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“Project Rescue”
September 18, 2008, 10:33AM MT
By Jennifer S Hayes
Tune in Friday, September 19 for new episode of Dogtown
Tune in Friday, September 19 for new episode of Dogtown
Of course every animal that comes to the Best Friends Animal Society Sanctuary is a rescue, but a few of the canines featured in Friday’s episode of Dogtown come from a particularly poignant circumstance.
144 dogs were left in remote Gabbs, Nevada with few options following the passing of their hoarder guardian. Unsocialized and frightened, the dogs were all saved due to a collaborative effort among many animal welfare organizations. “Project Rescue” will highlight a few of the dogs who were in need of immediate assistance.
The show will feature:
• Johnny: a golden retriever, once thought to be ‘too dumb” to learn, proves the naysayers incorrect
• Baxt: the smallest in a litter of malnourished puppies rescued from Gabbs, who has some challenges to overcome
• Tuffy: a pointer mix is discovered at Gabbs with potentially lethal injuries from the other dogs and must be rushed for emergency medical care
“Project Rescue” is scheduled to air this Friday, September 19 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on the National Geographic channel.
The episodes keep coming, so please be sure to clear all your Friday nights for a while…
• The Outsiders: Friday, September 26 (rebroadcast)
Classic episode from season 1, featuring Wiggles, Jolene, Zoey, and Bones
• Road to Recovery: Friday, October 3
- Vivian displays similarities to post-traumatic stress syndrome several years after her Hurricane Katrina rescue.
- Tooy, an elderly lab rescued from Gabbs, must have an infected tumor removed.
- Tashi the young Rottweiler can hardly walk due to torn ligaments and must undergo multiple complex surgeries.
• New Lives: unknown air date
- Wycheck must slim down to hopefully avoid a risky hip surgery.
- Sherry Woodard helps elderly Knightly cope after experiencing the devastating loss of his family.
- Karina needs to be kept busy to help curb undesirable behaviors.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
1. Be sure to tune in this and future Fridays to watch new episodes of Dogtown on National Geographic.
Get a sneak peak at this Friday’s episode in The Tough Life of Tuffy.
2. You can help fund Best Friends’ efforts to continue performing rescue operations, like in Gabbs, with an online donation to the Best Friends Rescue Fund.
3. Considering adding a four-legged member to your family? Fowler is one of the Gabbs puppies, now grown up and ready for a home. He and the other adoptable Dogtown residents would love nothing more than a family to call their own.
For more information:
• To learn more about the Gabbs rescue, see From Hay Bales to Homes
• Tuffy became part of the Guardian Angel Program
• Dogtown at Best Friends
• Dogtown on National Geographic
Posted by Jennifer Hayes, Best Friends staff
Photo credit: photo of the Gabbs puppies provided courtesy of Best Friends