How long must they wait?

This is a photo of Toby when he first arrived at Satchel's and was waiting on the vet. You can see what shape he is in with horrible Demodex mange and skinny to the point of emaciation.

When you volunteer for a rescue group to see it all and hear every story. The truth is pretty simple, though. We cannot save them all. Then, you save one who you believe stands a great chance of finding a new home and six years later they are still in the same spot and still looking for a home.

This is the story of Toby. Toby fits in to the category of: why doesn't this young, wonderful boy have a home yet?

Toby was born somewhere on the other coast of Florida to a not-so-nice life and was discovered by someone tied to a bush close to the National Seashore. They published a plea on social media to try and save him. One of Satchel's volunteers saw the plea, fell in love with the puppy and begged to bring him to Satchel's where he would be safe. 

Six years later and he is still safe, but the volunteer has moved on to a whole different city. He saw the vet and through months of therapy for his skin, lots of good food and loving from the staff and donors, he grew in to a beautiful young hound mix, orange and white with soft, soft fur and a love of playing. The years flew by with no home and no interest. 

Toby is now a 6 year old with no home. He has never had a home. He is going to be special because of that. He does have a kennel mate and gets along well with most dogs, but we always ask for introductions, just to be safe. He may not know about going potty outside and not in a house because he has never had one. We have found that dogs who go potty outside, tend to be easy to housebreak. 

He will need guidance and training and can be a little shy when he first meets you. A little scared of strangers but gets over that pretty quickly, especially if there are treats involved.

He, like so many, deserves a real home with a real family. He deserves to go on walks and have toys and his own humans to love. 

If you would be interested in having a meeting with Toby, please contact Satchel's Last Resort at info@satchelslastresort.org or call 941-924-5070. Toby would like that.

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