Meet our new dog!

Ronni

Ronni

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Location
Nashville TN
I found this abandoned dog last week running around frantically in the rain and thunderstorms. I posted about it on various JRT sites. Plus other sites/groups. There have been well over 200 shares in countless groups, rescues, lost and found sites. No one’s come forward to claim her or suggest the possibility of an owner.

Tennessee law stray hold is 3 days before a dog can be adopted. We’re approaching 7 days now with lost dog posts and notifications all over Bellevue (where I found her) Davidson county, Blount County (where her microchip was implanted, ) the greater Tennessee area, and 4 national lost dog sites. I feel confident I’ve done an appropriate amount of due diligence!

Therefore......meet our new dog Hope! 🥰
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Ronni said:
I found this abandoned dog last week running around frantically in the rain and thunderstorms. I posted about it on various JRT sites. Plus other sites/groups. There have been well over 200 shares in countless groups, rescues, lost and found sites. No one’s come forward to claim her or suggest the possibility of an owner.

Tennessee law stray hold is 3 days before a dog can be adopted. We’re approaching 7 days now with lost dog posts and notifications all over Bellevue (where I found her) Davidson county, Blount County (where her microchip was implanted, ) the greater Tennessee area, and 4 national lost dog sites. I feel confident I’ve done an appropriate amount of due diligence!

Therefore......meet our new dog Hope! 🥰
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aww poor baby! so cute. that's so sweet Ronni!
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
Oh what a lucky dog to find a forever home with you. What will you name her? Any idea of her breed or age? She looks like a terrier of some sort. Best of luck with your new family member.
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Her name is Hope!

I took her to the vet the day after I found her because she seemed to be drinking a lot and I was concerned she had diabetes or some kidney/health issue, and I didn’t want her to get sick or worse while I was looking for her owners.

She’s a senior, approx 8-10 years old. The vet thinks she’s definitely a Jack Russell terrier mix. A bit dehydrated hence the thirst. I think she has some dachshund in there because she has a slightly longer body and shorter legs than a jrt. She’s quite healthy...a bit of a heart murmur/enlarged heart (not unusual for age/breed) but her lungs are clear so no CHF. We can’t find a spay tattoo or scar but vet said no indication of mammary tumors or other anomalies which typically would have presented by now in an un-spayed senior dog.

She’s so sweet! Bonded to me quickly, seems housebroken now that she’s settled down some from her adventure. Gets along fine with Ron’s old large dog. Wants to get along with Jazz, my tiny chi, but Jazz is not cooperating and asserts her boundaries every chance she gets. 😂 Hope is very patient

I can’t imagine what circumstance caused this dog to be abandoned. I’ve seen nothing of the kinds of behavior issues that might cause an owner to want nothing more to do with her, and I’m very confident that her lost status has been broadcast far and wide enough that someone should have come forth by now if they were actively looking. Oh well, their loss our gain!! 💕
 
Lara said:
Hope reminds me of this little RCA cutie
especially that cute perked up ear
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Oh wow....that ear thing is spot on!! I’ve joined a jrt fb group and I’m seeing so many dogs who look like her, many of them jrt/dachshund mixes. Not that I care one way or another, other then the insights I get as to breed characteristics and behaviors.
She has the prey drive/focus of a jrt, though she’s old enough that the best she can do is sort of a fast shuffle across the yard to check out those squirrels 😂

She has minor hip issues that are characteristic of the Doxie, and also the scent focus.

She’s a doll and I’m tickled she found us!
 
Jules said:
Hope looks so alert. Bet she’s your new doorbell and alarm system.

What do microchips show?
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Since she was taken to the vet, I doubt the previous owner microchipped the dog. But I am curious about this as well. Our Bella is microchipped and we get notifications all the time about missing let’s. 10 plus cats missing in the last couple weeks. I think someone is grabbing cats.
 
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