Barney was dumped on temple grounds where Rescue Paws is located. She was dumped with her newly born puppies. Unfortunately there were 5 but only 2 of her puppies survived, but they are healthy and growing and are now awaiting their adoption! B1 and B2, both female, are splitting images of their mom.
Apparently Barney use to be not so nice of a dog- but who can really blame her. Being dumped with her new born puppies and having to carry around two large mammary tumors can’t be a picnic. Since then she has had one removed and they are planning on removing the other one as well. She has grown into a loving dog.
She is currently a little trouble maker, constantly getting dirty in the swamp across the road. Always wanting to be the center of attention, she is very vocal when it comes to her food- apparently meaning she doesn’t respect the ones feeding her. Overall shes a very sweet girl, she loves following the volunteers to the kennels and to the beach when we take out the other dogs. She insists in playing the mom role to all of the younger pups and cats we have.
Since she was dumped at the temple she couldn’t be returned to her pack- assuming that she even had one- and since she currently doesn’t have a new one shes constantly getting bullied by the other temple dogs when she steps on ‘their turf.’ But that doesn’t stop her from exploring and being a happy dog! I personally like to think that the people of rescue paws and the dogs that stay there are kind of like her pack as we look out for one another. So she currently is staying at Rescue Paws, potentially waiting to be adopted in the future.