Andrea Rosebrock 
Told you the other day that Smiley was rescued and is safe at Rescue Pups, well, got an update on the boy that I wanted to share. I can tell you it has me grinning and I hope you will all enjoy it as much as I did. Oh, and Smiley is now Kyley, a new name for a new start. 
This comes from Alicia at Rescue Pup;
Meet Kyley, a 3 year old Boxer/Basenji/Chow mix. By no fault of his own, Kyley (we re-named him) found himself at a rural small shelter. OK…………..this is the amazing part………..he remained there for almost 2 YEARS!!!! Folks who came in to adopt him were turned down. Volunteers who wanted to adopt him were turned down. Kyley was labeled as aggressive because he would jump up on his kennel run and pull towards cats as he walked by their cages and was mouthy at the lead when he was taken out for his quick potty break. My very first thought when I was told this is……I’d do the same thing if not worse if I was locked up for 2 years! By the way…….Kyley never went potty in his run. He would hold it for 2 days straight until someone took him out. More times than not he would only get out every other day. Because of this…..he developed a pretty bad urinary tract infection.
After 18 months of being locked up…..Kyley was going to be killed. A couple came forward and sued the shelter to the tune of spending $50,000 for his case. The trial lasted for months until the judge finally decided in the shelters favor. The shelter could now do what they wanted with Kyley…….which everyone knew was to have him put down. The next day…..someone broke into the shelter in the middle of the night and stole Kyley. Everyone thought he was now finally free and no one knew exactly where he was. April 1st, 2009……Kyley was spotted at the local dog park. The sheriff was called and Kyley was loaded up to once again return to the shelter. A woman on the Board of Directors for the shelter was also called. She went down to the shelter and saw Kyley. She also offered to adopt him…….and was turned down! She then worked endlessly to find some kind of solution to get Kyley out of there and save his life. That is when Rescue Pup was contacted. We spent a week negotiating with the Board of Directors until we were given the green light that we could take Kyley into our rescue.
Kyley was legally transferred over to Rescue Pup on Friday April 24th. He has now been at his foster home for 5 days and is an amazing boy! He will practically do back flips to please anyone…….you can see it in his eyes…….he just wants to please and be loved. This boy endured 2 long years at a rural shelter with hardly any attention. I’ve seen dogs go crazy after 3 weeks in a shelter. I’m simply amazed that he has come through this ordeal without any behavioral issues that we have seen so far. He is being treated for his urinary tract infection and a nasty rash which he has had well over a year now. He knows basic commands like sit and down. He is learning to walk well on a lead and be OK with the foster mom’s cats. We truly have not seen one ounce of aggression in him. How this sweet boy could have ever been labeled as “unadoptable” is beyond me.
We now will begin to look for a forever loving home for Kyley. Who ever is lucky enough to have Kyley in their lives will be blessed with an amazing companion. Kyley survived what most dogs would not! If you know of anyone who has experience with dogs and is looking for that special one………tell them about Kyley:) Below is a picture of him immediately after the “official” transfer. He hopped right into the car as if he knew he was home free! He even smiled for the camera.
Great news for once
Amen to that Terry…..
Thank you to everyone who made this happen..Bless you..
This is the best news ever- WAIF should be 1) either shut down on a permanent basis and /or
2) have a new director and board to oversee it. The old employees and board members should
be charged with animal cruelty-mismanagement and perjury-fraudulent breed labeling of animals.
I’m sick of people in a position of little power trying to expand that position or job into something that rivals an emperor.
That is wonderful news – so unfair to judge a dog whether he/she’s been caged for so long or just had a bad life so far. They are often quick to change when their surroundings change
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What happened to the other dog, Howie? I hope his story has a happy ending too!
Debbie, so far so good from what I am hearing about Howie. I’ve gotten a lot of responses from people who contacted WAIF about Howie and they say he is a wonderful dog and completely adoptable. I hope it stays that way. Started out that way with Smiley too and we know how that went. Keeping my fingers crossed that a bit of extra publicity will put the pressure and keep the pressure on.
D.
I am elated about Kyley! Any and every dog needs love, attention and affection. What a happy little boy – looks so comfy and happy in the car…
Damn the people at WAIF. I agree that they should be shut down. They were (are) playing God with all these animals that should be adopted out. I hate people like that. Get into rescue work, shelter work for the right reasons. Does not look like any of those people are there for the right reason. I bet they also earn a hefty paycheck from WAIF.
Cannot wait to hear that he is in a furever home and more news on Howie.
I agree this shelter, and I use the tearm loosly, should be shut down. They are NOT working in the animals best interest and seem to know nothing about dogs to boot. Of course a dog that is locked up or almost 24/7 for two years is going to be kennel crazy by then.
I guess our shelter dogs are lucky we have volunteer dog walkers so each dogs gets a minimun of 30 minute walk a day and then go out to the big play pens for some play time.
Even they will jump up when they see you comming with a leash as the know it FUN TIME. Tht is no way a sign of agression, but excitement.
Heck, when I get the leash out to take Sage for a walk, you would think she was a real nut case. She gets so excited and dances all over and barks and so on. They are so happy to have their time. I guess in WAIF’s opinion that would make Sage an aggressive dog. This big black Lab is a baby. When you take your kids to the toy store or to buy an ice cream and they get all excited, should we label them aggressive? NOT!! What is wrong with people now a days? I hope Howie finds someone too and Kyley gets a good loving home. He has endured so much in the last few years. Let’s put these WAIF people in a cage and let them out every two days to go to the bathroom. Bet you’d be cleaning up a lot of S__T. I agree with all the above that they should be shut down. I wrote them about Howie and asked they keep me updated. I will continue to write everyone that has a posted e-mail on here for the Sake of The Dog.
How wonderful Kyley! I am so happy for you. Your smile is beautiful and so are you. You are so deserving of a tender, caring, loving, warm home. What an ordeal you have endured. God Bless each and everyone of you that put so much effort to saving his life.
Hey Moego1….nice to see your beautiful black lab is the same name as my beautiful chocolate lab. I thought the other day, with all the Sage dogs out there, I should have spelled her name….”Sayge”. Different. Oh well….she’s been “Sage” for 5 yrs now…..it stays that way. I say it’s a nice name no matter how it’s spelled anyway…LOL Also, I guess my Sage would be deemed a very aggresive dog as well….she get’s so excited when it’s time to go out and play. This place needs to be shut down and put the money they are paying these fools to better use…..HELPING the furleggers!
Moego1 and Jessie – ok, you have one each that does acrobats when the leash comes out – try 3 at once like that! Mine are so “agressive” – Knight will do cart wheels when the leash comes out, Buddy will stand there and bark at you until he is hooked up, and Max runs circles on the first floor! We have to spell the words out, lake, walk, and play ball, otherwise they go into their antics.
How are yours when you arrive home from grocery shopping? Do your stick their noses into the bags and make them heavier?
Susie…you crack me up. Yes, I have to do a lot of spelling for my crazy, silly lab. I can’t imagine three of them! They are so funny…like I always say, the Clown Dogs! Noses in the shopping bags???? No, Sage never gets that opportunity, though, I’m sure she would love to check them out as well. You are so funny. I would love to have your three and Moego1’s Sage all play together. They would have us in stitches! Can you imagine the on going, non stop, laughter? What fun!
Jessie, they are clown dogs. One of my girlfriends calls them the Stoogeadors! I do not know how well behaved my boys would be around girls….if you know what I mean. They are 100% males, ego and all! They would keep us laughing tho. I think it is funny with the fact that we all have to spell words in front of them.
Oh yes, grocery shopping is a treat for me when I get home. My guys eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies, and it is so funny to have them all stick their noses into the grocery bags as I am trying to enter the house. Max has not learned yet that he cannot walk with his nose in the bag with mommy to the kitchen. He has bumped into many doors trying to get to his fruit that way.
Does Sage do the head tilt with the ears perked at certain words? It is funny to see my three do that – two tilt one way, and Max, the oddball, tilts the other way – never fails!