We know that every day there are dogs that need our help… but this story touched our heart.

Hope is a Black Labrador Retriever / Shar Pei   mix that was rescued from a park in Macon Co. where she had been abandoned after being hit by a car. The locals said that Hope had resided in the park after the wreck for “a couple of months”. Her rescuers named her Hope because they felt she had spent all that time in the park “hoping” someone would come along and help her. Hope was very malnourished and walked with a slight limp due to injuries sustained in the crash. She could not jump up on the couch and was very fearful of a leash leading her rescuers to think she’d possibly been abused by one in the past. They have been working with her on the leash issue and she is doing much better!

Dr. Thomas Holt took a look at Hope pro bono and said that the knob on her hip was shattered and this is an injury that can only be fixed by time and healing on it’s own. Her hip joint and socket have no damage and there is no muscle damage. Her rescuers report that she is already doing much better jumping and climbing than when she first came to them. The rescuers are financially unable to take care of Hope and would love to see her go to a good home. She does excellent with other animals and children. She has been around dogs, cats and a ferret! 🙂 They would love to be able to keep her but are both unemployed and at risk of losing their home and they cannot keep her at this point.

If you can help give Hope a second chance, please consider fostering her, adopting her, or just sharing her story with your friends!