Another heartbreaking story for you. Laura, an animal control officer from Western Mass, came to us last Thursday with Lizzy, a wire-haired mix who was abandoned by her owners. We understand that she was just dropped off from a car and a concerned neighbor called animal control. She was with Laura for about 3 weeks before coming to us.
She was described as a "black female wire-haired, mid-age, mid-sized, overweight" dog. Yeah, upon looking at her we figure she's an Irish Wolfhound mix. Irish Wolfhounds are generally huge dogs (over 100 pounds and often up to six feet tall when standing on their hind legs). Luckily whatever Lizzy is mixed with was smallish because she's small for a Wolfhound. She's about 70 pounds (and probably overweight) and just about as calm as can be, possibly because we suspect she's between 5 and 7 years old. She doesn't know a lot of commands, but she is house trained, so that's a plus. And she's taking to crate training really well.
When Laura brought her over, Lizzy was dirty, matted and stinky. Really stinky. Dave and I shampooed her twice but that only provided the mildest of improvement. The poor girl was itchy and uncomfortable and really wasn't interested in much of anything. So we got her an appointment for the groomer on Saturday morning. While she was there Dave and I thoroughly cleaned the house, vacuuming up any leftover hairs she sprinkled about the house (a lot of them) and scrubbing the floors. Luckily she wasn't in the house long enough to make the house smell. When she got back, she was a like a brand new dog. She had a little extra pep in her step and even did a bit of running around the yard, which she loves. She much softer and snuggable now.
She's still pretty mellow, but she does show a bit of personality every once and a while. She's a lot like Rondo in that she's a bit lazy and doesn't really know what to do. But she's a good girl and we know we'll find her an excellent home to make up for the terrible circumstances that brought her to us.
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