I am in desperate need of a foster OR forever home for Maggie. She has been living alone in an apartment for almost a year. Someone comes and feeds and walks her twice a day and that is it. No companionship, not even television or radio. She was abandoned by a man who was severely
depressed and put his social life before anything. He ended up in a psyche ward and now jail for DUI. By all appearances Maggie has never been to the vet. Her landlord hasn't rented the apartment because Maggie is there, she comes and walks her and feeds her twice a day. She can't live with other dogs and the landlord has two. Maggie has had zero socialization and now a year of no regular companionship.

A wonderful dog trainer, Sean Murphy, came with me to meet her on 12/24/08. He gave her a full temperament evaluation. She is SO much better than I intitially thought. A really trainable dog with a very sweet disposition. Her problems stem from her lack of socialization. She is an older girl, not sure how old, maybe 8ish? She will be getting much needed vet care. Her gums bleed and she has sores on her feet. I'm sure she hasn’t seen a vaccine in years. My hope is that she will be able to go right into foster or forever home right after vet which will probably be 1/14/09. But after weeks of trying she has no home to go to and will go back to the apartment. Starting training with her will be difficult as there won't be anyone with her to keep up her training. Some people have volunteered to spend time with her as they are able. She is currently in Concord, Mass. I am in Boston. I am also accepting donations for all of her care. Maggie will be euthanized if brought to a shelter as she needs a lot of care and rehabilitation as both the landlord and I have been in touch with a few different ones, so it’s up to us to help her. She has suffered enough, she will get her happy ending. If you do not care about your donation being tax-deductible then send a donation to me directly at:

althea mclaughlin
70 jamaica street
jamaica plain, ma 02130

donations can be tax-deductible through my sister's rescue, please note the
donation is for maggie:

via PayPal: www.paypal.com - donation made to woof@animalrescuefront.net

via snail mail:
Animal Rescue Front c/o Chris McLaughlin
103 East Hawley Road
Hawley , MA 01339

you can also donate directly to the veterinarian in RI who is vetting her at a significant discount or to the kennel where maggie will be taken care of after her vetting for a few days before going back to the apartment:

please make it out to the vet or kennel but send to bethany who is coordinating maggie's vetting so that we can keep track of donations on her behalf:
Dr. Michelle Bouliane c/o Bethany Hickey, Po Box 509, Portsmouth, RI 02871
The Barking Lot c/o Bethany Hickey, Po Box 509, Portsmouth, RI 02871

The most important thing I need right now is a home, foster or forever. If there is ANYONE who can help...She cannot go with cats or dogs. Please go to www.pitbuluv.com to read a copy of the official evaluation the trainer performed and feel free to direct people there to see info on Maggie including pix and evaluation. Don't hestitate to contact me with any questions. altheamclaughlin@yahoo.com