Gus:
http://www.sbacc.org/DOGS%20Current/gusfull.jpg
was found, shot and dying, near his murdered owner. Our shelter has
spent $10k on surgery which has been painful and traumatic to him.
There are those who would say this is a waste of resources when so many
other dogs are dying. and I don't disagree. But, this is who we _a
an animal is safe with us.
The result? A beatiful, brilliant, lethal dog. (Gus can be clicker
trained to do anything in minutes, but the emotional problem over-rides
it.) Until a thread last week about PBs luring other dogs in with
friendly overtures in order to attack them, I didn't believe what I was
seeing with Gus: he uses his charm to get close enough to chomp, both
canine and human.
We have a behaviorist and her 3 interns working with Gus daily: not
much result, so far. The shelter environment is too stressful for him.
When Gus accepts someone, it's total devotion. SOMEWHERE there must be
someone who will accept Gus and work with him. They will get a
brilliant dog.
I have no idea why I'm posting this. I just need to talk.






















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