Found a dog tonight! (Warning, as pictures are sad)

[Gizmodo ^_^]

Awww what a beautiful little girl
hope she finds the perfect home <3

[Womblehands]

Do you have a dog grooming place nearby? would be lovely to see her having a makeover..

[Malorey]

We are bringing her up to the shelter today. My mom is being a pain about it, and doesn't want to keep her. Even as a foster.

I may see her this weekend when I go up to volunteer, so I will post pictures then of her fresh!

[Hamtastic]

I hope a good home situation gets worked out for this doggy. Great job for rescuing her.

[ashari]

Aww she looks like a shih tzu under all that matted fur,poor girl. what a shame you couldnt foster her but still well done for taking her in and not leaving her to struggle as a stray!! plus you might be able to follow her progress when you go to volunteer so thats a bonus!dont forget to post pics if you do see her

[Malorey]

It seems no shelters can take her today, I gave her a bath though, to help her feel better besides the matts, and she looks alot better!

[Pomegranate]

Good thing you found her. She looks like she'd been dragged through a hedge backwards, the poor thing.

[Malorey]

Alright guys, an update for ya!

We still have her! ^_^ The time up for needed to be kept to look for an owner is up, but I am not going to delete the ads or anything, just in case. I'll let them stay up.

As of now, we will be keeping her!

Here are pictures from last night!






Then here she is today, after two hours of getting out mats, dirt, and a shave!






I have a little question/concern/opinion thing, see - I have a guy who works at the animal shelter on my Facebook, and I one day messaged him asking if anyone was looking for a dog like her, and he said no, so I just mentioned for him to keep an ear & eye up.

Well, tonight, he tagged himself in the album with her pictures, as in to get her out there, you know? BUT, this isn't what I want, I want her look to not be seen by people.

This is in case someone is just looking for a free dog, you know? I posted an ad on Craigslist just saying, "Found small dog out in the rain, email to identify!", so that the people would come to me, and tell me a description of the dog they were looking for. That way, I could just say yes / no, and wouldn't have the worry of people looking for a cute little dog for free!

I dunno, maybe it's making me mad because he didn't even ask, and now I feel if I were to untag him he'd say this & that and she could somehow have to be taken to the shelter. I don't know if they can really do that though, since I've had her the time, as of today, that she is to be held to have an owner found.

[Hamtastic]

I think it's be fair for you to write to him and explain the reasoning behind not posting the dog's photos. You could use some other criteria to determine if people who respond are the dog's owners (like the dog's collar, some distinguishing color details that aren't immediately obvious, pictures of them with the dog, etc.)

The last photo looks like the dog is grinning widely.

[souffle]

She looks stunning now and a very happy little pooch. I would untag him and explain why. That sort of dog is very attractive and may well be 'claimed' by someone seeing those pics.
I wonder if she has been spayed? What age do you think she is? You just never know if she has hopped in a van and travelled a distance but really any responsible owner would have her chipped or at least an id tag on her.
I think you have a new dog What do you call her?