Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue

It has been decided, due to Glory's advanced age, that a change in her surroundings would not be good for her. Therefore, she has officially retired herself from being adoptable. She will need continued care (vitamin supplements, epilepsy medicine, food, etc) so donations for her continued care would be welcome and appreciated.

A special thank you goes out to Glory's sponsors: Dolores Hughes in honor of Bailee and Mikey. Betty, Edward, & Ashli Chapman in memory of Molli-Girl. Eden Roy. Steve Hitz in memory of Marah & Gretchen. Michael and Sherry Eckert in honor of Noir. Cheryl Smith in memory of Rommel and in honor of Big John. Lonny & Mary Hymes in loving memory of their German Shepherd Dusty who is running & playing in Heaven. Penny & Mike Hart in honor of their beloved Sheeba who passed away in 2003. Eric Blum in honor of Harley (a football fan). Kylie (and her mom and dad, Chris and Tricia Miller). John Stein's generous support of Glory's heartworm treatment. Jeanette Andrews' continued support of Glory. Christina Givins in honor of Reno. Sharon Brown's continued support of Glory in memory of Burl. Anjali Purkayastha. Mike & Nicolle White in memory of their beloved, sable Shepherd named Princess. Maureen Berk. Patricia Thomas in memory of Kelly who survived heartworm treatment at the age of 9 (when Patricia adopted her) and lived for four more glorious years. Judith Trego in memory of Beckett. Steve Hitz in memory of Marah. Eric Andrews. Caryn Andrews in memory of Rocky
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Name: Glory
Color: Sable
Size: Extra Large
Gender: Female- spayed
Age: 10-12 years
Floor-friendly: Housebroken
Good with kids: Extremely tolerant of children, though I'm not sure she enjoys the racket.
She is an excellent dog.
Friendly: yes but used to being by herself, so acts somewhat independant.
Jumps fences: No attempt to move usually, let alone jumping anything vertical.
Playful: More of a throw rug than playful
Sleeps: indoors and outdoors
Origin: Illinois pound/veterinarians office picked up by animal control
Health concerns: Glory was very ill when we took her in. She was heartworm positive andhas epilepsy. She has been successfully treated for heartworms and issuccessfully medicated for her epilepsy. She will always need daily
medication and annual bloodwork.
Heartworm negative: yes, and on Sentinel heartworm preventative, year-round
Microchip: AVID microchip
Shots: Rabies, DHLPP, Bordetella

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Retired in 2006

Glory is an older sable female German Shepherd Dog. She has retired to our rescue home to sleep away the days in comfort and spoiling rather than spending the remainder of her days in a pound. She still has a lot to go through though. Glory doesn't just have just homelessness against her-- the old girl arrived at the shelter being heartworm positive, having hip dysplasia, and is an epileptic. Quite possibly, her family dumped her due to her illnesses.

Many folks choose to dump their pet when serious illness is found rather than treating them or choosing the difficult option of euthanasia.

Right now, our top priority is stabilizing her epilepsy and getting her phenobarb levels stabilized. Once that is done, our vet will consider treating her for her heartworm, and we are setting her up for treatments for her hip pain. Currnently, she is perfectly happy to lay around the house our outside in the screened in porch.

She has made friends with all of the household pets and the household child. Our little boy likes to tickle the pets and hug them to make them all better. He is very happy to sit and watch TV with them also. Glory was quite interested in VeggieTales! It was the first time she perked up in days! She has settled in well and we hope that her medical treatment continues in a positive direction.

Glory is alive today due to a couple very caring volunteers at a humane society and a very understanding veterinarian who let her camp out until she could be adopted or taken in by rescue. Glory is not the only dog to retire to rescue. Shadow, who is now 15, was retired when she was eight. Sabrina who came in at 10yrs old, was with us until she was 13 yrs old and taken by cancer. Rebel passed away in rescue of old age. When it is possible, we are dedicated to seniors spending their golden years in safety and love.

Being killed by some stranger after spending your last days in concrete and chain link just has no justice. We will continue to help where we can, we thank those at the shelters who share the value of all life.

December 14, 2005A big thank you for everyone who donated to Glory's heartworm treatment. She is now spayed and ready for a new home. Are you that new home for an elderly, loving gal?

Details: Glory completed her heartworm treatment and has been cleared through multiple blood tests. She was spayed finally and is finally the household medically stable pet she should've been able to be her whole life rather than undergoing all of these procedures and treatments in her golden years. The good news is the veterinarian has been unable to find any indication of hip dysplasia as previously thought, the unstable walk and laying around was more likely due to painful infection and exhaustion due to heartworm and pain.

December 22, 2005
Glory now has had seizures after being off her phenobarb which means she does need medication the rest of her life, which will hopefully be long and happy.

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