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Woman Slams On Brakes When She Sees Stray Dog With Heavy Chain Around Her Neck
The Dodo.com
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
January 17, 2019
The German Shepherd mix was standing on the shoulder of a four-lane highway bustling with cars.
If she took one step toward the road, she was going to get hit.
Ashli Garza noticed this stray dog as she drove to a work appointment in Mission, Texas on Tuesday -- and found herself slamming on the brakes.
Garza, an independent dog rescuer in Texas, told The Dodo, "My initial thought was to get a picture before she ran away - we have a Facebook page for lost and found dogs.
So I pulled over and opened my door - but she came over, so I knew she was friendly."
The dog was covered with mud, and Garza saw the huge, rusty chain around her neck.
"It was wrapped around twice," Garza said.
"I'm surprised that the only damage it had done was a little bit of irritation and rubbing off of the skin.
I don't know how she would have held her head up, and I'm not exaggerating."
Garza still had her work appointment, and she also had her best friend's wedding dress in her car, which couldn't get dirty - but she knew she couldn't leave without the dog, whom she assumed had been dumped by her former owner.
Garza pushed her worries aside and coaxed the dog into the back of her car.
Then she tried to take off the dog's chain, which weighed about 20 pounds - but it was impossible for Garza to get it off on her own.
Garza drove on to her appointment, checking on the dog in her rear view mirror.
After her appointment, she drove to the house of a friend, Luz Guzman, and they worked together to get the chain off.
Guzman volunteered to foster the dog, now named Penelope, until Garza was able to line up a rescue group to take care of her - and Penelope has been thriving.
"Obviously, just from that chain, I can imagine how she was treated," Garza said.
"So her being happy-go-lucky is pretty shocking.
It happened pretty fast."
Garza hopes that Penelope's story will encourage others to stop when they see a stray dog needing help.
"We need to have a heart," Garza said.
"Compassion is free."
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The Dodo.com
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
January 17, 2019
The German Shepherd mix was standing on the shoulder of a four-lane highway bustling with cars.
If she took one step toward the road, she was going to get hit.
Ashli Garza noticed this stray dog as she drove to a work appointment in Mission, Texas on Tuesday -- and found herself slamming on the brakes.
Garza, an independent dog rescuer in Texas, told The Dodo, "My initial thought was to get a picture before she ran away - we have a Facebook page for lost and found dogs.
So I pulled over and opened my door - but she came over, so I knew she was friendly."
The dog was covered with mud, and Garza saw the huge, rusty chain around her neck.
"It was wrapped around twice," Garza said.
"I'm surprised that the only damage it had done was a little bit of irritation and rubbing off of the skin.
I don't know how she would have held her head up, and I'm not exaggerating."
Garza still had her work appointment, and she also had her best friend's wedding dress in her car, which couldn't get dirty - but she knew she couldn't leave without the dog, whom she assumed had been dumped by her former owner.
Garza pushed her worries aside and coaxed the dog into the back of her car.
Then she tried to take off the dog's chain, which weighed about 20 pounds - but it was impossible for Garza to get it off on her own.
Garza drove on to her appointment, checking on the dog in her rear view mirror.
After her appointment, she drove to the house of a friend, Luz Guzman, and they worked together to get the chain off.
Guzman volunteered to foster the dog, now named Penelope, until Garza was able to line up a rescue group to take care of her - and Penelope has been thriving.
"Obviously, just from that chain, I can imagine how she was treated," Garza said.
"So her being happy-go-lucky is pretty shocking.
It happened pretty fast."
Garza hopes that Penelope's story will encourage others to stop when they see a stray dog needing help.
"We need to have a heart," Garza said.
"Compassion is free."
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