Can You Help?

Zippy

Zippy needs a home. 

I'm hoping someone who reads my blog will either want him or know someone who wants him. 

He needs someone as soon as possible. 

He is not doing well where he is and needs a loving one dog home immediately. 

*** Zippy's Story ***

from the shelter worker

Zippy is a male Dachshund, approximately 3-years old and weighs around 11 lbs. 

Zippy belonged to an elderly woman who was admitted to a nursing home. Her family took 

Zippy to the local shelter, where he was deemed "unadoptable" because he snapped at one 

of the animal control officers. He was put in the "garage" to await euthanasia.

While waiting, a shelter volunteer started interacting with him and he responded very 

positively with her, so she pulled him from the garage, even though she had nowhere to take him. 

He was placed in a very temporary foster home, where he did well. We received an e-mail 

about him, found a foster and took him into our program. ( www.bestfriendsokc.org )

He was doing well at the foster's home at first, but when one of the puppies at the foster home 

started to climb on him, he responded negatively. The puppy was okay, but Zippy had to go to 

boarding, where he became depressed and very stressed out and snapped at one of the vet 

staff when she went to get him out of his kennel. Since the puppy that he had the problem with 

was adopted, the foster went back up and got Zippy out of boarding.

Zippy had been the perfect angel, until last night when he had another incident with a very 

small dog at the foster's house. Zippy is now needing to go back to boarding unless we can 

find a home for him today or a new foster home.

Zippy is very affectionate and is definitely a lap dog. He is very calm when he is the only dog 

in the house, or with bigger dogs. He is house-trained for the most part as he does 

occasionally have accidents, neutered, vaccinated, and heartworm negative. His adoption fee is $50.00.

He needs a very specific home environment that may be hard to find. Zippy needs to be either 

the only dog in the house or with dogs larger than him. Absolutely NO children either in the 

household or even ones that visit. He has an affinity for women, so a home with a single female would be preferred.

I know this is a tall order, but it really is Zippy's last chance as I'm afraid he will become 

depressed in boarding and refuse to eat, as he did previously. 
Please send this to anyone you feel can help or spread the word about him.

If you can offer a Zippy a safe forever home or a foster situation, please contact Michelle Ray at michelle@bestfriendsokc.org or Shelby0324@aol.com.

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I'm hoping someone that sees this will want him. I'm at my limit with four and Sally can be a 

little snappish herself so it wouldn't work for me to add him to my mix.

That said...if I could I wouldn't hesitate to add him. This poor little guy is just used to being the center 

of someone's world. He needs that again. I lived for 17 years with a little dachshund that would bite.

I loved her so much. But she would bite another dog that got into her space.

But alone with me....I never ever feared she would bite me. 
She loved my Mom, my sister, my friends...most of them and none of them ever worried about her biting. 

She did bite my ex....and in hindsight she knew more about his character than I did.

I should have listened to her that she did not like him.

Yes, she bit any dog that ran up on her when we were out walking. I warned all that she might bite. 

And only when dogs came running up off leash was there a problem.

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That said...this little guy is under stress...he just needs a good home and he'll be fine. 

Please if you are thinking of adding a dog to your life...consider him or pass his photo along.

He is in Oklahoma City.

Here are more photos....

He's a cute little all black boy and he's little - only 11 pounds.

I can't imagine anyone taking him to the pound after their parent goes to a nursing home.

Just the other day, I promised my Mom who is doing super great. She's far more active than I.

Anyway, she said that she realized she is getting older and perhaps should not have dogs after 

the ones she has now for fear she someday will not be able to care for them.

I told her my gift to her is that she can ALWAYS have dogs without worrying.

I will care for them if something should ever happen. 

She will NOT ever have to live without a dog.

I can't think of anything worse...being old and NOT having a dog.

So unfair that this little guy just got taken to the pound.

See how sweet and loving he is?

He just needs a special home.

Please email me if you are interested and I'll send you the information on how to get in contact with 

the shelter worker that is trying to find him a home. 

I can tell you...my first thought was....maybe I can bring him into my house. 

But I am at my legal limit and Sally will fight if another dog even growls at her. 

Yes....hard to believe but Sally isn't perfect.

So, I just can't and besides it sounds like he really needs to be on his own. 

I hope someone out there can open their heart and home to Zippy.
I think about what if my Newman were at the pound and no one helped him?
Heart wrenching....