Adoptable Georgia Dogs for October 9, 2013

Jax is a mixed American Pit Bull/Rhodesian Ridgeback who has found himself in a pickle. For reasons beyond his control, he is losing his foster home and the rescue group that saved him is frantic for fear that he may end up euthanized unless someone steps up to help him.
If you think you might be able to help Jax, please email Susie@animalactionrescue.org.

Jax’s problem is two-fold. One is that he’s a Pibble mix, and they often have a hard time finding permanent homes. Two is that he can’t be boarded, as many rescue groups will do when a dog is between fosters — Jax gets too nervous and distraught and always ends up very sick when he’s boarded.

Jax has a great personality, and loves nothing better than snuggling with his person. He gets along very well with his foster dog sister, is house-trained, crate-trained, and loves playing with toys.

Plus, he’s got that winning smile.

If you think you might be interested in helping Jax, but are worried about the fearsome Pit Bull stereotypes, I encourage you to take some time and educate yourself about the breed.

Atlanta Pit Bull Parents has some information on their website, as does Pit Bull Rescue Central. Atlanta Underdog Rescue specializes in the breeds commonly called Pit Bulls or Bully breeds and is having an educational event later this month. One thing about Pit Bull owners is that they’re usually happy to talk about their dogs and discuss concerns you may have about adopting one.

One other thing you can do to help is to click here to go to Facebook and find Jax on his groups page, Animal Action Rescue, Inc. and then share him with your friends.

One more thing about those scary Pit Bulls: The picture below is Tater Tot, a Pit Bull who looks a lot like Jax.

Tater Tot was a foster dog until a few days ago when he made himself a permanent member of his family by saving the life of four-year old Peyton Anderson, now his adoptive brother.

To watch four-year-old Peyton Anderson play with his dog Tator Tot you can tell there is a special bond.

His mother, Christi Smith, didn’t know how special until last week when Tator Tot alerted her in the middle of the night.

“He just seemed kind of weird. He wasn’t really coherent”, Smith said.

Christi had only picked up the 10-month-old pitbull rescue a few days earlier, but the dog could sense something was wrong licking jumping on the boy who wouldn’t wake up.

“He kept on whining and barking and running between the two of us so I checked on him… and like he was like barely breathing,” Smith said.

She rushed him to the emergency room where doctors began running a battery of test before they discovered his blood sugar was dangerously low.