Denali ADOPTED

Another month, another concerted effort by the Rawhide volunteer team to pull dogs from the puppy mills, clean them, clip them, innoculate/spay/neuter them, get them their vet checkups, feed them nutritious food for the first time and then bring them into our homes to love and care for them until we can find them new homes. These dogs have had a rough life, and we are happy to welcome them to our homes, but we anxiously await the day that no one buys from pet stores so that we don't have to rescue their parents, brothers and sisters from this unhappy existence.

Denali is very young and so is suffering less from being in a mill environment than some of our adults. She is gorgeous, a cute little fluffball, frisky, adventurous and curious. She goes up stairs without any problems, and is great with other dogs.

Rawhide Rescue opens its arms to many dogs who are from puppy mills, or large breeding facilities, where dogs are bred for profit and not love.  These dogs are routinely killed after their breeding days are over, usually at about age five, but we have been able to rescue dogs from some facilities. 

 

Puppy mill dogs are a special rescue, as they have spent the majority of their lives in cages, and have not been properly socialized around humans. Each dog's rehabilitation varies widely, but problems with housebreaking, timidity and poor health are common. If you are interested in adopting this dog, please follow this link to find out more about what the special challenges and rewards are in adopting a puppy mill rescue.