Rescued German Shepherds well on their way to recovery
SOMERSET CO., Md. – Dozens of the German Shepherds that were seized from a Pocomoke City breeder back in July are well on their way to finding forever homes.
It’s been a long, tough journey but now there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel.
On Tuesday, 47 ABC had a chance to meet up with just three of the tail waggin’ German Shepherd’s that will soon get a second chance they so deserve.
Somerset Regional Animal Hospital owning veterinarian Dr. Jeffrey Reed say, “The way that things ended up working out here for all these dogs is just going to be fantastic down the road so I’m very excited.”
The furry four-legged friends are one step closer to finding a family that will give them all the love, care and attention they need. Something they didn’t have before Somerset County Dog Control saved 40 of them from JoLindy’s German Shepherds in Pocomoke City back in July.
Reed adding, “The lack of drinking water, the lack of readily available food, the lack of human interaction. You know the reality with these dogs is that a lot of them are young dogs that have had little human interaction from the time that they were born until now.”
But now, 39 of them are just weeks away from finding their forever homes.
Cindy Tawes of Somerset County Dog Control says, “It all makes it worth wild in the end when we can get them into forever loving homes that people are going to take care of them the proper way and let them sleep in their bed not in a cage or dirt or poop.”
In just five months, these German Shepherds are well on their way towards recovery already showing everyone a whole lot of love and learning how to walk on a leash.
“Their tails are wagging now, they’re happy to see us. They will jump on you, although were trying to break that. This dog here you can see she’s pretty content so they’re just a lot happier,” adds Tawes.
But with a new home comes new challenges for the soon-to-be parents since these rambunctious dogs can be quite a handful, but ones with big hearts.
“They’re a little bit of a higher maintenance but I will tell you something they are also the most one of the most loyal family dogs out there. I mean once they pick you as their family they are yours and they are going to protect you no matter what happens,” says Reed.
Somerset County Dog Control tells me they will start putting up the German Shepherds for adoption as soon as next week. They plan on doing the adoptions in waves of five until all 39 dogs available find forever homes.
If you are interested in learning more about how to adopt any of these German Shepherds in the coming weeks, you can reach out to Somerset County Dog Control at 410-651-0986 or follow them on their Facebook page.
Somerset Dog Control also says they’re still accepting donations to help care for the German Shepherds and cover things like their medical costs and food.
