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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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They should have surrendered Titus, so he could have enjoyed a loving, caring home, instead of enduring a miserable existance at the end of a chain... No reasons are good enough...
Now he looks a picture of health... I'm sure he is enjoying his freedom to run... Bless Titus.
happy ending!
He can rest now.
thanks for holding the light!
Glad he is home now !
They could have found a home for the dog. This is outrageous. Thank God the dog and her 10 puppies were saved.
I'm sorry but before hearing his happy ending I'm ANGRY!! At anytime those selfish, cruel people could have found a home for him, if they cared so little I wonder if they care proper for their children? How can they be trusted with children, when they sat there watching a innocent animal dye of dehydration and malnutrition. I have NO respect for people who could do this to an innocent animal. I pray they are banned from ever owning an animal again. THERE IS NO EXCUSE
I love to hear stories like this one. In my opinion you did the greatest thing. When i used to go to work, i would stop every morning at the little deli on the counter. Their was a dog there, that was not being taken care of. He was a nasty old man who kept the dog. I would take treats and dog food. He took them but threw them in the trash. The dog was so sweet. This took place in N.J. One night it was a very bad snow storm , so we closed because it was supposed to be blizzard like conditions. When I stopped at the corner store, the owner was not there- but the dog was. To make matters worse she had puppies. She had no box, nothing to lay on or keep warm. I think you know what comes next, yep, I jumped the fence and stole the dog and all 10 puppies.I could never live with myself if i left them. A friend of mine has a horse farm. Her stalls were heated for her horses. I think my God was looking over me and the poor dog cause she one empty stale. The puppies went in with their momma. We gave each puppies a warm bottle and warm blankets, to bring up their body temperature. They where good and safe. When i stopped at the store the next morning, he knew it was me. He asked to see the bottom of my shoes like he was CSI or something. Thank God I had snow boots on. He knew it was me but he could not prove it. The mommy dog stayed living at the farm and she was a totally different dog. When I sit back and think i broke the law for some doggies, I would not change a thing.
So happy for that handsome boy and his new family. So nice to hear a happy ending after a horrible start.
wonderful ending to such a cruel start .thank you for caring !
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