Gavin Flatonia, TX

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• Breed: Catahoula Leopard Dog
• Size: Large
• Sex: male
• Age: Young
• Neutered? Yes
• Good with dogs? Yes
• Shots up to date? Yes

Adoption details

Please contact Janeen (jj4@midrivers.com) for more information about this pet.

this dog is being fostered in Quakertown PA and has had a release from the vet . please see the photo of his rough start. ** Gavin was picked up at the KY Welcome Rest Area Center on July 7,2008 and had been there for the fourth of July weekend. We figured that someone had dropped him there because they could no longer care for him and his medical problem. Gavin had 4 external pins in his right rear leg that had been a surgery that had gone bad. Gavin only weighed 54# and very thin, hungry and scared. When I approached Gavin he just layed there. I put a leash around him to take him to my vehicle and as we walked away from the spot that he had been laying at all morning he stopped and turned to look back as to say 'I guess my owner is not coming back for me. I cried like a baby as I am doing now just thinking back about that day. I often wondered what he was thinking when he turned to look back. He has had the best care that he so deserved. We fed him small amounts of food every hour during the day until he finally started leaving food in his dish several days later. We gave him Distemper-Parvo and Bordatella along with Panacur wormer for three days. Gavin is also Neutered now and current on Rabies and Heartworm Negative.The surgery was not a successful surgery that had been done on Gavin before we received him and the pins were removed and Gavin stayed on antibiotics for 8 weeks hoping that we would be able to save his leg from the bone infection that he had. After 8 weeks of antibiotics we were able to save the leg and he has bone calcification from the prior bone surgery. The old injury does not stop him from playing and running with other dogs. Gavin loves to play fetch and does great with my small dogs and cats. Gavin is not food aggressive after all that he has been through.He loves attention and loves to play with toys. It is funny to watch him play by himself with a stuff toy by throwing it in the air repeatedly. Gavin needs a dog to play with that is his own size or one that doen't mind rough play. He plays Catahoula rough. Vocal, rough play. See adopt application link below: http://www.clicktools.com/survey?iv=b61188639a81d4f&q1=rep&q36=3

Catahoula Rescue Inc is an all volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. Dogs in our program are fostered by volunteers. The foster homes care for our dogs as if they were their own. All dogs have received vaccinations appropriate to age and are spayed or neutered if old enough. They have been wormed and tested for heartworms if over 4 months of age when rescued. All dogs are on heartworm preventative. We require a minimum $150 adoption fee to help offset these costs.

If you are interested in adopting one of our dogs, the first step is to complete the online adoption application available at our main website www.catahoularescue.com From the homepage, follow the link 'How to Adopt'. Once your application has been received and reviewed, you will be contacted via email by one of our volunteers. After your application is approved, the fosterparent for the dog you have selected will contact you to answer any questions you may have and determine if that dog is a good match for your family. If you have no particular dog in mind, we will be happy to keep your application on file and notify you if the right dog should come into rescue.