We checked her over closely at EVC and weighed her: 25.9 kgs. We can confirm to those who have asked that BHRR does have her microchipped. 

 

She is urinating well, has had a BM, eating and drinking, and we are watching closely for signs of a possible FB, as she was on the loose for over 20 hours. She would have been hungry.

 

As she is in heat, this nightmare experience shall change her spay surgery. As always, we will not get into a discussion regarding puppies having puppies, should she have become pregnant while she was loose, and in/near a dog park. She is 10 months old herself. We are also still working on getting her healthy.

 

Last Thursday, we had a detailed conversation with her Vet/Surgeon, and we have a new plan in place for her.

 

The detailed bloodwork that we did at the end of May – low T4, and indicators that she was possibly Addisonian – though not symptomatic – and was dehydrated even 6 days post arrival, we will be repeating some bloodwork and sending it out again prior to performing sx.

 

So many owners and rescue groups never do any bloodwork prior to surgery, let alone repeat it. We also did clotting factor testing as she is a Doberman. We will always go above and beyond for our dogs.

 

Almost 30 years of doing responsible rescue, and we are still exposed to people who should know better and still choose not to adhere to what is in the best interest of a dog, and set them up for failure, and this is deeply shocking. BHRR’s Sophie could have been seriously injured or even killed. 

 

To be very clear, and we do have the detailed documentation, the first foster chose to stop fostering BHRR’s Sophie the first time, and then again this time after she was found. BHRR’s Sophie shall not be going back to them.

 

The Founder reached out to them to join the search as they had temp-fostered BHRR’s Sophie for two+ weeks when the second foster lost her within an hour of getting her, and we remain grateful that they came out.

 

We will also be very public in continuing to state per our clearly posted policies that we will never place a dog up for adoption until they are ready, will never adopt out a dog unaltered, we do not flip dogs, and we will not bow down to any demands. We will do what is in our dogs’ best interest and will not deviate from our successful mandates. This is not an unreasonable position as a r/q rescue. Every group out there will have similar and also different mandates, and every r/q organization does what they believe to be in the best interests of the dogs under their authority. 

 

With BHRR’s Sophie, when/if her time comes to be placed up for adoption, any home approved to adopt her will have to follow their legally signed adoption contract. We shall not consider any homes outside of our known approved network. We are committed to our dogs for life, their life.

 

Members of BHRR are so grateful that so many reached out to advise us that one of our dogs was loose. That is how we were initially informed that she was missing.

 

In close to 30 years of operating, there is an unreasonable expectation that our rescue has to have control over everything, while at the same time, that same control should not apply to some people. Double standards abound.

 

All we can do is proper due diligence, and if homes choose to ignore important guidelines regarding safety and setting our dogs and their homes up for success, we are only going to know and find out when/what we know.

 

We are an all-volunteer foster-based group, and we gladly give of ourselves 24/7 with sacrifices. Social media is both a blessing and a curse.

 

To those who feel/speak that they can do better, please do. Walk your talk. Lord knows we need more r/q groups out there!

 

BHRR’s Sophie, you are safe. We steadfastly shouldered some ‘armchair quarterback’ nonsense, and take the continued serious responsibility of ensuring you are done right by. 

 

She is going to be just fine. She is going to learn that she can stand on her own feet, that she can self-soothe and self-comfort, that she does not deserve to be pitied, babied, or felt sorry for. She does not feel sorry for herself. We want her to become the best dog she can be, and she shall!

 

She is a product of her past—RIP to her original owner—but she lives in her present, and BHRR, along with her fans/supporters, looks to her wonderful future!