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My basic info
Breed
Jack Russell Terrier
Color
White
Age
Adult
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
15 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
The extraordinary journey of an extraordinary dog! Bailey was found, naked and alone, as a stray wandering the streets. Clearly bad things had happened to this sweet little white terrier. Huge chunks of fur were missing, his skin was raw, he couldn’t see, he was literally starving, and his face was swollen from some kind of attack.
AND YET, even in pain, little Bailey was friendly! A neighbor, seeing him, called to the dog. BailSey wagged his tail hopefully and hesitantly came right up to the neighbor.
The neighbors looked for his owners, posting on NextDoor, etc., then kept Bailey fed & safe overnight. Hoping his owners would find him at the shelter, they took him there the next day. Bailey was chipped, his owners called, but they wouldn’t come for him. Bailey was put on a ten day hold. The shelter vet examined him and decided that Bailey would be killed at the end of the ten days if his owners did not claim him. He declared that a simple heart murmur, eye and skin issues doomed poor, innocent Bailey to death. Victimized again.
FORTUNATELY for Bailey, ARC RESCUE had been following the NextDoor postings when Bailey went into the shelter. ARC immediately notified the shelter they would rescue Bailey at the end of the hold period, despite any medical issues. The shelter staff tried very hard to discourage ARC from rescuing Bailey, even going so far as to talk the first family out of even fostering Bailey. Desperate, ARC finally found a wonderful Navy family who just loved the idea of fostering Bailey. The Navy family met the charming Bailey in person and said they’d be delighted to help save Baileys life! GO NAVY!!!!
On the VERY DAY that Bailey had been condemned to die by shelter staff, the amazing foster mom, Blanca, had to make two separate trips to the shelter before she was able to spring Bailey and bring him to his loving new foster-home.
As soon as Bailey was out of the shelter, he perked right up! Far from being the crippled, dying creature the shelter portrayed him as, Bailey simply DANCED across the parking lot and joyfully LEAPED into the car that took him to his new foster home. Soon, Bailey was seen by a private vet who gave absolutely fabulous news: Bailey’s issues were eminently treatable. With proper care, the friendly little white terrier could go on to live a full, happy life! As the vet stated so beautifully, no pet like this should be killed merely because of environmental allergies or a simple heart murmur.
As happy as Bailey has been with his wonderful Navy foster family, the expected transfer to a foreign country has come in & they’re moving. Bailey now needs a FURever home! Is that YOU? CAN YOU HELP LOVE BAILEY THE MIRACLE DOG?
CALL 858 367-3641 & TALK ABOUT BAILEY!
