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Bet

Adopted!
New Name:
Age: Adult
Sex: Female
Breed: Mixed Breed
Weight: 50 pounds
Current Location: Montgomery, TX
Adoption Date: July 2, 2022
Adopted by: Lora Sims
Latest Update:
Are you ready?
A dog like Bet is easy to scroll past. A million dogs just like her sit in shelters across the country today, their faces plastered on a different Facebook page. But for us, our mission has been to get her seen, and shared, because maybe, just maybe, her new person would see her picture, or read her story, and feel that pull to reach out to us. After 6 months with DRR, and nearly 30,000 shares the search could sometimes feel hopeless.
We never gave up, we photographed her, shot video of her, and posted stories of her day after day undeterred. Night after night, volunteers would tuck Bet in at the sanctuary, as we all waited for a miracle.
Tonight, things will be a little different. Post after post the village stepped up and shared, and shared and shared some more..
Bet is not at the sanctuary now, Bet is home, with her new mama, sleeping on her new bed, in her now house, learning about her brand new life.
You see after those thousands of shares we finally found Lora Sims from Montgomery Texas who reached out about Bet a few weeks ago, and as luck would have it these two are a perfect match for each other.
Bet will be her only dog, will have her very own yard, and all of her Mama’s attention. It’s nearly impossible to explain the joy that all of us feel for Bet to finally get her home. She has been so patient, and grateful for everything that is given to her.
All of the time and resources put into Bet has concluded with her loading up in her moms car and driving away to her forever home.
Lora is joining Happy Tails where we hope to see Bet living here happily ever after. Bet’s name will remain as Bet.
To find a home like Lora’s was a long shot, but we sure are glad we went all-in. For once in your life Bet you have someone who loves you, and someone who will make your dreams come true.
Happy life, Bet.
You deserve it.
About Bet:
Very late last night the text came in from Dr. Murray at the ER. She periodically asks us for help and she sent us this girl’s story. Apparently she was out in Farmersville and got to close too some ranch owner’s property that had sheep and she was shot three times. A few teenagers saw it happen and scooped her up and drove her to the ER asking for help. When she arrived, the staff told them that she is lactating and has babies somewhere and asked them to drive back out there and see if they could find them. It was about 25 degrees last night and young puppies without their mother would simply just not survive. With her being out in farm country we felt like looking for and finding these babies is like a needle in a haystack. Amazingly enough in the wee hours of the night the kids came back with a bundle of her 7 puppies that they did in fact find. It’s an absolute miracle that they are even alive, but they are and they immediately started nursing on their mama and were so happy to be warm and safe.
Mama is a pit mix. She had two gunshots go all the way through her body and come out on the other side, and she has one bullet that is still lodged in her that they are not going after at this time.
This girl is safe and warm and getting the help she needs and her 7 puppies are too.

Welcome to Dog Ranch Rescue Bet


UPDATE 6/19/2022

I simply cannot commend all of our volunteers and employees enough for devoting themselves to taking care of Bet. The amount of resource hours that have been utilized since her rescue from Millie to everyone at the ranch to everyone at the sanctuary are in the multiples and multiples of thousands of hours.
When we have a dog that we have to continue to dedicate so much of our time and resources to that has a direct affect on the inability to rescue another dog in her place.
This is Bet heading off with Emma to grab some In N Out, it’s just a fragment of what all of us are spending our time on with her. Walking, taking to the ranch after hours for swimming, playing with her with bubbles and interactive treat tools to keep her brain healthy and utilized.
Sanctuary life was never designed for a dog to live their for months and months and months and when they are kept from other dogs and living solo the whole time that simply compounds the difficulty.
I need to commend the village as well Bet had been shared at least 10,000 times so it’s not for lack of effort or caring and trying that had not led to success.
We do get inquiries that inevitably have other dogs in the home, a cat in the home, livestock, chickens or they just don’t have a fence.
All of those things above are not a fit for Bet.
We try hard to not be discouraged but I’d be lying if I didn’t say it’s beginning to feel impossible.
Bet had many strikes against her and I’ll include all of her updates and bios in the link to the rescue website. I think most people know what all of the negatives are, I don’t think I need to go over all of that again.
Today I just want to focus on her positives and their are plenty of them they just get overlooked A. Because of her breed and B. because of her history.
Let me just talk about all of the pluses.
Bet is a young dog, she’s a very healthy dog, she’s an absolute sweetheart and loves people and loves affection.
Bet would be a fantastic running mate for someone who runs. She’s got lots of energy which is great for active people. Unlike many dogs with lots of energy Bet also doubles as a couch potato with ease.
Bet has no separation anxiety she’s completely chill with you leaving her at home and she will wait patiently with no destruction or worry. She just slides into couch potato mode.
Bet loves kids, she’s great with them and would love to have a family with kids of her own.
If you’re a single woman and looking for a dog to make you feel a little safer Bet would fill that role tremendously. People are intimidated by her breed and that is what adds to the difficulty of finding her a home but how about we look at that from the other side and see the plus of her acting as a dog that makes you feel safe because of her looks and her breed.
Bet loves all people young old men and women. She doesn’t have insecurities, she doesn’t worry or stress, she’s not shy. She’s completely housebroken.
If she was any other breed even with her past and even needing to be an only dog it wouldn’t be an issue and a home would have already been found.
A Frenchie, a Cavalier, a Doodle, it wouldn’t matter a home would be found. Sadly Bet is a pit mix and the prejudice is enormous and feels insurmountable but we can’t quit we have to keep trying.

UPDATE 6/16/2022

A few words about Bet from Terrie:

Bet has been with us at the sanctuary way too long. Laura Galloway always equates The Sanctuary to Disneyland. It is great fun for the pups for a week or two, but months at Disneyland become exhausting. Bet has handled them like a champ! She is always so polite in her den first thing in the morning and doesn’t make a fuss while we let the rest of the dogs out, patiently waiting her turn. Then she takes full advantage of her time outside playing with toys, running around the yard and getting loved on by volunteers. With gently coaxing, “come on”, she becomes a lap dog sitting in the chair with you, but she never takes it for granted and always waits until invited. She would love an active family of her very own to run, play and snuggle with. Are you ready to make all of her dreams come true?


UPDATE 6/15/2022

She just keeps looking and waiting but after 6 months she wonders if a family will ever choose her.
We get a few questions about Bet most of the time they have another dog or a cat or no fence.
Bet has a complicated history, she’s a very difficult dog to find the right home for and that’s why she’s still here.

UPDATE 6/14/2022

Thoughts about Bet from Elizabeth:

One day I was at the sanctuary for a while prepping for an intake and playing with Bet. A lot of ball playing with Bet! We came inside to cool off and let me get some work done. As I was leaning against the counter she laid down on my feet. Bet just wants a person to play ball with and sleep beside, or even on! Bet is super sweet and a little spicy. She will make a spectacular dog for somebody that wants a partner for their run, or trail hikes, or frisbee playing, or water games…


UPDATE 6/12/2022

A word from Diane about Bet:
Growing up we always had dogs, but I had never been around a pit bull or pit mix until volunteering at DRR. For all the stereotypes we hear, Bet is nothing but a loving soul looking for a family to love her.
She is playful, extremely smart, beautiful, but most of all, a dog who loves and wants love. One of the first times I was taking care of her at the Sanctuary, she wanted to sit in my lap. I obliged of course and she was as happy as a clam! She isn’t a couch potato, but she loves and wants her together time.

Her eyes are mesmerizing and when she looks at you, it’s like she can see your soul. We see many dogs at DRR that have had a rough start, but Bet hasn’t let that define her. When I picture her future, I see her as a wonderful companion with a zest for life. A buddy for walking, running or maybe hiking. The things we wish for every dog, knowing she has her own family to love.


UPDATE 6/10/2022

Todays affirmation of Bet brought to you by Danielle:

Bet is a great dog. She loves being around people. When I’m in the intake room working on med sheets or anything else she is out of her den with me. She will lay near you content as can be just to be near someone. Every shift I work she makes me laugh. The joy she has with toys, the pool, the sprinkler pad is just a beautiful sight to see. Bet is also a very smart girl. She knows which is her den and freely goes to the correct room where her den is without a word when coming in from outside. When outside and you say, “You ready to go inside?” she will go to the door and wait for you to open it. She knows to sit before a treat or new toy is given to her. I know the right home is out there for this very sweet and super smart girl.


UPDATE 6/9/2022

Todays affirmation about Bet from Jennah:
Bet

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Bet is the word, “worker”. Bet is an extremely intelligent, athletic, and energy dog, the type of dog who needs a job and a few hobbies to keep her happy. When I look at Bet I see so many potential amazing homes; a runner, a hiker, an agility enthusiast, and more. I could see her frequenting the docks, boating and/or for dock diving. She loves to swim, she loves to run, she loves to play, and she loves to use her brain. This is a dog with so, so many endless opportunities. Her breed sets her a step back from the other dogs in our rescue, needing a pretty dog savvy home puts her back another step, and being dog selective puts her even further back. She’s looking for her very own needle in a haystack. Everything, every treat and every activity, she loves and is so grateful for, and I’m sure she would the most grateful for a home to call her own. And anyone who is lucky enough to welcome Bet into their family, will be met with the unconditional love of a dog that no one wanted.


UPDATE 6/7/2022

Todays daily affirmation of Bet brought to you by Christi:

I am honestly shocked that Bet is still with us at the Sanctuary. She is smart, sweet, and just wants to be with someone. She really loved hanging with Wyatt and did great with him, and she loves to play fetch and run around. I have never had a negative thing to say about her. She loves her comfy bed and gives you these eyes as you leave for the night pleading for you to stay or wanting to come with you.


UPDATE 6/6/2022

Todays affirmation of Bet sent to us by Cassandra:
Beautiful
Energetic
Thinker

It’s not too often we have volunteers fighting over who gets to take the pit bull mix for a long walk. But, we did tonight and frankly every Sunday night. You see we have many volunteers that own and love this breed. We lovingly call them pittie mix lovers. Bet was on the receiving end tonight with just some good ol unconditional love from two special volunteers. They quietly race to see who gets to feed her first, pick up her bowl to take her out to play first. They negotiate with each other and take turns. Bet is one of the kind. She is a sweet, smart and a fun loving girl. She loves the water and she loves to interact with people. Bet went for a nice walk today. The volunteer said how nice she walks on a leash, how well she corrects and listens. She is aware of their pace and how much she enjoys the walk. Bet is a girl who would love to have her own family. A family who walks, runs, hikes and I “bet” she would even swim while you paddle boarded. She likes to be active. But she is also a chill girl. She loves to sit with her person and just be in their presence.


UPDATE 6/5/2022

The plight continues…
I reached out to all of our team captains and employees and Millie who fostered Bet for a few months. My goal was to let you hear from people who are with Bet each and every day for you to hear from them individually on their feelings about Bet. She has so many negative things in her history but that’s not who Bet is and I felt it was best for them to tell you who she is. I will be sharing a new one every day or two hoping anyone thinking about her will get a better understanding of who she is.
First up is Millie who fostered her for quite sometime and adores Bet.
This is daily affirmation number one:

I love Bet. She was my foster for 2 1/2 months. She came to me severely underweight /shotgun wounds and 5 babies she was trying to feed. Yet she was always happy and affectionate. She has what I call a gentle soul and looking into her eyes you feel it. Yes, she would love a family that is active and she could run, play and swim but she would also love a family or person that would just spend time with her. She loves her person. She would lay at my feet for hours while I was working on the computer.. Happy as a clam. Take her for walks … sit outside while she lays in the sun and watches for squirrels. Just be her person .. that’s all she wants.


UPDATE 5/25/2022

Still looking for her home, look at this athlete isn’t someone out there looking for an agility dog, how about a dog for a runner she’s love to run with you.


UPDATE 5/23/2022

We don’t typically offer beds like this to our rescues for so many reasons, destruction, pooping on it etc.
Bet is a very different story, as I said before she’s very happy and grateful for what she has, and she LOVES her bed, never does she complain and never is she destructive as she patiently waits for a family that will appreciate her for all of her good qualities and recognizes her limitations at the same time.

UPDATE 5/22/2022

Bet is always a good girl, and always waiting patiently, always so happy, and the volunteers all love playing with her and loving on her.
She’s never unhappy with what she doesn’t have, and is always grateful for what she does have even if that means she’s isolated at the sanctuary in a yard of her own instead of being with all of the other dogs.

It will take however long it takes to find a good fit for her so we just need to keep sharing and looking.


UPDATE 5/16/2022

It’s a group effort from so many of us, starting with the vets who worked on her with gunshot wounds, to Millie who worked with her at her home for weeks and weeks, raising her pups and adopting them all out. Then working with Bet with her own dogs and leash walking her to desensitizing her to the donkeys. From there off she went to the ranch where the staff worked with her daily to try and understand what kind of home she needs. The volunteers at the sanctuary now spend hours and hours caring for her every day.
Emma spent the time to write an in-depth profile about Bet and about the plight of pit mixes to try and help people understand.
Wes went to work for hours working on a video where staff and volunteers gathered video and photo content to share as much as possible of this girls life.
It’s very clear that Bets struggles as a pit mix aren’t going away anytime soon.

So we will just have to keep working, keep trying, and hope that her family will see her and what she’s been through, and most importantly what a great dog she would be for them.


UPDATE 5/15/2022

I’d love to give everyone some further insight on Bet- who she is, what she needs, and what she can and cannot handle. A quick recap for anyone who doesn’t know her story, Bet was a semi-stray dog living in a rural area, she was not spayed and had puppies with another dog in the area. Bet was getting loose and going after livestock on a neighboring property, and on the night she came to us she killed a large ram and was shot buy the neighboring land owner. Many hear this and may think that Bet is a monster, a killer, but what you have to understand is that this is simply not her fault. Bet is a Bully Mix. Many would say that she is a “Pit Mix” but I prefer not to label dogs under the Bully Breed umbrella as Pit Mixes without genetic proof that they contain American Pit Bull Terrier in their makeup, as all it does is hurt and further marginalize that specific breed. Bully or “Bull” type breeds, specifically the original “Bulldog” historically were bred for Bull Baiting. I will allow you to google that on your own, because it is gruesome. So- when you have a Bully Mix like Bet, out in a rural area, emaciated, uncared for, whelping puppies, and then attacking and killing livestock, there is NO ONE to blame but the irresponsible person who bred her in the first place, with no regard for her, her life, or her safety.
After that awful night, and a short stay at the ER, Bet finished raising her puppies and spent many months with Millie as she healed from her wounds, gained weight, and came into her own. Now, here’s where we can talk about who Bet is. Bet is a dog with Drive. What is Drive? Drive can be loosely defined as an instinctive desire or impulse. Bet has a medium to high drive to chase livestock. She ignores the chickens at the ranch but showed interest in the donkeys at Millie’s. Bet has a pretty high toy drive, and she will leap, bite, hold and tug any toy that you want to play with. Playing this way with Bet is a great way to safely exercise her drive. Now here is the issue with a high drive dog. If you do not find a way to use that drive productively, you will see undesirable and dangerous behaviors start to happen. This can then put the dog in scary situations. Hence how we ended up with Bet in the rescue in the first place. Bet is awesome with people. She has never met a stranger. Small children may not be best for her, only because she is very strong. She jumps high, runs fast, and plays hard. She loves kids, don’t get us wrong, we just have to be mindful of them getting knocked over when they are very small.
Bet has done well with MANY of the dogs at the ranch, but has not done well with others.
Bet does not do well with other dominant dogs, male or female, she herself is dominant, and has a hair trigger in these situations. Bet also does not do well with “low” unconfident or overly submissive dogs, as her prey drive kicks in and she cannot be trusted to make positive decisions. She wants to chase, bite, and hold. Sound familiar? So- what does this mean for Bet? Can she live with another dog? It is possible, but at this point in her journey it is not ideal.
She does well with dogs that completely ignore her and take no interest in her antics, but that is a precarious place to be as a dog seeking adoption. Only dog homes are very, very difficult to find. Then, you have to compound that with finding an only dog home who is also dog savvy, understanding that this dog has drive, and needs to expend that energy safely and productively. This, in a nutshell, is the curse of so many Bully/Pit Mixes across the country. They do not always do well with other dogs, yet they fill shelters everywhere, making it very difficult to find solid, long term homes for them. To have a dog like Bet is to understand a dog like Bet. She is sweet, she is silly, she is STRONG, she is driven, powerful, friendly, and so much more. She is not a dog park dog. There is no reason to put her in that situation with unfamiliar dogs . Bet is not a dog that needs a bunch of dog friends. She is perfectly happy with her person, some toys, and lots and LOTS of exercise. She would benefit from puzzle bowls, toys, and other things to expend her mental energy. It’s also important to note that Bet is very good in a home, Millie loved that regardless of her drive and power and energy she also was very good in a room of her own just kicking back and chilling, napping and resting and never has she been destructive or anxious while doing so.
She needs an owner who is as committed to continuing to learn about her needs, as they are to understanding the work that it takes to own a dog like her. If you are confused by this, let me explain. Many dogs are like Minivans. They’re family oriented, great for kids, easy to handle. Bet is not a minivan. Bet is a McLaren. She is powerful, fast, beautiful, and outright dangerous in the wrong hands. So here we are.
Bet has had two meet and greets that have not gone well. The other dogs and her have not meshed at first meeting. So we cannot say that Bet hasn’t had applications or interest because she has, the problem is it’s very difficult to find her a home that fits and in all probability it means she will need to be an only dog. Cats are a no, livestock is a no, and the small field of potential homes just gets smaller and smaller and the days of Bet waiting get longer and longer.
She is now at the sanctuary getting lots of attention but she’s kept by herself away from the other dogs and we will continue to search for her home. I know it’s out there. She is too awesome of a dog to not keep looking.
It’s like finding a needle in a haystack and while searching for that needle all we can do is wait, and wait and wait.
It’s been nearly 6 months and Bet continues to wait, a gorgeous, sweet, silly, funny, affectionate, smart, active, but yet loves to relax and snuggle and chill too.
The plight of her breed continues and she’s just another statistic with very low odds of success with placing her. If she were in a shelter she would have been killed a very long time ago for just this reason.
It truly is a very long and winding road, and so far she continues to be left just standing here over and over again.

It’s going to take a miracle to successfully place her, we will not be cavalier about that, if it’s not a fit we won’t try and push this square peg into a round hole.


UPDATE 5/4/2022
Beautiful Bet, on the road again…

Bet is trying out life at the sanctuary. With the ranch getting busier, we feel she would be comfortable there. But not to worry, there are plenty of frenchies and volunteers there to keep her happy. Bet is still searching for her forever home, we ask you to please share her photos in hopes of finding her the perfect family!


UPDATE 4/25/2022

Bet finally got an application for a good home, she got put in the tub and all scrubbed up for the big meet and greet. The dog she was to meet just didn’t do well, was pretty unbalanced and high energy. Bet did fantastic but it wasn’t a good match and we unfortunately had to say no.

Back to square one with no home for Bet..


UPDATE 4/16/2022

Bet was practicing her agility today… Bet is a very intelligent, driven, and athletic dog, who is loving the company of other dogs while here at the Ranch. Thankfully she can only clear the 3 foot high fence for the gardens and the 6 foot high fence behind her is out of her range.

She is still patiently waiting for her perfect home.


UPDATE 4/9/2022

The few times we have rescued a pit mix the struggle is always the same, they are unwanted and typically get no applications, and the few that we have rescued that found a home just got one application that happened to be a good fit. Bet has multiple strikes against her first and foremost her breed, second her story of running the streets and getting shot for killing livestock turns most people away rather than recognizing she was a victim of her life that she was living in.
Bet is smart, she is very laid back inside a home, she does have lots of energy, don’t get me wrong, but she also knows how to relax and be a couch potato. She plays very hard and would do best in a home with dogs who are the opposite of her because she needs a role model of just chilling and hanging out.

UPDATE 4/8/2022

Bet is doing pretty well out here with lots of dogs to mingle with, she is high energy and she has gotten into a little bit of trouble with some dogs, like lots of other dogs that stay with us. She corrects very well, she has lots of guilt which is a very good thing in a dog. She loves to swim, her coat is beautiful and healthy and no signs of her old bullet wounds. We still have 0 interest in her and we will just keep talking about her hoping someone will be asking about her.


UPDATE 4/6/2022

Our observations with Bet thus far, obviously she loves swimming and cannot get enough of the pond. She is a high energy dog and has lots and lots of stamina out here playing. She is very strong and is doing well with other dogs, she corrects well when we see anything we don’t like. We have seen zero signs of any kind of prey drive with small dogs, she has no interest in them at all. She obviously likes toys because she wants to make yard sticks toys. Hopefully we can gain some interest in her by getting to know her more and showcase how she’s doing out here with many dogs of size and energy.

Surely there is a home for her somewhere out there.


UPDATE 4/4/2022

January 22nd we rescued Bet who was taken to the ER with gunshot wounds and discovered she had a litter of pups too. All pups have been adopted and Bet has completely recovered, she is now moving to the Ranch in search of finding her home.

2.5 months later I bet you know what I’m going to say. That’s correct, not a single inquiry or application. This breed of dogs in the state of Texas just have very little chance, the shelters here are chocked full of them with hundreds being euthanized every single day. I saw someone mention in a post somewhere that people in Colorado are on waiting lists to adopt Pit’s and Pit mixes, if anyone has any connections to rescues that would like to work with other rescues in Texas we would certainly like to learn that information because they need all the help they can get.


UPDATE 3/22/2022

Bet here has the black mark on her record of having killed livestock when allowed to roam around by her previous “owners” I use the term lightly.
This is what she looks like at Millie’s house and is hardly a dog that nobody would ever want. She has lots of energy and is a really sweet girl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


UPDATE 3/16/2022

Millie is working so dang hard on fostering Bet and is making great strides with her. She wanted to send some videos that might capture her personality more and Millie sent us a couple of updates on how she’s doing in her home.
Bet continues to grow and learn everyday.. you can almost feel the shift in character. She has mellowed … no longer so frantic over everything. Yes, she is strong and full of energy but such a sweet girl.
We went for our first real walk today. I told myself to suck it up and get out there and see how she’d do (I’m old) and get her some exercise. I really didn’t want to be pulled over so I added a harness and a leash with two handles so I had more control. She did great. Pulled a little but slowed and turned and looked at me when I told her to “ go slow going downhill”. She really only went off too far on the side once smelling something and I had to be a little firmer with her otherwise it was a nice walk. Several cars came by and we stopped and let them pass and she sat and waited like a good girl.
Bet is a powerful chewer and will chew up just about everything I give her. The kong rubber extreme chewer toy is about the best. She loves squeak toys but they don’t last 2 minutes. Nyla Bones are good and she loves them but they also don’t last long. Think I need to invest in some larger ones if there is such a thing.
The second picture here is her waiting patiently for me at the gate to the upper deck. She’s not allowed to be on it (deck fencing is shorter there) without her leash on and she knows it. Look how cute she looks sitting there waiting… ❤️
I had looked at my last post on Bet and it just didn’t show any of her personality. So I went out this afternoon to do better. She was such a great girl. We’ve definitely turned a corner together …. Maybe it’s those massages she’s getting multiple times a day. Anyway… all the dogs came out in the yard with us and she stayed calm with a tail wagging the whole time. Most went back in but Jaz stayed out and I let Bet off leash and she did great. Not only that… then Miss Kitty came out and she watched her but did not go crazy even broke her concentration and came to me when I called. This is big! We played ball for a few minutes and she loved it. Afterwards we went in and she had to wait in the mud room for me to go out, feed kitty and come back in. She stayed waiting for me like the sweet girl she is…

 


UPDATE 3/10/2022

We continue to look for a home for Bet, but as predicted we’ve not received one application and she’s had a lot of shares. It’s sad and discouraging, but I’m not going to give up.
Here is Millies latest update on Bet.
Bet gets calmer each day. She’s no longer frantic to escape to go after the donkeys.. actually she just gives them a look and seems more interested in what the squirrels are doing. I do still keep her on a leash when she goes out in the yard at night … too many varmints and I don’t want to take a chance she’ll go over the fence.
Bet has joined my dogs in the kitchen area .. we just split the kitchen in half and she on one side and the rest on the other. When we first tried this she would bark and they’d all glare at each other but now everyone is calm .. mine sleep and Bet plays with her bones or kong toy on her side. When they do get nose to nose through the gate tails are wagging .. I just feel that it’s too many dogs in too small an area to push things and combine them all since we’ve had several issues in the past. Bet has started joining them for breakfast and dinner and has her own space to eat. I wasn’t sure how this would work in the beginning because certain dogs of mine tend to get a little rowdy at meal time. She sits politely behind her gate and waits patiently for me to fix the food and put her bowl down. She’s a very good girl.
Bet got spayed on Thursday and she does not like the cone. When it’s on she just lays there looking pitiful. As long as she’s out where I can watch her we leave it off . Luckily it won’t have to be on much longer.

Bet loves to stretch out on the bed and get belly rubs… loves to chase her tail… loves to chew and destroy toys🤣 loves her Nyla bones… and really loves to be by her human


UPDATE 2/26/2022

Bet went in for a check up yesterday. She’s now weighs in at 54 lbs. She still has an ear infection and possibly some environmental allergies otherwise she’s doing great. She’ll go in next week for her spay and boosters.
She was very good at the vet… everyone loved on her and were very impressed at how well she looked.
That’s the good news^^^
The bad news is that not a single peep or a single email or a single application has come for her. We aren’t surprised and we knew it would be a very difficult thing to find a family for her but I will continue to ask and ask that you please share her for us.

It is literally the only way to find her a home.


UPDATE 2/22/2022

Lordy we truly need a ton of help finding that perfect home for this girl. You need to remember that Bet was rescued after being shot 3 times for killing livestock, she lived with people who neglected her, who let her run free on the streets with a litter of pups at home. She is very athletic, she can jump very high and she killed a couple of baby lambs and a ram in her previous life and she was shot for it.
She has recovered from all of her wounds and Millie says she’s a very loving sweet girl but she still wants to get over her fence to kill the donkeys. This is a problem and she cannot of course be placed in any home where this is in her realm. Thankfully the majority of people don’t have livestock. She has done pretty well with Millie’s dogs but they did squabble over a bone, this is not uncommon and we do not require that Bet be an only dog we just need to make sure that she’s a good fit in a home with other dogs.
I don’t have to tell anyone that Pit mixes are disliked by lots of people, some people would never adopt one, other people love them and don’t stereotype them. This is a challenge for us especially in Texas where every single shelter is overrun with them, they are euthanized by the thousands in this state and Bet is lucky to not be a statistic right now.
Millie sent us this update on how she’s doing and we really need as many shares as possible to find a home for Bet.
Bet update…
She gets stronger and more playful everyday. She really loves the squeaker toys but they don’t last long. She loves laying on “her” bed and chewing on what ever toy is currently her favorite and looking out the window.
Bet really wants to get to the donkeys when they are over close to her yard area. She’ll try to get out of the fence area by digging and she’s fast. I keep her leash handy at all times.. I’ll correct her once but if she doesn’t listen we go back inside.
This girl can jump! I had taken her out in the side yard and stepped back in side for just a minute to get a poop bag right inside the door. She did not want to be left outside even for a minute. Buzz was watching out the storm door while I grabbed the bag and he said she did a jump from a standing position and hit the top of the door (glass) with all four feet. Almost thought the window might break. We measured it later and the jump was about 4 1/2 feet and she did it with ease.

Bet will need someone that can give her lots of exercise and mental stimulation. Also someone that can be firm and correct her when necessary. Having said that she is a sweetheart. She drops whatever she’s holding when asked.. sits nicely when asked. Never has an accident and only wants to please you. I’ll sit down in the rocker in her room to listen to music or scan FB and she comes and lays at my feet and will chew a bone or toy. She just wants to be close to her person.


UPDATE 2/14/2022

Millie giving us an update on Bet so we can focus on finding a home for her.
“Momma Bet’s puppies have been getting all the attention lately so it’s now time to focus on what a beautiful sweet girl she is. Her wounds are healing, nipples are drying up and she’s gaining weight.
Bet has met all my dogs and is doing really well with them. She loves toys and sleeping in the middle of the bed. She has never had an accident in the house and lets you know when she has to go out.
Bet has a keen sense of smell and a determination to get whatever it is that has her attention. She met the donkeys from a distance and thought she might need to dig under the fence to get to them but was stopped before she got a good hole going. She came to me when I called her (several calls) but every time she goes back out she checks that area ….. just in case. She also knows something is living under my deck and really wants to check it out.. once again I spoiled her fun but she goes over to that side of the fence every time she goes out. To be safe I will not let her out in the yard unless I’m close by with a leash.
Then there is her happy tail… it goes all the time. She is one happy girl. Happy to go for walks, happy to go out to the yard, happy to get a treat, happy to be loved on. She’ll make a great devoted companion for someone”
We will be looking for a home for Bet with a very secure yard, with no cats or fluffy pets, not that unusual really, but she comes with a history that we know about, so we will be cautious with her placement. Millie has plenty of small dogs so it’s not a concern with the size of the dogs its a concern with animals that flee and look and act like prey and that is something we will avoid.

Bet is a Pit Mix and she comes with a story of having been shot for going after livestock as she was neglected, not fed and allowed to just run loose. This is not her fault, but this breed already comes with loads of public personal baggage so finding her a home will be very difficult and I want everyone to know that..


UPDATE 1/31/2022

Millie sending us an update on Bet.
Just wanted to give you a quick update on Bet. She’s a very sweet girl who does not want anything more to do with her puppies …she put up with them for a couple days then put her paw down … no more they are too dang big!
Bet has decided she wants to sleep on the bed in the guest room during the day.. at night she goes into her crate and sleeps quietly all night. She can jump! She jumps on to the big crate and them to the bed. When I put big bins on top of the crate to keep her off she just jumped straight onto the bed. Luckily she has not had any accidents in her room and will wait for me to take her out. We walk out front and she takes care of business then right back in.
You can tell Bet has had some training by someone… she sits when asked, takes treats gently, will stay when told. For the most part, she walks well on the leash.
Bet has this tail that goes non stop. When she gets excited it really goes… I worry that she’ll split it open whacking everything in her path as she goes by.
I am now starting to slowly introduce her to our dogs. I take her out to the side yard where our dogs go so she can smell them and vice versa. I walk her through the kitchen area so they can see her but move quickly with no stopping. She did growl at Margaux yesterday while waiting for me to move the gate so we’re taking things slow.
She eating adult food 3 times a day about 1 1/2-2 cups each time. She was drinking a lot of water but that has slowed down now that she’s not nursing. She does seem to poop out everything she eats but hoping that will change soon and she’ll put some weight on.

I put some toys down on the floor for her yesterday.. guess where they ended up?? On the bed of course!


UPDATE 1/25/2022

We have learned more details on what happened with Bet getting shot and when we learn more details we share more details.
There are some things we don’t know, and I am of course not naming names but there are lies being told, and when lies are told to us, and lies are told to the ER staff, and lies are told about the people who shot Bet then its time for me to come on to this page and tell you what we have learned, because we don’t keep the truth from being told.
Here is what was told to the ER, some young kids, I don’t know how many brought her in with her being shot, she was lactating and the staff said where are her puppies? The kids told the staff they would go back out and “look for them” giving us the assumption that the puppies were out in the country somewhere because they told the staff that she was a stray and they saw her get shot.
What we have learned is that simply wasn’t true. You see we got an email last night from the family that owned the livestock and the family that shot Bet, they wanted us to know the whole story so Laura called her this morning to get all of the details.
This family has all kinds of livestock on their property from goats, llamas and ducks to their own dogs. She told us that there was a history between them and the neighbors next door, and that is in fat where Bet lived, she was not a stray, and these people have had anywhere from 10-12 dogs over a period of time, and then the dogs would just disappear. A previous dog (not Bet) did come onto their property and killed some of their livestock. At that time they went to talk to the neighbor and told them they must keep that dog on their property and gave them an electric shock collar to use. She said the minute they took the shock collar off of the dog it came onto their property and killed livestock.
So now the story turns to Bet – she was running around the property with a male Australian Shepherd and she told us that he is the daddy of the puppies. In November Bet went onto their property and accessed the livestock. She then proceeded to attack a Ram and after expensive treatment by their veterinarian he died from his injury. This family again went to the neighbor to ask them to reimburse them for their loss and to keep their dog on their property, and the neighbor told them that she wasn’t their dog that they were just “caring for her”.
They told the neighbor if you keep letting her come onto our property and she attacks again we will be forced to shoot her to protect our livestock from being killed.
She told Laura how much she and her family love animals and they absolutely 100% did not want to shoot her, and they don’t want to shoot any animals as they love them. On Saturday she and her husband were coming back home and they saw Bet and the male Aussie running towards the back of their property and they knew they were going for the livestock. They yelled out to a teenage girl neighbor to please come get your dog she’s going for our goats, and the girl simply went in the house. They got to their baby goats and Bet had the baby goat in her mouth and they tried to get her to turn the baby goat loose but she would not. In the midst of this going on they sent their teenage son to the neighbors to ask that an adult come help them get her, and no one would help. At that point the husband went for his gun to try to save the baby and he did shoot Bet three times and she dropped the baby goat but it was too late because the baby was already dead.
Because of the history that had gone on here they contacted the sheriff to try and get help, and he said he couldn’t make a police report, (for something like this) but could make an incident report. They took photos of the dead baby, and they had photos of the ram as well in case they ever needed to prove what had happened. They are very upset with what has happened. They don’t want anything bad to happen to Bet and reached out to us because they wanted to make sure we had all of the information to place her where she will not be with livestock, etc.
So alas here we are with people lying, why do they lie? because they don’t want to take responsibility for their dogs actions. So they lie to the ER staff, and that comes to us, and we post about it and we are repeating the lie because we have no idea.
The people who shot Bet who had every right to do so look like villains but who is the villain here? It’s not them, and it’s not Bet, it’s the people who lied and say she’s not theirs. So who were the kids that brought Bet in? I’m not sure exactly, there are a lot of people who live in the house she came from so I can’t say who did what. What I can say is the “kids” that brought her in knew full well what had happened and why, they also knew she had puppies that were not outside in the woods, the puppies were in that house. So they lied and said they would go back and “find” them, which was an absolute lie. They knew exactly where her puppies were and the only good thing they did was to hand them over, fleas and all.
So let me talk about Bet right here because some people will want to say she’s a killer, she’s a bad dog, and I’m here to say not so fast, we have no idea what her life has been like, does she get fed? I don’t know she’s pretty emaciated, does she have prey drive? Most likely but lots of dogs do, does that make her a bad dog? Absolutely not, we have had many rescues that lost their homes due to killing chickens and ducks etc etc..and we then find them a home without livestock and fowl and there are no issues.
Millie has her in her home and she says thus far she is nothing but a sweet happy girl and we will look for a home for her with her history in mind. Dogs that roam and live running loose without being fed properly or contained in their own yards does not give us insight to who that dog is when she actually becomes a pet safe, secure, loved and fed.
So this story comes full circle, and once again like any rescue, and any story the focus has to be on the dog, but with this story the focus also has to be on the people who shot Bet, the people who love animals, the people who tried so very hard to not have to do that and got no help in any way. We felt it was only right for the rescue to send them the funds to replace their Ram, and replace the sheep they had lost. Laura sent them 850.00 today because it was the right thing to do.
People can be so damn disappointing, and in this story the praise was pointed in the wrong direction, and the blame was too.
The point of this post is to rectify that, it doesn’t change anything with Bet or her puppies they will all be cared for, they will all get everything they need medically, and they will be be adopted out to families who will love them and care for them the way they are supposed to be taken care of.

UPDATE 1/24/2022

A little update from Millie:

Bet and her babies are settling in.. momma is an absolute sweetheart. She is about 50 lbs and very gentle. She has not had any accidents in her pen and goes out to pee and poop then wants to come right back to her babies. I put a large crate in the pen and she loves it. I leave it open and she has been sleeping and feeding her babies in it. She will sit for her treats and takes them very gently. She gets very excited and wags her tail when she sees the leash. She’ll pull a little when walking especially getting back to her babies but that can be worked on. She is extremely skinny and I’m feeding her three times a day to get weight back on her. She has 5 beautiful baby boys that I’ll start to wean now that things are calming down. We want mom to concentrate on getting healthy.


UPDATE 1/23/2022

We leapt into action with this girl and she’s done very well at the ER. She needs rest, rest and more rest and is needing to stay very quiet. Dr. Rainy said her pups are 8 weeks old and need to be taken off their mama. They will thrive and the mama dog is emaciated and it would be best to wean these pups away from her for her own health. Three of the staff members at the ER are adopting 2 of them, and that left 5 pups for us to take into our care. Maternity manor is full for now, so in a pinch up steps Millie to chip in with caring for mama and her 5 babies. Ricky offered to be their uber and pick them up from the hospital and deliver them directly to Millie.
The plan is for Millie to have them for two weeks in isolation making sure they don’t come down with any kind of disease or illness and by then the pups that are currently at maternity manor will be off to their adoptions. We will then move the pups and mama over to Jenn who is very well equipped to care for them.

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