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 Dolly,
Sapphire, and Happy came
from the same property as Spanky. Their
owner was a retired lawyer who lived near Journey's End on 10 acres of
land. She was somewhat eccentric and lived in a van. The property was
overgrown with vegetation and had quite a few rusting cars.
After the lady was killed in a car accident, Journey's End volunteers
were asked to try to get her 5 dogs. It was easy to catch Spanky, and
another one, a golden retriever, was trapped and placed into a home. But
Dolly, Happy, and Sapphire had become wild and weren't
easy to catch. They wouldn't go into the trap, so for many months volunteers
fed them every night and continued trying to trap them. Finally, in one
afternoon, all three of them were trapped and brought to Journey's End.
They stayed close together for several days, and preferred to stay
indoors at first. Dolly and Sapphire adapted well, and are active and friendly and
have lost their wildness. Happy remained very shy and was sometimes
bullied by the other dogs, so she has been adopted.
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