Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
POE is now available for adoption! POE is short for GRIPPO, but we have been calling him EL CHAPPO. Why, you ask? No reason, other than a volunteer started calling him that and it kind of stuck! POE has not had much stability, luck or happiness in his 3 years on earth, but we are dedicated to changing that. He was originally part of a cruelty case where he was found in a locked basement as skinny as he is now, unsocialized with nails grown into the pads of his paws, and skin and ear infections. He didn’t do well in the shelter environment where he was for a number of months so he was moved into foster care where he blossomed and learned how to become the amazing, loving dog he is now. His foster families (he had 2) were wonderful and we are grateful for all the love and care they bestowed on him. In November, he was adopted by a family in Tusc Cty who made the 8 hour round trip to adopt him. When they got home, they insisted they were given the wrong dog and that POE was not the POE they wanted. Then they refused to respond back. Two weeks later, POE was spotted on Gundy Ridge in Bowerston. He ultimately found a hide out in a saw mill where he ultimately had to be trapped. And that is the short version of how he came to be at the Harrison County Dog Pound in Cadiz, OH. POE has won all our hearts. Even if he didn’t have such a sad life, he still would have won our hearts because he is the sweetest and most loving boy. His fosters were working on housebreaking. When you spend your life in a locked dark basement, you get to pee and poop wherever you want. With us, he hasn’t asked to go out, but in his kennel, he uses his doggy door and in the office, he goes right to the drain in the floor in the other room and pees in it! POE is so treat motivated, you might be able to train him to use a toilet. He also has some separation anxiety. He wants to know where you are at all times and follow you if he can. His foster crated him when she wasn’t home, put a blanket over the crate and played soft music for him, and he was fine until she returned. He loves other dogs and would do best with a family who has at least one. He will play and run with them, and loves to cuddle with them (and people too). We don’t know about kids or cats. POE does have a sensitive stomach. He’s been eating Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach and the tooting has stopped. We’ve been adding pumpkin to it as well. He’s up to date on vaccines and neutered.
Harrison County Dog Pound, 82900 Toot Rd. Cadiz, OH 43907. Open M-F 10am-4pm; Sat. 9am-2pm. Closed Sundays and holidays. Out of state adoptions welcomed. Apply online at harrisoncountydogpoundvolunteers.org. Apple users must submit application using Google, not Safari. $40 adoption fee. 740-942-4080
