There is a beautiful Sheltie mix and the end of a long street in an area Parco. I got a call for help from an English lady since some Italians didn't want the dog there. I drove over and the male dog was kind of shy, but was looking for the gates to open so he could go into a new home. He has had a home, he can eat among the cats, and if a car door opens he wants to get in, but you can tell he has been on his own for some time, and some one has not been nice to him.
I talked to some of the people asking them to be patient for 2 weeks so we could work with him, Sammy as we call him now--Get him used to kindness and feeding further and further up so we could get him out of the Parco. Most important to put a collar on him since many people are nicer to a dog with a collar. One lady was angry, said the dog was mean to the children, when it actually was opposite. Then another one tried with the excuse that he was dirty and full off fleas --- but I informed her he didn't have fleas and he was de-wormed. Another man thought we should take a broom and just hit him out of the Parco (I'd rather hit the man out of the parco!). A middle aged woman told everyone to listen up and do the most humane thing, to give us 2 weeks.
Linn would be with him during the day and try to get the collar on him, and feed him. But our Sammy project didn't last many days.
Further up there was a family's German Shepard who jumped the fence, and on top of everything was in heat. Sammy got attracted and went up, and jumped her. But he got "stuck" inside her and both of them started to make noises. Italian neighbors came out running and thought they were fighting and started to hit Sammy with brooms and barbecue equipment. A lady heard the upset noises and ran out. She understood the situation and started to yell to the people to leave the dogs alone, they needed to be relaxed to get apart. The men started to pull the dogs apart, and Sammy's back paws were bleeding a lot from the scrapes this caused.
Today he was at the end of the road in the parco again, even more scared than in the beginning, and now he snaps at us when we are trying to get close.
Why can't people just leave well enough alone when they are told to?
3 comments:
just go get the dog ! or they will kill him you should know that by now!
the people in that area are disgusting, poor little thing ! please do something for him, you are so goodhearted but do not trust italians. only trust the animals.
The dog wont get up to us anymore, the dog is bitting, and where do you suggest I bring him?
Why don't you go with me and get the dog? Since you now what area I am talking about.
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