Dumped After 16 Years, Deaf & Blind Collie’s Life Turns Around

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Meet Jake, a 16-year-old Collie who was taken to the Ohio Humane Society as his family no longer wanted him due to his old age. After 16 loyal years, his family claimed they no longer had time to care for a senior dog. Jake was both deaf and blind. Shelter staff tried to assign him the quietest kennel they could find as poor Jake was petrified and confused when handled over. The shelter volunteers started calling up various rescues and friends in the area to find a rescue organization willing to take Jake in.

Blind Collie

Almost Home Dog Rescue of Ohio sent two volunteers to pick Jake up, and he was the sweetest dog they’ve ever met.

Blind Collie

Once Jake was safe and sound with the rescue group, The Humane Society posted Facebook:

‘The lies that are told, the excuses that we hear, the sad old dogs that have given of themselves, the best they have to give, only to be handed over to strangers when they need peace and safety in their final years, all take a toll on those of us who pour our hearts into our job. There isn’t one of us here who hasn’t cried over ones lost. We are accused daily of being cruel and heartless because we are forced to make hard decisions due to the irresponsibility of people.

We are stopped at Walmart, at dinner, and at school events to be asked ‘How long before you put them down?’ As if that is the only reason we work at an animal shelter. And when it comes time to make that decision, pets are brought here and surrendered because ‘we just can’t do that to them’ and I thought ‘since you do that all the time, it would be easier for you.’ We are told ‘I could never work there, I don’t know how you do it!’ But we wouldn’t work anywhere else. We work here because people can be cruel and irresponsible and we want only to help those who don’t have a voice of their own.’

Jake was placed in a temporary foster home where he’d be properly care for until he’s found a home. As of December 2016, Jake found a great home where he’d be forever loved, without ever having to worry about being abandoned again. Old dogs like Jake should never be abandoned just like that – an owner’s responsibility counts for a dog’s lifetime.

Watch Jake’s story in the video below:

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