The Humane Society of Madison County is Also Trying to Place Their Long Term Dogs and Cats.

  Jerry is still looking for his home as 2010 starts.

Since we don’t usually have dogs in our care with Black and Orange, I thought I would post for the Humane Society of Madison County and a few of their dogs that are still in need of homes. While I know most of you out there probably do have cats, these three dogs cannot be adopted into a home with cats. So pass this along to your friends or family who only have other dogs or no pets at all. These three dogs have been waiting for their families to find them since 2008 when they first entered the shelter. I had an email from Betty Peyton, executive director of the humane society which is located in London, extolling the virtues of each of these wonderful animals.  I am also going to tell you about one of their kitties, as well, at the end of this post.

Here is what Betty said about Jerry and his good buddy, Ben:

“Ben and Jerry were found on New Year’s Eve 2008 and brought into the shelter. They are medium sized dogs, weighing about 35 pounds. They are nothing more than mutts (but who doesn’t love a mutt?). We have them listed as sheltie mixed with maybe spaniel. However, they are older, maybe 8 years old. To some folks, they think this is really old. But to be honest, if well cared for, they could live for another 8 or 10 years. Who honestly knows how long a dog will live? We want them to live forever, but in reality, that does not happen.

Ben is black with brown markings and Jerry is salt and pepper. Both boys like other dogs, but need a home with no cats. They entered the prison program on March 17th, 2009. This program is where inmates foster some of our dogs, teach them basic commands, and work on housebreaking. Both boys did great in this program. However, Ben recently got kicked out for starting to guard his ‘home’ when he growled at an officer. (Guard dogs are not allowed in the prison.) So Ben is now back at the shelter.  Jerry is still in prison (yes, we need to break him out and send him to his family!).

The boys’ adoption fee has been discounted to $75.00 for each. The normal adoption fee for a dog is $105.00, which includes heartworm testing, vaccines, deworming, neuter, and a Home Again Microchip.”

The boys do not have to be adopted together as they had not been together since arriving. They just need a good home with  a loving person to take care of them.” 

The next dog looking for a home is Diesel.

Diesel has also been waiting a long time at the Humane Society of Madison County.

Here is what Betty said about Diesel:

“Diesel came to our shelter back in 2008 and went to prison for 5 months. He was adopted, but then returned at the beginning of 2009 after several months in a home. Diesel is a rott/lab mix.  He needs a home with a family who can remember that he is a pet and is not to be treated like an equal. When you do this with some dogs, they then start to think, ‘Well if nobody else is going to be top of the pack, I will be.’ Which is what Diesel did. He would not listen to the kids or mom in the family. He only viewed the dad as top and Diesel as second in the pack. So Diesel was returned to the shelter.

Diesel needs a home without small kids because of his dominance issue. He also needs folks who understand large dogs (he is 80 lbs) and we would love to find somebody who understand Rotts. He does like other dogs, but can be dominate over male dogs and he does not like cats. Diesel’s adoption fee is now $75.00.”

Finally, we have Oro, a beautiful orange and white male cat.

Oro says, please pick me!

Betty wrote: “Oro came to our shelter in 2008. He is orange and white and is now about 2 to 2 1/2 years old. Oro loves to play with other cats and even likes dogs. He loves attention and being held. We believe the reason Oro has been over looked time and again is because he has ‘weepy eyes.’ This means his eyes always look watery and ‘dirty’ or stained. This cleared up when he went into foster care. But now that he is at the PetSmart Store in the Westpointe Plaza in Columbus off Hilliard Rome Road, his eyes are back to weeping again. The weeping starts because he lives in a cage too close to the litter box. The dust from the litter, we believe, is what causes the ‘weepy eyes.’ After all, in foster care, he had the run of the whole place.  

Oro’s adoption fee is now discounted to $40.00 instead of the usual $60.00. He is current on his vaccines, deworming, has tested neg for Feline Leuk/FIV, and is neutered.”

If you are interested in any of these wonderful animals who have been waiting for their forever families for way too long, please visit the Humane Society of Madison County’s web site, www.hsmcohio.com or email Betty for more information at betty@madisonhumane.org