Atlas came to Hopes Haven last December after a terrible hoarding situation in Washington led to authorities finding dogs locked in garden sheds, terribly emaciated, scared and sad. Atlas was one of those dogs. Atlas has spent the last several months slowly trying to come out of his shell and trust again.
Atlas went to stay with a loving family who has worked with him and he has begun to show signs of trust, slowly but surely. He began to come out of the corner where he would hide to receive affection, want to play and well...just act like a dog. Atlas lives with two other dogs and gets along with them well. Atlas can go from seemingly fine to scared and nervous very easily.
Atlas still has many trust issues. Who can blame him? He is very nervous with new people and will go and hide if anyone new comes around. Atlas will "pace" back and forth when he is feeling nervous.
With that said, Atlas is very loving. Atlas has NEVER shown any signs of aggression due to his nervousness and fear and is wonderful with his foster families very young children. Atlas doesn't want to hurt anyone, he is just scared.
This dog would more than likely be put down in your average shelter, deemed as unadoptable. We say NO WAY! Although Atlas' story is sad and the chances of him being adopted may seem slim to some, we know better than to lose hope. Atlas' person is out there! We have seen so many seemingly "hopeless" dogs be scooped up and loved by the most amazing, patient ANGELS!
Will you help us, HELP ATLAS!? Please share this with someone, it only needs to reach that ONE right person. We have seen it happen many times before and we have hope that Atlas' person will come for him!
You can find Atlas' listing HERE!
Until next time,
katie
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