Little Guthrie was caught on the streets of Youngstown by some good Samaritans and taken to the pound. He was so deeply matted that he had to be anesthetized so he could be shaved down.  His teeth were rotten and we will see how many he will have left after he gets a much needed dental soon.  Whatever his previous life was, he did not get the care needed.  

The other hurdle we are trying to help him overcome is that he will not hold his urine for extended periods of time.  He keeps his belly band dry at night, and doesn’t have accidents if someone is around and lets him out every few hours or so, but when his foster mom is gone and puts one on him, he will wet in his belly band.  If he’s crated, he will rub his little nose red trying to get out.  We are working on this situation, but he may just need to wear bands whenever his owners leaves and have them changed when they come home.  We suspect part of the neglect he experienced previously was having to wear them all the time and not changing them if they became soiled.  It may just be what got accustomed to after his former owner couldn’t or simply didn’t take him outside and that’s all he knows how to do.  A forever home where someone is around most of the time would be ideal for our little man.

Other than that, Guthrie’s a sweet old guy still got quite a bit spunkiness when the mood strikes him   - especially when his person comes home or at mealtime.  He loves his foster mama, long naps on the couch and treats!  

Does this little guy sound like someone you could open your heart and home to?  We expect him to be recovered from his dental and ready to be adopted in mid-December.

You can easily fill out an adoption application by clicking here:     adoption application.  

For anyone viewing this on Petfinder, if you are interested in adopting this animal you will need to go to our website www.rosesrescue.net to fill out the online adoption application. You can usually find more pictures of the animals there too. Click on our name "Roses Rescue" in blue above to be taken directly to our website.