"Thor"

"Thor" is a 4 month old red male puppy. Although he seems to be thinking about serious things I can tell you he is "all puppy" and there is not a serious thought to be found in his little head. He was brought to us by one of our contacts who heard he needed help. Thor was surrendered by his previous owner to a vet for euthanasia because he was paralyzed in both rear legs. The vet didn't have the heart to put him down so quickly and took care of him until she could find help for him. GCDR agreed to have him examined by our vets. In the couple of days that it took to get him to us, Thor was already beginning to use his rear legs and walked under his own steam into our vet's office. He has continued to get better with every passing day. Although Thor's previous owner stated that Thor had not been injured, we noticed that Thor also was malnourished. Therefore, we are not sure if the report of "no injury" was truthful. Thor's xrays and medical records are being reviewed by a leading expert in Doberman back health. Results will be posted soon. We are hopeful that Thor's problems are resolved and that he will go on to live a long and healthy life. Thor also came to us with very short cropped ears that were not entirely standing. We took him to see a vet in New Orleans who specializes in cropped ears. Due to his very young age, she posted his ears and we are hopeful that they will "stand" in a few weeks.

"Vander"
Hi, my name is Vander - entire name Evander but people around here just call me Vander. I know when you look at me at first, you probably think my ear is just turned back. But it isn't - its gone. Someone cut my ear off - probably an attempt to do a home crop. My friends at GCDR can't figure out why anyone would do a cruel & painful home crop - much less half of one and then dump me and my siblings in a commonly used "dog dumping area" in the country. Lucky for me, a very persistent animal control officer managed to catch me. You can imagine after what I had been thru - I gave it my best shot not to get caught. But now I'm living in a nice place and I'm very much loved. One of the vet's at LSU took care of my ear until it healed and I'm thankful for that. Its healed now and this is the look I will have for life. I may not have both ears but look at what I can do with my eyes. I can make sweet faces at you all day long and never get tired of hearing how adorable I am. I'm not a pure dobie puppy but other than my hair being a tad longer, I'm pretty close. I'm a very sweet puppy. I love to play with other dogs and I'm OK with kitties because I'm a gentle little guy. I'm up to date on shots, on heartworm preventative and scheduled to be neutered and microchipped. I'm just under 4 months old and still have all my puppy teeth. Hey look at my eyes again - you know you love me don't you?

Scarlet (adopted) & Dixie

Dixie