Dog Needs Help

[Phyxius]

I got this e-mail from a friend-

Hi all-



We found out that my son Jackson had a dog allergy a couple months ago but was told that it was fairly minor. As it turns out the allergist underestimated the severity...



We spent the weekend in the hospital when our dog Rio licked Jackson on the side of his face and a short time later he went into anaphylactic shock. Luckily, after an epi-pen shot and some time in the ER he has recovered fully but the doctors told us that we can no longer keep Rio (even as an outside dog), since the allergy was likely to get worse with time as opposed to better.



It is with a very sad heart that I have to ask if anyone could take her for us.



A little info about my dog, Rio… We adopted her in January, 2001 when she was 8 months old (so she is ~ 8 years old now) from a rescue shelter in Washington, DC.



Australian Kelpie/Cattle dog mix (pics attached)
Spayed
Weighs 35 pounds
Up to date on all shots and exams
Very low maintenance, eats dry dog food (not picky) once per day
Good with kids and all people
Can be an inside or inside/outside dog
Loves to run and take walks
Fully trained (housetrained, sit, down, rollover, shake, etc.)
She is extremely fun and energetic
It takes her a while to warm up to other dogs (tends to be territorial for the first day or so) and she tries to play with cats (and most of them don’t like that J )


The vet says she is in great health, so she probably has quite a few years left in her. We love her to death and are very sad to have to place her with another family, but it has to be done. If you might be interested (or know someone who is), please contact me right away. The doctors want to see our home dog free as soon as possible and I would do anything not to have to take her to a shelter.

I have phone number and e-mail if anyone can help.

[ImAChvyGirl]

I would love to take her but I wouldn't have enough time to spend with her because my fiance and I work all day. Good luck!!!

[Chasey_Lane (Premo)]

Awww, what a cutie! I hope somebody gives her a good home.

[jetmonkey]

Wow, that's a good-looking dog!

[Chasey_Lane (Premo)]

Originally Posted by ImAChvyGirl

I would love to take her but I wouldn't have enough time to spend with her because my fiance and I work all day. Good luck!!!

I have two dogs and both hubby and I work. Dogs can be left alone for periods of time.

[ImAChvyGirl]

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

I have two dogs and both hubby and I work. Dogs can be left alone for periods of time.

I know that they can be left alone but I do not believe in crate dogs. I would like for my dog to have company during the day. Some dogs have abandonment issues especially if the prevoius owners had someone there with them a good majority of the day. But that is just me and how I was raised. My mom didn't work so our dogs always had someone there unless she had an errand to run.

[SoMDGirl42]

Sad that the little boy has to give up his dog. My nephew used to break out in hives if their dog licked him when he was little. They had to give their dog away too.

Hope they find Rio a good home

[baileydog]

Good luck finding Rio a new home. She sure is a pretty dog.

[CalvertNewbie]

What a gorgeous dog she is! If we didn't have an "ex-shelter cat" who's afraid of her own shadow, I would take her in a heartbeat. Our dog would love the to have a playmate. I'm sure she'll find a good home. Please keep us posted.

[dn0121]

Great lookin dog. If I didn' have 3 already I would take Rio!