This is sweet Bertha who is still at the shelter this week. Bertha lives in kennel 8. She is a very sweet lab mix that needs lots of love and attention and it is obvious how loyal she is. Unfortunately, she has heart worms and comes across as very shy. Also, she is an older dog which may or may not have an affect on her adoptability. If I was going to adopt a dog I probably would not want a dog that had heart worms. She is so loveable and has the sweetest eyes but I believe she is still at the shelter because she has heart worms.
I also noticed that cats at the Wake County Shelter get adopted faster. I don't know why though. I love the image of Bertha... you really captured her sweet face! I can see that people would look over her just because of her heart worm (even if it doesn't matter because you can cure it).
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, that seems to be common with pets that have any health problems or are older. She's a beautiful dog.
ReplyDeleteHeartworms are treatable, but the dog has to be kept calm for about 3 weeks, and the treatments can be costly. I completely agree with you that health issues are a deterrent for potential adopters. She has really pretty eyes. Can you post the photo of her from last week too?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am wondering about the information you got about the amount of cats euthanized at the shelter. Can you share that info as well? I am just curious to compare it with WCAS... Good post, and good thinking!