Precious' journey towards her new beginning...

Precious wasn't always so beautiful. When we first rescued her it was obvious she'd been through hell. This poor little girl had been so starved there was absolutely nothing to her. Every bone in her little frame was jutting out beneath her thin coat. Precious was in horrible shape, to say the least. She had been neglected way beyond the definition of abuse. It was impossible to look at this sweet dog and not feel a painful ache in your heart. How some monster could do this to such a wonderful being so full of life and love.... we have no idea.

We quickly got rid of the parasites that were eating her alive, inside and out. The hair loss and scabs on her skin was due to a flea allergy and skin infection and immediately treated.

Precious' Before Pictures

Update from Foster Mom:

" Precious (aka Sweet P) is doing great! She is great on a leash and does very well when we encounter other dogs. I have a feeling she would get along with most dogs if properly introduced… Even though she gets along great with Grommitt, I think she’d be just fine in a house by herself as well. She loves people and will always take any attention she can get but is not pushy and will find a place to sit if you don’t have time. She leaves the cats alone for the most part.

The hair on her back is almost completely grown back in and is very shiny after a bath. She lost the hair on her ears after we got her and that is growing back in. She has doubled her width since we got her so in another couple of weeks we may have a little tank on our hands! With a little help from my husband I can trim her toenails. She doesn't LOVE baths but tolerates them patiently. She knows how to sit. She doesn't jump up and was extremely polite when she met the neighbors children. She likes her kennel and goes right in, most of the time without being asked.

Everyone that meets her says “Oh, she’s so sweet!!” – hence the nickname SweetP. I think she’d do really well in a house with kids too. She’d be an easy keeper for busy moms & dads and is the perfect size, small but sturdy."