She is an inmate of the Bay County Animal Control, a state-of-the-art facility in Youngstown, FL, run by a staff of compassionate, dedicated employees who are not only a credit to the County, but to the animals they are trying to place. The new Director is Jim Crosby, and he has taken this high kill facility down to 50 per cent kill rate through aggressive adoption outreach. His goal is to reduce it further.
Bravo for Jim and his staff.
Shenaynay (Gentle Spirit) is suffering from Big Black Dog Syndrome, through no fault of her own. She was just born big and black. She is half Great Dane and half Doberman, though her head says Dane. Her color is, I am told, blue, though at first she appears black. She is only 14 months old. She seems to know basic obedience, and here she was focused on a Cheerio, fed one at a time.
She came into the reception area with exuberance and met small children, adults, a tiny puppy, and two adult dogs. I've been told that cats do not bother her.
Someone chopped her ears off. A hack job like that tells me that it is possible because she was a big puppy, that she may have been pit bull bait. I just have that feeling.
She is still a silly girl, being so young, but her time is running out. She has been at this facility for weeks.
If you know anyone who rescues Danes, Dobermans or crosses, please direct them to me at inkslinger@bellsouth.net or to Debbie Evernham at this facility, devernham@co.bay.fl.us for more information.
If you are in Florida or the tri-states area, or anywhere else in the USA, we will try to organize
transportation through a canine run.
Please consider this gentle soul for your companion. She is beautiful, inside and out.
Thank you.
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