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Poor Barclay lived his life chained to the side of a dilapidated trailer. He had no shelter at all and was literally surrounded by trash. A good Samaritan saw him one day and was bold enough to ask the owner if he could adopt him. The owner said “take him if you want him,” so off Barclay went to start his new life!
The good citizen already had several dogs and knew he couldn’t keep Barclay, but he was familiar with the GRRMF organization and asked us if we’d help. Of course we would – that’s what we’re all about! We are very grateful to this kind person for helping this wonderful golden who needed him so badly.
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We guess Barclay to be 2-3 years old. He was not neutered and likely had not had any vaccinations. He also tested positive for heartworms – another expected result, given his living conditions and obvious lack of care. He also had an inflammation in his lungs caused by the heartworms, so we had to clear that up. He has now been neutered and also is just starting his heartworm treatment. He won’t be available for adoption until May, but so far, so good!
Barclay is in a foster home and is doing very well. He is now potty trained, gets along great with the other dog and the cat and loves people of all ages. He is playful and very much enjoys a good game of fetch. Another favorite pastime is lizard hunting, which he’ll do all day long if you’ll let him. He also is a good leash walker.
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So far, he hasn’t shown an interest in the pool, but we aren’t encouraging it either, since he needs to be kept calm and quiet during his heartworm treatment.
Barclay is a sweetheart of a dog – very affectionate and loving. He’s also pretty well behaved, considering he had no direction (other than the end of his chain) or training in his past life.
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Amidst trash was this treasure named Barclay
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Barclay had no shelter from the rain when he was found
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Barclay looks happier already, but he has some health hurdles to cross before he can be adopted
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Although he'd love to play, we must keep Barclay quiet during his heartworm treatment
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At GRRMF, we don’t turn dogs away because they are ill or have heartworms. For us, this is almost a given in dogs we get from neglectful homes and/or shelters. Heartworm treatment is expensive, but it is also a 100% cure – once the treatment is completed, the dog is put on the normal monthly heartworm preventive, and there should be no long-term repercussions from the parasite. At shelters, heartworms are a death sentence – the dog is immediately put on the “unadoptable” list – but not at GRRMF. We’re going to make sure that Barclay – and dozens more like him this year alone – gets the care he needs and goes on to live a wonderful life, where he is a loved and cherished member of some very lucky family.
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