The Dog Journal

DOG RESCUED FROM INTRICATE TUNNEL SYSTEM - “Once they gained limited access, Officer [Valeri] Guglielmotti…found an intricate network consisting of numerous tunnels…As it turns out, Lilly had been burrowing under the deck for months.”

An American Bulldog named Lilly became trapped under her deck.  When rescuers made their way to her location, they discovered that she had been digging a series of tunnels under the deck.  Apparently, Lilly became stuck because she encountered a groundhog.  Here’s more from northjersey.com:

Police continued digging through the dirt using their hands and shovels, and eventually Officer Anthony Scimeca spotted Lilly about 15 feet deep inside one of the tunnels, the sergeant said.

However, the dog was “unable” or “unwilling” to retreat, he said. As Scimeca crawled further into the tunnel, he encountered a large groundhog, which, DeVoe said, “was the likely source of Lilly’s attention.” After Scimeca removed the groundhog from the tunnel, he was able to grab hold of Lilly, he said…

“This job calls for more than just writing tickets and making arrests. Community service efforts, like this one, are what drew many of our officers to this profession in the first place,” he said.

Lilly is quite the engineer, but hopefully she learned her lesson. It’s always the groundhog’s fault. Click here for the full story.  

hollysgallery:

Portrait of my dog Zoey

I love the eyes.  I wish I could draw. The best I can do is a stick figure of my schnauzer.

Submission from maisy-moo.  Wonderful dog!  I hope she recovers quickly!

My Rescue Girl Darcy, American bulldog, she has actually got ears…they are just pinned back because I took a massive branch off of her and she is feeling sorrow for herself! She has just underwent bilateral cruciate tto surgery….

WOMAN SAVES DOG FROM ABANDONED HOUSE -”Because temperatures were skyrocketing today, she knew she needed to do something for that dog and that she needed to get him in here…”

A woman in Ohio rescued a 1-year-old dog who had been left in a cage in an abandoned house.  The dog’s life was in danger to the extreme heat.  The dog, now named Newman, is an American Bulldog.  Newman is currently being cared for by the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. Here’s more from whiotv.com:

A woman who found a 1-year-old American bulldog mix caged in an abandoned house is being credited with saving the dog’s life during the summer heatwave of 2012.

The woman, who was not identified by name, brought the dog from a boarded up house on Third Street to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton at about 2 p.m…”We assumed it had been in the house for a couple of days,” Warren said. “It was emaciated and trapped in a cage, severely hydrated, malnourished and had traces of mange.”

Its paws were inflamed as well, Warren said, possibly from having tromped around in his own feces.

The humane society believes that the woman has seen the dog previously and decided to take immediate action.

Thanks to the anonymous woman, Newman’s life was saved. Despite the despicable way he was thrown away by his previous owners, he now has a chance to be adopted by a loving family.  Get well soon, Newman.  Click here for the full story, and click here for more information on the Humane Society of Greater Dayton.