Brie is a mystery wrapped around a shepherd's body. Two of our volunteers were out on a horse trail when they came across what they thought was a coyote. They rode past but the woman turned back for another look. What she found was an extremely emaciated German Shepherd that was losing its hair! They worked extremely hard to trap the dog who acted feral and was very scared around people. Once they had her they realized that she had a beautiful and expensive leather collar but no tags. They brought her to us to see if she was adoptable.

She was extremely thin, her fur was very sparse, and overall Brie was in extremely poor condition. She was terrified and did not appear to want to have anything to do with people. She did love getting regular meals and having a big, fluffy bed! Our volunteers began working with her. For two weeks she did not show aggression but she did not want to be touched. We would take her for walks but she would not look at us or interact with us in any way. One of our volunteers took this as a challenge and sat with Brie in her kennel. She noticed that Brie was extremely interested in another dog who was running up and down the kennel aisle with a ball (see Chase). What the heck? Let's give her a ball! Once our volunteer showed Brie the ball, her eyes lit up! She caught the ball in her mouth and brought it over to the volunteer and dropped it at her feet. Brie had turned the corner and realized that people could be trusted!

Brie has turned in to one of the most loving and affectionate dogs at the rescue! She loves to get attention. In fact, she will fling herself on the ground in front of a volunteer to get a belly rub! She is equally friendly with everyone she meets. This is amazing considering what this dog went through. Once we were able to clean her up we realized that she had a pellet wound. Someone had shot at this sweet girl! No wonder she did not know who to trust when we first got her! She is extremely playful and loves other dogs. She is so gentle that we are not sure how she survived on her own! We have NO IDEA how old she is. She looks older but her teeth are great and she acts young. She even seems to like cats. She is bouncy and makes everyone laugh at her antics. Brie deserves a forever home so that she can lounge in luxury and love for the rest of her life.

Brie is at our rescue facility in Burbank.  If you are interested in meeting her, please click on the button below and fill out our online adoption application.

(pictures below here are older)