GREAT NEWS …. Miss Lady from S Korea just joined Cheryl and Nate From Minneapolis! This will be their second LCKD JIndo rescue. ❤️?
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#ISavedaLife #ISDF #LCKDHi my name is Lady and I am a 5 month old jindo mix girl weighing approximately 25 pounds. I was rescued from the streets of Jeju island in S. Korea.
Here is my story.
My siblings and I appeared one day in September 2018 in front of a small strip mall. No one knew where we had come from or who had left us there. We were scared and hungry and living under the cars that were parked along the road. The shop owners took pity on us and started to feed us food scraps.
At first, everyone thought an irresponsible dog owner had dumped us on the street but then one of the local owners remember that a very pregnant street dog had been living in the empty fields nearby. She had come around begging for food for several days and then disappeared. She returned a few weeks later begging for food again but was injured and looked visibly weak. He fed her for a few days and then she disappeared again until the day she brought her 5 puppies with her. She brought them to the strip mall and left. She was never seen again. The shop owners believe she was our mother and that we were born in the empty fields. I never saw my mom again – she most likely brought us to safety and then went off to die.
No one had the heart to call animal control on us because they knew we would be euthanized so they reached out the local expatriate teachers. The teachers brought us puppy food and decided that they would foster us and pay for our medical bills until forever homes were found.
I was the runt of the litter and very fearful of humans. Unlike my siblings that were living outside the store fronts, I stayed in the fields, hiding in the tall grass. It was not easy for my foster mom to catch me and I yelped and cried out when she tried to touch me. Luckily, my foster mom, had 2 dogs of her own and I quickly bonded with them.
My foster sister, Chula, a golden retriever, nurtured me, kept me warm and let me sleep on her belly. I would stand underneath her when frightened until I grew too tall. My foster brother, Bruce, a Jindo, would let me eat out of his bowl because I would not eat the food the human offered me. I learned a lot from them.
I am very healthy, happy and playful. I love all dogs and am happy being around them. I enjoy being outside and I love laying in the grass and chasing my foster siblings in the tall grass. I think this reminds me of where I was born. I love jumping in the car and going for a ride. I especially like looking out the car or apartment windows. Crunchy treats are my favorite and enjoy tearing apart fuzzy toys and socks. I am very curious but cautious and get very nervous in new surroundings especially if there are many people around. I am well behaved and am comfortable being home alone.
I am up to date on all my vaccines and am micro-chipped.
I have slowly gotten comfortable around people but am still frightened of strangers. My foster mom slowly gained my trust, but it took a lot of patience, love, and acceptance. I now sleep snuggled up to her and my foster siblings. I am the first to greet her at the door and enjoy getting pet and having my belly rubbed. I still won’t eat from my bowl if she is standing nearby but I am working on this. I do accept treats most of the time but sometimes you will need to just leave them for me.
If you decide to adopt me, please don’t be discouraged if I am uncomfortable being pet, and don’t like to be held, or wont take treats from you. I need time to trust but I know love and kindness. Give me some time and I will love you back.
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I will be arriving into Chicago from S Korea on December 1, 2018.
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South Korea has widespread dog meat farming, and approximately 2.5 million dogs are slaughtered and eaten each year as part of Asia’s dog meat trade (DMT). Unregulated “farms” house anywhere from several dozen to 1,000 dogs, crowded into raised wire cages, with no veterinary care, and abysmal sanitation. The brutal torture of dogs as they are slaughtered, in sight of the other dogs, is falsely believed to increase adrenaline in the meat, promoting increased health and virility when consumed.
As loving family members, these rescued South Korean puppies will grow up to be ambassadors of the global effort to end the DMT. South Korea is facing mounting pressure to end dog farming as the 2018 Winter Olympic Games approach, and international NGOs are using financial incentives and education to buy out farmers or facilitate the transition to fruit and vegetable crops. Dog meat is less popular among younger Koreans, and more dogs are being kept as pets, but few South Koreans want medium to large mixed-breed dogs. International adoption is a crucial step towards ending the DMT in South Korea and saving these wonderful dogs.
If you are interested in adopting me, please contact Dawn at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here.