Sweet Gina is a 1.5 year old pit mix. She was all set to be the luckiest girl in the world in the fall of 2024. She was a young pup, weighing 11 lbs at only 2 months old. She was adopted and just certain her new family would spoil her rotten. Unfortunately, that’s not at all what happened. Gina was confiscated a year later after animal control was called to her home. They found she was living in horrid conditions, suffering from extreme neglect. In a years time, she had only gained 15 lbs — weighing just 24 lbs upon her re-entry to the shelter now at a year and a half old. What’s worse? Now she was facing euthanasia.
We just couldn’t let this be the end of Gina’s story and luckily one of our foster homes agreed! Gina packed her bags and headed to Colorado. We are happy to report, she now weighs 42 lbs. She’s happy, she’s playful, and although she can be a little shy, she has started to regain her trust in humans. Gina’s foster mom says she’s great with other dogs, uses the doggie door, and has found her crate to be a safe haven once again and no longer a dismal place of fear and despair. In fact, she says she’s 100% dogtastic!
