Abandoned Sheepdog Had Almost Given Up Hope Until Help Arrived

At one time, he probably worked as a sheepdog. But once he got sick, this dog was abandoned and left to survive on his own. By the time the Greek rescue organization SPAZ got news about a very sick shepherd dog wandering around a rural area near Athens Greece, he had almost lost hope.

He was very fearful and couldn’t be approached easily, so rescuers decided to sedate him with food. “We followed him around in the fields and waited for the drug to take effect,” wrote SPAZ. “After about an hour of following him around, he finally gave in and lay down. The rest was easy.”




The dog had one ear cut off, he had lost most of his hair, had extensive wounds in different parts of his body and was full of fleas and ticks. Despite his terrible condition, he only suffered from ehrichia, a disease caused by ticks.

Since arriving at the rescue, he has made a quick recovery, and today he is healthy and ready for a forever home!

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