Please take a moment to read Lily's story.
If it touches your heart, please help us find her forever happiness.
This poor little girl was found on the side of the road in Water
Valley, Mississippi by an angel that was sent to her named Anna. She was in sad shape... she was
emaciated, had a puncture wound to her eye, and she had patches of hair missing. Anna took her to her vet,
and a skin scrape determined she did not have mange. Anna feared her local shelter would euthanize her, so she took
her home and introduced her to her two labs, and Lily was happy as a clam. Anna named her Lily because she
sees the beauty within, waiting to be coaxed out with a little TLC.
In the words of Anna:
Lily has beautiful markings, but she is blind in one eye from what my vet said is a puncture wound.
She is also missing several teeth and has a severe underbite. These problems at first made me think she was
going to be aggressive once she got her energy back, but she still remains very sweet. It would take someone looking for a
special needs dog to adopt her- she's not one you'd go adopt on looks alone.
She has shown no signs of aggression. She is not food aggressive or dog aggressive, and she likes children.
She's very submissive like she's been abused, but she loves attention. She even loves to come in the house and get on the
couch, although I can't allow this yet til I give her a bath. I tried to give her a bath Sunday but she was very afraid of
the water so I decided that was not top priority right now.
I can not keep her. I am currently in nursing school and have enough trouble caring for my two labs
(they live with my boyfriend. I do not.) But this dog really deserves a good, forever loving home.
UPDATE: April 29, 2008
Lily is honestly the sweetest, happiest dog I've ever seen. Her
hair is coming back in and she is putting
on weight quickly.
She has had a bath and has been treated for fleas and ticks. I have been giving her some amoxicillin
for some green drainage that was coming from her blind eye. I really think it needs to be removed but I am going to have to
save some money before I can do anything about that. She needs to be spayed also. I plan on taking her for shots next
week.
She really enjoys coming inside and lying belly up with her legs in the air on my couch. She loves
to have her belly rubbed and ears scratched. Lily would be the perfect dog for an older person who needed an inside dog
to sit and love on all day. She does need to be taught to walk on a leash and that baths aren't all that bad. She hated
the water but after some reassurance, she was ok. I would really love to keep her as she seems to have really bonded
with me and my two labs but I just don't have the time to give her right now. She just would really benefit from
having a lot of attention and love. Lily has this look in her eye that she knows she's in a good place and really truely
tries to tell me how grateful she is. I would love to find a good home for her.
