Seville shelter trip

MrChew

MrChew

snowbunny said:
Today's model is another from the hospital ward. This guy is a tripawd, missing his left front leg just like Ginny. He also has lots of other wounds over his legs; I'm not sure what his story is. He was very inquisitive as I was sat on the floor snapping away and came up to me, shoving his face right into my camera to take a good look and sniff!

I'm pretty sure he's half galgo, half giraffe. Or maybe alpaca? :cwl:

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Can he come live with me? He looks so sweet and goofy.
 
snowbunny

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It amazed me when visiting Fundación Benjamín Mehnert just how well-adjusted the majority of the dogs there are, despite what has happened to them in their past, and despite their current circumstance. As amazing as the shelter is at caring for their dogs, no-one could argue that it's any substitute for a loving home.

Sadly, there are a handful for whom shelter life is tough. Those that need to find a home more than anyone, but whose fears mean that it's so much harder to be noticed by those kind people who do come to seek out a new companion; harder to find the special someone who is able to give them what they need.

Break is one such dog. Afraid of strangers, she hid away when I came near. I don't know and don't wish to guess the hardships she has endured to be this way. But there is hope here. She can learn to trust, as she trusts Natalia. She knows Natalia is kind and patient. She knows that Natalia won't cause her pain. If she has learned to trust one human, she can certainly do it again. She just needs that single person to step up, to give her space and time and kindness.

I so hope she finds her hero soon.

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This photo is very different to my normal style. It makes me uncomfortable, to see Natalia looking so serene, Break accepting her contact, but being so distrustful of "us", the viewer (specifically, me, with my camera). Poor girl.
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

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Today's Doggo of the Day is Sky, a Podenco Maneto. We don't get this flavour of Podenco up in the northern regions, they're the Andalusian variety.

Sky is a bit unsure, and with good reason. He was in a terrible state when he arrived in mid October, with a metal cable embedded around his neck. His skin was healing over the wire that was cutting in, showing it had been like that for a long time. It was probably a band that was put on when he was a puppy and as he grew, it tightened, and cut into his flesh.

No wonder he's unsure.

He's getting better, though, both physically and mentally, and wanted to be involved in what was going on, just keeping on the edges of any activity. I think that in time, he will come around. He's a grand little dog.

Here's a link to the post that the Foundation made when he first arrived. It contains very graphic images, so don't click on it if you're sensitive. Fundación Benjamín M
 
snowbunny

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Loraseal said:
What percentage of the dogs currently get rehomed @snowbunny?
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I don't know, I didn't ask. I'll see if I can find out. For the weekend I was there, 27 dogs arrived, and I saw three sets of visitors looking at the dogs.

However, they do have shelters in other countries who they work with to rehome some of the dogs. Travis took four (I think in the end) back to the USA, and will be collecting more in December. And a load of maybe six went off to Germany and Belgium a couple of days ago, too. It's not enough - never enough - but it's something.
 
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