Woman tries to find a home for dog she rescued in Iraq
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The puppy was dragging its hind legs. Lakeberg stopped and discovered that the pup's legs were so damaged that she needed to find a veterinarian to treat the pooch. That was no small task in a country where people often don't keep dogs as pets and many of the veterinarians are more geared to treat sheep, goats, donkeys and camels. Lakeberg finally managed to find a veterinarian who fixed the dog's leg. Lakeberg named the dog Lucy and kept it. She said she searched for a place where Lucy could live in Iraq but could not find one where she could live in peace. Now, more than two years later, Lakeberg finds herself in a predicament. She and Lucy returned to the United States Sunday. They are staying with her sister in Scituate, but Lakeberg has to find Lucy a new home because on Thursday she must return to Iraq to close her office. She cannot take the dog with her. Lakeberg said she does not know when she will be able to return to the United States. She is marrying an Iraqi man who is now a refugee in another country. Lakeberg does not know where she will be living, and she wants to Lucy to have a safe permanent home. Lucy appears to be a mix between a Canaan Dog and a German Shepherd, according to Lakeberg. She is golden and white with a little bit of gray and a curly tail. She may be pregnant, according to Lakeberg. Lakeberg asked that anyone who is interested in giving the dog a home to e-mail her at blakeberg@gmail.com. "I love her and I want to make sure she finds a good home. I am sorry that I have to give her away, but If I am not here in a house, and I don't have a job or a car or income, it will be difficult," Lakeberg said. (An earlier version of this story reported that Lakeburg would leave the Lucy temporarily with two sisters who run a pet adoption program in Scituate. She has changed her mind and won't do that.) 
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The Providence Animal Rescue League (PARL) on Elbow Street in Providence is a no kill shelter, also RISPCa could help, there are great organizations, and plenty of animal lovers in Rhode Island that can take this baby and find Lucy a good home :)
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I am very confused as to why someone would rescue a dog then not spay this dog. With all the stray and homeless animals in the world why would someone bring more puppies into the world.
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The shelters you mention are NOT "no-kill". While they try to place animals in homes, they don't keep all animals until homes are found. Some animals are euthanized if they are found to be difficult to place or become aggressive or ill. This is information I received from the staff themselves when I communicated with them by phone and email.
I still am looking for a good home for Lucy.
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The terrible truth is that Moslems consider dogs dirty. Therefore, you wouldn't want to be a dog in an Islamic country. Or, for that matter, a woman.
Good luck in finding a home for this precious animal.
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@ Dog Lover/Rescuer: in general I would agree with you about spaying/neutering.
But in Iraq, where hardly anyone keeps dogs as a pet, vets are livestock vets: they have no training in dog medicine, no experience with spaying animals of any kind, and no operating rooms to perform invasive abdominal surgery like this.
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Lucy is a sweet playful girl. The food issue will not be a problem once she realizes she is being fed a few times a day and we will be working on that. We will get a behavorist if needed. She is literally in a new world from what she was used to and dealing with new people so she needs an adjustment period. I just spoke to her foster mom and she had a good night and has been for a walk this morning. She is going to a vet today to x-ray her hip/pelvis area, to check how far along she is and to make sure that she is capable of delivering pups after the tramatic leg/pelvis injury she sustained as a pup. Her hernia will also need to be re-repaired when she is spayed. We will keep updates on our webpage: www.animalsdependonpeopletoo.petfinder.org
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