The story of Gator

The following tale is one of a scared starving puppy seized by Licking County Animal Control. The puppy, affectionately named “Gator” was seized in early November 2007 extremely emaciated with a body condition score of 2 out of 9. All of Gator’s ribs, hipbones, and spine were visible. He was suffering from a severe hookworm infestation along with anemia and low protein levels – reality was he was on the verge of dying from starvation. Gator was cared for the wonderful staff at Cherry Valley Animal Clinic until late December. In mid February he was neutered and heartworm tested then headed off to another foster home, but Gator needed a permanent home with a family who loved him. Here is their story… When we first brought him home he did not want anything to do with our other animals and he would hide from everyone. The more we worked with him and showed him love the more he started to come out of his shell. He didn’t understand how to share and was very standoffish with people and other animals. Now he plays with our 6 cats and 2 other dogs, and plays fetch. The longer we had him the more we got attached to one another. Although he still has issues with strangers, we continue to work with him and he is coming around slowly. He sleeps with us and the rest of the gang at night in our waterbed. Gator has been a wonderful addition to the family and we love him. He is a wonderful, smart, loving baby boy.

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Licking County Animal Shelter Online (LCASO) offers a search utility to help find the best dog for you.
The Licking County Animal Shelter has many fine dogs and cats available for adoption to responsible homes. If you wish, we allow you to take them home on a two-week trial basis and we will replace or refund your money if they have medical problems. Unfortunately, millions of unwanted puppies and kittens have to be euthanized each year in this country. Because of the tragedy of pet overpopulation, we require all of our adopted pets to be spayed or neutered.

Next door to our shelter is the Humane Society's Adoption Center (740-323-2100) which also has many animals that are in need of a good home. Please stop at both of our shelters if you wish to adopt a companion animal. If you don't see a pet fitting your needs, please check back. We have new animals coming in all of the time.