Shayla Being Taken To First Vet
UPDATE: Looks like she was shot and not hit by a car.
Shayla looks to be a 1 year old blue merle Australian Shepherd. She is your typical Aussie, no tail, small and seems to enjoy the company of people.
Over the course of the last 4 days she was spotted running along the side roads, would dodge any on-coming cars and instead take cover in the drainage ditches as cars approached. She was seen running and doing well, she has no collar nor any tags or chips to identify her with.
Monday Morning a call went out to the various rescue organizations in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana as well as Missouri for help to rescue this girl, actually a desperate plea as she was hit by a car, then after that she made her way to a farm house for help or at least food and shelter. She stumbled upon the territory of 2 other dogs, 2 dogs that were guarding their home and property. They proceeded to violently attack her, no fault of their own, they were doing their job.
Shayla On Her Way To Rockford
The attack was broken up, she was placed in a garage and it was noticed that she was badly injured, with no ID, no owner to call, no animal control to have come and take her, she was left alone, to await her fate. This is when Joyce Young sent out the alert for an Urgent Emergency Rescue.
Shayla Being Very Good
Our group, New Spirit 4 Aussie Rescue was one of the first groups to respond, and after assessing the fact she was an Aussie, we decided she needed to be saved, and fast, from 8 AM to almost 11 AM with the help of the Minnesota Rep of New Spirit, she made call after call helping coordinate transport, she her self was on her way back from an agility event in Colorado, we worked and called and pleaded for drivers, we wanted to save her back leg from possible amputation.
Shayla Finally Eating After It All
So far this little girl has traveled from Schaler Iowa all the way to Rockford Illinois by 9 PM Monday night. What a great network of people and help this girl has gotten. Today she will see the vet, and we expect surgery and the saving of her leg.
Help Shayla With Your Prayers
We will keep everyone updated as to where she stands later today. Our PAWS are crossed here.
And again, any help in well wishes or donations is much appreciated 