Pawsitive Update: “Gertie was covered with fleas but otherwise spunky and strong"

[Sugar Cookie]

A senior Yorkshire terrier was abandoned outside a Pennsylvania animal shelter, flea-bitten and left to die.

Is new getting ready to find a new furever home.

PSPCA said the dog – that they named Gertie – was left outside in a plastic container with the lid on while outside temperatures were around 90 degrees. WIVB said it’s unclear how long Gertie was in the container before a volunteer discovered her.

“An attentive volunteer saw the container and opened it up to find Gertie inside,” the PSPCA wrote on its Facebook page. “Gertie was covered with fleas and a coating of flea dirt, but otherwise spunky and strong. We named her Gertie because Gertude [sic] means “spear of strength.”

Gertie is currently underweight at about four pounds. The shelter staff hope to help her put on some weight before finding her a forever home.

Yorkshire terrier left to die in sealed plastic container outside Pennsylvania animal shelter

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[Satanica]

At least she was left at the shelter instead of somewhere hidden or in a dumpster. Close call, though, with the heat and in a closed plastic container.

 

[Sejanus]

Looks like a bad taxidermy job

 

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