This is Sebastian. He is 11 years young. Yet another statistic caused by the downfalling economy - at least, according to the previous owner who surrendered him. The previous owner didn't neuter him ... I wonder how many puppies out there are his? I won't get into it - it's not his fault his owners were asshats. Anyway, if you're interested, he's located in Rives Junction, MI at Michigan Sheltie Rescue. He looks like a real nice old guy.There are currently 1,021 Shetland Sheepdogs available for adoption on Petfinder.com today.
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13242383
2 comments:
I hate hearing about older dogs that aren't spayed or neutered. It's the least the owners can do for their pet. Also, when someone is looking for a pet to adopt, which one will they likely choose, the one that is already fixed or the one that is already 11 and not fixed...sucks for the poor dogs.
I agree with you. If there are two equally great dogs out there and one will cost more medically than the other ... well, most people would go with the lower cost dog. Not to mention that it's a senior dog and may have troubles being adopted for that reason too.
It's really difficult on the dog when are that old and have surgery. I'm sure that's why the rescue did blood work for him; because of his age.
Anytime an older/senior animal goes under anesthetic, they have to be really careful. I was so pleased when the clinic I worked at got their pre-anesthetic blood panel machine because it meant our surgeries would be that much safer for the animals.
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