Posted over 6 years ago | Updated 17 hours ago
Jackie-Oh! is a 10-year-old blue merle Sheltie mixed with a tiny dab of Disney Princess. She came to RMCSR from National Mill Dog Rescue with three of her favorite fellas, all Sheltie friends. Jackie is 14# of adorable and personable pooch. She was just as neglected as the other Shelties in the bunch. Puppy mills maximize their profits by not spending the "standard of care" costs like vaccines and worming and dentals. And the dogs are literally bred to death. An old female with a rotted jaw and bleary eyes might produce another litter of pups even if she dies trying to give birth. Jackie may have been released to Mill Dog Rescue because she could no longer get pregnant. We discovered in her spay that her ovaries were covered with cysts.
We are always on the lookout for specific dogs for our repeat adopters. A wonderful gal that has adopted from us too many times to count asked us to keep an eye out for a sweet little female Sheltie to balance out her pack. So when I met Jackie, I immediately thought of Cindra and let her know every detail as I figured them out. And although Jackie is a toothless senior, Cindra looked at Jackie with the eyes of love. And Jackie snuggled into the arms of her "mom" and went home. Pretty cool, huh?