The Ark of Hope Rescue

Duke & Shiloh were owned by the same person. This young man had to move from his apartment and could not take his dogs or their puppies with him, which after finding out the complete story the Ark of Hope Rescue was glad that they were safe at the Ark. To make a very long story a little shorter...Duke and Shiloh had 4 puppies. At the time that the Ark of Hope got involved with the situation the puppies were four weeks old. The day that the family was to arrive at the Ark, Dianne was told that two of the puppies were stolen. Knowing that Maryland law states that a puppy has to remain with its mother until it is eight weeks old, Allegany County Animal Shelter was contacted. Even though the Ark of Hope had the name, address, and phone number of the girl who had the puppies, the animal shelter would not get involved, would not uphold the law; they were, "too busy." Dianne was told to just let it be and hope that they puppies would be all right.

Shiloh (left), the mother, an AKC black and white Siberian Husky who is only 1 year old was so infested with worms and tired our vet chose to keep her overnight for a boost of IV fluids and a worming. Once at the Ark, she began eating three meals a day and has gained 5 pounds in 8 days while still nursing puppies.
 

Duke (right), the daddy dog, a 1 1/2 year old black lab / boxer mix, was also very thin. Due to the way his owner "disciplined" him, Duke was quite afraid of men. Now, he is gaining weight and is learning to trust.

With a spoonful of peanut butter you can get Duke to do anything! Right now, all he wants is a Mom and Dad to take him to his new home where he will never be beat and kicked again.

The Puppies! Kush (left) and Brady (right). Brady has one blue eye and one brown which makes his appearance almost as sweet as his personality. These two adorable puppies, lucky enough to be at the Ark of Hope with their mom and dad, are doing great! They have been wormed, they have had their first puppy shot, and on November 7th, they will be going to their new homes.

Both Puppies have been adopted! Good Luck, Kush and Brady, in your new homes!

UPDATE: DUKE HAS BEEN ADOPTED. HIS NEW MOM AND DAD HAS PROMISED HIM THAT "NO ONE" WILL EVER HURT HIM EVER AGAIN! DUKE NOW HAS THE LIFE THAT EVERY DOG DREAMS OF: A WARM HOME, PLENTY OF FOOD, AND A LOVING MOM THAT WOULD DIE FOR HIM!!!

UPDATE: Shiloh has been adopted! She cannot wait to go and live with her new mom and dad! She knows that her puppies will be fine and are now ready to start their own new life.

Knowing that there are two more puppies out there that the Animal Shelter was "too busy" to check on or uphold the law for, the Ark of Hope will be paying "Janee" a visit and if the puppies have not been to the vet or properly cared for, the Ark will take them by court order seeing as they have been declared "stolen property", since the original owner signed over ownership to the Ark of Hope Rescue before they were "stolen!"