decision for a human being to acquire an animal therefore mistreating and/or neglecting an animal is unacceptable and unforgivable.
Prime example of how big change for the better is not delayed by missing an opportunity as it is an action finally taken when an opportunity presents itself over and over again. Taking baby steps to a better world starts with your eyes locked ahead with occassional twist and turns that keep you focused - as if you were driving a vehicle designed for a human. This is not the first act of grace I have had the immense pleasure of hearing of and know it will not be the last. This is an example of twist and turns of attention in ones' own world to forge ahead, is encouraged to forge ahead.
TY for sharing - Beautiful animal
I don't understand how his owners could be so cruel. "He is small, but we feed him"??? What a joke! Were they blind and couldn't see that he was starving? They should have been fined, big time!
What a beautiful animal he is, thank you for sharing :-)
Reagan is such a beautiful dog. How lucky for him that you rescued him. Thank you.
Thank you!
Great news!!
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