Here is the contact info of the rescue organization posted with their permission (Mastiffs To Mutts <mastiffstomutts@gmail.com>) in case you would like to donate, adopt, foster, or help in other ways: Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue, Inc., 501(c)(3) org, www.mastiffstomutts.org
7/10/12 GOOD NEWSOn Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Sarah Dawson <sndawson924@gmail.com> wrote:
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*******CONTACT: SNDAWSON924@GMAIL.COM (201) 577-4609OR CALL LHS @ (201) 547-4147*******UPDATE RESCUE SECURED FOR NAPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE SHARE WITH EVERYONE AS I KNOW THAT MANY CROSS-POSTED FAR & WIDE. My apologies for not posting this sooner. Thanks again everyone for helping Naples find a safe haven. I will be reaching out to the sponsors shortly. - Sarah Dawson
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From: Sarah Dawson <sndawson924@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Subject: Urgent - Senior Neapolitan Mastiff (MEDICAL NEEDS) JERSEY CITY, NJ
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7/4/12 UPDATE: STILL NEEDS RESCUE Naples has gone into a foster home through LHS. She still hasn't recieved treatment for her kennel cough and was sent to the foster home without any medication at all. I'm told her coughing is not noticable anymore, but who knows. I spoke with the foster person yesterday. The foster home she is in is not ideal, as the person really is rather clueless and obviously her medical needs still need to be attended too. Unfortunatly this foster-er let her cats go into the basement and left one alone with her. She returned home to find one dead in the basement, which was disturbingly stated to me matter of factly and non-chalantly. SO NO CATS!!!! Naples has apparently done well with dogs in the foster home but doesn't tolerate bosterious, overbearing dogs. She loves to hang out in the backyard. I have a rather bad feeling about where she is right now. I'd hate to see another incident happen and have it held against her. So while she isn't in the shelter she STILL NEEDS HELP!
6/27/12 Naples is a senior Neapolitan Mastiff who was surrendered to a completely overwhelmed city shelter that is beyond overfilled & understaffed. She has rather significant cherry eye on her left eye, which has a secondary infection. She also has kennel cough. Per management she is on eye ointment & will be started on kennel cough treatment. She has received her Distemper & Bordetella vaccines. LHS has no room & her name, as a senior special needs dog, has been brought up for possible euthanasia. She has peopling puling for her though and she truly has a superb temperament!!! PLEASE SHARE -- Transportation can probably be arranged if needed.Naples was brought in as a stray to LHS on 6/7/12. Within a week her guardian came in and surrendered her. She is said to be 8-9 years. Her former guardian had her since she was a 8 week old pup. She was also used as a breeding dog, but it seems that in her mature years her owner sadly just lost interest. Even in her current condition Naples is one endearing, social gal! She finds things in life to be joyful about and she has a special way of sharing her joy with everyone around her. As soon as you approach her cage she starts wiggling her entire body in happy anticipation, "Take me, Take me out...Please!". She loves everyone! She still has plenty of spunk and lust for life. She loves to plop down and roll around in the grass outside. She is so social and has a nice touch of silliness to bout!She definitely needs vetting. Her left eye is quite bad and is always covered in mucousy discharge. She has been exhibiting signs of kennel cough since Saturday and has nasal discharge. I spoke to management today. They stated they were unaware of her symptoms and that they would start her on treatment today. Apparently she is on eye ointment too, but if she is it doesn't seem to be making much of a difference. I'm wondering if there's more going on then just a secondary infection from the cherry eye, like maybe dry eye. Either way she needs a good vet check.She did great on her behavior eval. She doesn't mind any handling. Aced her stranger, baby doll, and rawhide test. She was a bit uncomfortable with her food being handled, but she only communicated that through submissive body language. She had no interest in toys (she may not know just what toys are for), and approached both tester dogs in a friendly, playful manner.Her surrender profile stated that she is friendly with children, playful around strangers, sometimes shy, no history of any aggression or bites,& it was checked off that she lived with other animals and got along with other animals but no other details were listed. She was listed as not house trained BUT it also said that she was kept in a garage day & night, as well as regularly left alone for periods longer then 8 hours. So she may just need some help in that department. She does seems to know that she should go outside though...*********************PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST*********************OR CALL LHS @ (201) 547-4147*******
