Meet Harrie. My latest rescue

JetEd73 · October 14, 2010, 11:07:28 AM

I placed my last rescue in a home in Anniston Alabama about 4 weeks ago. Tuesday morning Im in the bathroom getting ready for work thinking its about time to find another baby that needs some help. As soon as I stepped out of the bathroom the phone rings aaaannndddd....it's a volunteer from a local shelter. They have a dog that needs some help.

Meet Harrie. All skin and bones and about half wild. He doesn't know it yet but he's landed in butter. No more cold, lonely, hungry nights for him.

In all honesty...I love this job.

http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr289/JetEd73/Harrie%20week%201/

Tristan · October 14, 2010, 11:21:55 AM

Welcome Harrie we can't wait to see you bloom under the love of uncle Ed xxxxxxxxx

Kathleen · October 14, 2010, 11:38:15 AM

Awww. Poor little Harrie. He's got such a sweet face, and he'll fatten up with some loving care.

Spanish Teckels · October 14, 2010, 12:02:35 PM

Welcome to Harrie and bless you, Ed, for taking him into your wonderful home. We look forward to seeing him beef up and regain his confidence under your loving care. He is going to be very handsome once he is restored to health and has certainly landed in clover now.

Barb · October 14, 2010, 12:59:02 PM

Bless you !!!! Welcome Harrie !!! We look forward to updates about you !!!!

BonniesMom · October 14, 2010, 09:08:37 PM

Harrie is breaking my heart. Poor poor boy! Well buddy, that's behind you now. You've, indeed, landed in the butter. Can't wait to see how you're blossoming.

JetEd73 · October 15, 2010, 06:56:43 AM

The people on this board are such a great bunch to have around. I thought ya'll would want to know that Im still doing my best for the dogs we love.

I'll keep ya'll up to date on his progress

JetEd73 · October 15, 2010, 11:09:00 AM

I have him home now. He has some skin issues probably related to being starved and a bad ear infection. But we'll get all that cleared up soon enough. Mostly he's scared to death right now. I've been sitting in the x-pen with him and let him come to me. I got pet him a little but he shakes like a leaf.

He's going to be gorgeous

BonniesMom · October 15, 2010, 07:53:24 PM

I remember when Bonnie came to us. She had been fed Old Roy, most likely or something similar. Her skin was awful. Like Harrie, whenever you'd pet her, she'd be shaking like a leaf. She'd get all shaky at every new thing and to this day is still pretty jumpy at noises. I noticed just tonight that she didn't hide in the corner when the oven was turned on but dogged my heels where ever I went. I know, in time, Harrie will blossom like the beautiful flower that he is. Please be patient with him.

papbouv · October 15, 2010, 09:33:16 PM

Thank you for helping him he sure is scared to death know he will come around with love and food.

PattyInAK · October 18, 2010, 10:48:42 PM

Thank you so much for helping Harrie.

auntydoxzz · October 18, 2010, 11:07:57 PM

Poor Harrie, he really looks frightened in that picture, but I bet that is from being in a noisy shelter!! It sometimes amazes me that all dogs are not so scared from all the noises!! I know when I have gone into the local shelter and hear all the dogs barking....the noise is unreal and of course the dogs do not understand what the heck is going on!!

Was he a stray, or do you know why he is so thin? Really happy you were able to rescue him!! Sounds like you will really be able to help him!! I bet just being around some peace and quiet should help!

JetEd73 · October 18, 2010, 11:42:35 PM

Not sure why he's so frightened in the picture. But you bring up a very good point, Dachshund are notorious for showing badly at a shelter. Something about being in the shelter. At the shelter they are all snarls and teeth, vicious little dogs that would love to bite your head off, get them out of the shelter and into a home and they are all love and kisses. I've pulled 2 dogs like that, bad at the shelter, wonderful little dogs at the house.

He was a stray and the shelter considered him unadoptable for most people. People pass over dogs like him because he would take work that a lot of people don't want to do...so they called me. And I'm proud and happy to do the job. I'm with you folks, all he really needs is some good food, love and attention. In 3-4 months he"ll make someone a great companion. He's already made some progress in the short time he's been here at my home. He's still jumpy as all get out but he's snuggling on the couch with my girlfriend right now. He's going to be a beautiful dog.

I have to train the girlfriend too, she already wants to keep him. But if we do that it reduces our ability to rescue and foster. We really miss the last foster, Phoebe. I had no idea of how attached to her I was until I put her in a new home. But she's in a good home with a young lady that will love her as much as we do and can care for her as well as if not better than we can. Still, I wish I had kept Phoebe. We really enjoyed the time we had with her.

Deb G. · October 19, 2010, 10:04:14 AM

Welcome, Harrie! Your transformation began the minute you went home with Ed. You're in a good place now, grow and bloom. :)

Doxherding Karen · October 19, 2010, 10:58:36 AM

Quote from: JetEd73 on October 18, 2010, 11:42:35 PMNot sure why he's so frightened in the picture. But you bring up a very good point, Dachshund are notorious for showing badly at a shelter. Something about being in the shelter. At the shelter they are all snarls and teeth, vicious little dogs that would love to bite your head off, get them out of the shelter and into a home and they are all love and kisses. I've pulled 2 dogs like that, bad at the shelter, wonderful little dogs at the house.

:thinik:
When Guinness was unjustly incarcerated in the Baltimore City animal shelter for 10 days for rabies quarantine, he looked just like Harrie does in the photo - cowering and scared half to death. And no wonder - at 6.4 pounds, he was snack-sized for the pitbulls and rottweillers who were barking continuously in the adjoining cells, er, kennels. The noise level was awful and poor little Schnitzel was seeing his life flashing before his eyes. And I'm sure the snapping and snarling of dachshunds is another defense measure - go down fighting, so to speak.

Good on ya, Ed. And yea, girlfriend for loving doxies like we do!

Auntie Karen

JetEd73 · November 14, 2010, 08:59:45 PM

An update for Harrie.

He's coming along slowly. He's scared to death of me but seems to like my girlfriend. I've come to the conclusion that his behavoir is very similar to a puppy mill dog or that he"s almost feral. He has almost no use for humans. Even though he sleeps in the big bed there are times when he goes out the doggie door and camps out under the deck in the dirt and cold. He rarely settles down in the house unless we are in bed. He paces the house constantly,

The vet started him on Elavil in hopes of settling him down a little.

Dee Dee and Hallie · November 14, 2010, 09:08:30 PM

Poor boy do you think that is something he can overcome? Breaks my heart to read that he will go sleep outdoors sometimes. You can just imagine the kind of horrors he has had to live through. He will have his best chance with the 2 of you to learn how to be a happy guy.

vferraro99 · November 15, 2010, 08:11:27 AM

Oh, my goodness! This poor little baby. He's probably terrified still. Breaks my heart. I'm sure he'll come around eventually, but he seems to be really, really skitish.

auntydoxzz · November 15, 2010, 11:27:37 PM

I was thinking it is a lot warmer where you are, but I guess it really is not that warm there either right now!
I wonder, if he was in a puppy mill situation maybe the ability to just go outside and settle under the deck seems like major freedom to him right now!

Hopefully in time he will settle down. Its also possible he might have been living somewhere that had domestic violence type of problems or someplace where there were drug and or alcohol issues. He might be needing to learn that he does not have to protect anyone or have to escape from anyone. At least he is starting to come around. Will keep him in my prayers that he does continue to settle down some.

JetEd73 · November 16, 2010, 09:09:02 AM

Up til now most of the dogs that come here just needed some medical attention and a little TLC.

This one seems to have a broken soul and I have no real idea of how to help him. Other than food, a warm dry place to sleep and keeping him safe. It's about time to turn to DRNA for a little help and advice with this one.

auntydoxzz · November 16, 2010, 11:09:42 AM

Hopefully you will find something that works well.

Not sure if this would help at all, but is there any possibility of maybe putting a crate under the deck, with something softer for him to lie on? might not work but then again it might. Actually wonder if that might also help somewhere in the house. I mean in terms of some little hidey hole he can go to where he will feel safe.

This one may take some time to encourage him to believe he really is in a safe place!! Sadly when strays are not around people for long periods, they may not be too trusting. Remember though that what you are doing is giving him a different view of people. I'd sorta bet maybe somewhere along the line there was abuse of some kind. Hopefully you can come up with some place he can start to feel safe in. At least you KNOW you are giving him the safe place. It just may take longer for him to start feeling that safety.