THELMA -- APPLICATION PENDING

2-3 y.o. spayed female


Thelma is about 2-3 years old. She is up to date on shots, spayed, microchipped and heartworm NEGATIVE. She is on flea and heartworm preventative. She arrived with abrasions on her shoulders, and a hot spot on her hip, all of which are healing nicely. She came to us from Zuni, along with Louise. This is what the good samaritan who saved Thelma and Louise wrote about them in late May:

ZUNI BEAGLES

On the morning of May 19th, I looked out my bedroom window and there was a small rabbit beagle lying in the sun right in front of the door to my shed barn. We live next to a large tree farm in Isle of Wight County, so it is quite common for hunting dogs and beagles to come through our property on occasion. I went out to see if she had any identification and started petting her. She immediately rolled over onto her back and wanted me to rub her belly. Then she got up and walked into the shed barn through the small cracked opening of the doorway and came right back out again. As I was petting her again, another little rabbit beagle came out to greet me and she was hobbling on three legs. Her left front leg had gotten caught in her collar somehow and she couldn't free herself. I tried to get the collar off but it was stretched so tightly that it wouldn't come off. I picked the little girl up and took her inside the house and cut the collar off with a pair of scissors. The collar had been cutting a long gash under her arm and the wound was quite deep. I gthink the beagle that was lying in the sun had been looking after the one that was cast in her collar and went into the shed to tell her I was there to help. She even had some painful sores on her back herself.  These little girls seem like best friends. Anyway, the collars that both of these beagles had on were just regular nylong choke collars. They were not hunting collars and did not have any identification on them.

I put them both in my shed and gave them food and water. I drove to the IOW Animal Control and reported them found. One of the animal control officers said that those beagles may have been stray for months in order for that wound to be that way. She also said that it would not be likely that the owner would try to find them. She advised that if I was going to try to rehome them myself, then I would need to foster them for at least 10 days according to the law. That's what I did. In the meantime, I contacted BTTR and they were kind enough to take the little girls in and get the proper care that they both need. These are such sweet little girls. I hope that someone will find it in their heart to adopt them and give them the wonderful home that they deserve! We have not given them names.

Note: I have been treating the wounds fr about 10 days. They are not completely healed but they are better and the little beagle that was cast in her collar can now walk on all fours. They like to lick each other's wounds.

Both dogs have now been spayed.  Thelma is a very friendly girl, and tends to lie on her back when approached. She loves to cuddle on the couch. She is BEST FRIENDS with Louise. They walk around together, often with their shoulders touching, and they sleep curled up together. Lately, they have been in foster care. They are both housetrained (yay!). Buddy is being fostered with them, and will sleep beside them, usually resting his head on Thelma's side. Thelma and Louise LOVE to patrol the back yard for interesting smells ... but are very happy to come back inside and snooze in a dog bed or on the couch.

Come meet this cutey at our next open house. It would be GREAT if Thelma and Louise could stay together -- they have seen one another through the hard times -- but they may be adopted separately if that's the only way to find them homes.

Thelma (left) with Louise on the right.


Thelma (far right) with Louise (middle) and Pumpkin (left)


The following pix of Thelma and Louise were taken while they were staying in the barn shed in Zuni, VA -- before they were brought to BTTR: