Gavri - ADOPTED 03.01.11

Gavri was rescued from a house full of abused, neglected, and starving dogs. Of all my fosters thus far Gavri was by far in the worst shape of any when we first picked him up. Barely even able to walk, he was so thin and malnourished you could practically see right thru his rib cage. He had such a look of desperation in his eyes, was extremely filthy, and his tail, which was practically an untreated open wound, literally looked like it had been severed in half that day. The mere thought of how something like this would be allowed to happen to such a sweet dog brought about tears from at least one volunteer. Luckily we were able to get him into midnight surgery that evening, during which we’d learned that his tail was so infected they didn’t even think he would make it. The next morning however, we were glad to hear they successfully amputated the infected parts of his tail and that he was in recovery. The next couple weeks, despite being in one of those silly plastic cones, Gavri was able to get a lot of rest, gain about 10 pounds, and started enjoying play time with his new friends. To see Gavri today you’d never guess what he’d been thru as he’s such a beautiful, fun & well behaved boy. His loyalty and desire to be with people are both astonishing and even off the leash he comes to you almost immediately after hearing his name called. The only real evidence of his abuse left is his short little nub of a tail, which is almost constantly wagging. He’s recently been placed in his forever home, where he’s now enjoying 1.5 acres of land which backs up to a small creek where he’ll surely enjoy running around after the squirrels and ducks. Definitely one of those dogs I’ll miss a lot, but I’m so happy to have just been a part of his rescue and recovery.