Weeping Willow got this plea for help from someone who answered a Craig's List Ad and felt this dog needed to go into rescue. Joe Maringo, a WW Director, just whelped a litter of border collie mixes so his whelping room is full. I talked to Debra DeLong about this dog; she is the one who contacted us after she inquired about the Craig's List Ad. The woman who owns the bitch wanted money for Christmas for her daughter and she wanted to sell the dog for the money. Well, Debra called her since she posted her on Craig's List for $100. She said the woman has apparently decided to give her up if she can get her into rescue. She is 2-1/2 years old and this is her SECOND litter. Now what really concerns me other than we have no place for her at this time is that she is VERY close to delivering....she thought she was 2 months along which means she could deliver shortly. Debra and I were brainstorming and she is going to try to find someone near her (the dog is in Marion OH) who could whelp the litter but I don't want to count on that either. Most people wouldn't because of the thoughts of being stuck with the medical, food, etc. of a pregnant dog and puppies. I told her that IF she could find a person that knows about whelping a litter and we check the person out quickly, Weeping Willow would cover the expenses AND placing the momma and puppies when the time came...this would be spay, shots, food, etc. I can't believe this is the 2nd intentional GSD breeding in the last 6 months that we have been contacted about and Joe's whelping room is full :-( This is an unwanted purebred GSD bred to a purebred GSD. We need to help somehow and this is the only way I can think of unless this wonderful list has any suggestions. I am concerned about travel for her since she is close to delivery. I believe Marion OH is near Columbus but I'm not sure. I will be talking to Debra this evening and she is going to try to send a text picture of both dogs to Vicki's cell phone. Any and all suggestions are welcome. The owner says she won't take her to a pound but I don't trust that not to happen. Pat Lukos _www.saravagsd.com_ (http://www.saravagsd.com/) Weeping Willow 2nd Chance German Shepherd Sanctuary _http://weepingwillowgsdsanctuary.com/_ (http://weepingwillowgsdsanctuary.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================