100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 17 - Meet Resident Beau

We're almost a fifth of the way through our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series. Today we meet another of the dogs in our permanent care.

Meet Beau

This gorgeous girl is Beau (AKA Bobo)  she is a black short coated 5 year old neutered female German Shepherd. She has an amazing temperament, and is good with dogs, children and people. Sadly Bobo suffers from EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency), which means she needs special medication every time she eats to be able to digest her food.  

We did manage to put weight on her, and find her a home, but they didn't follow the advice given and so lost 5 kilos in 4 weeks. She had to come back to us. We have since struggled to keep weight on her.  All manner of different medications have been tried, but unfortunately the slightest thing can set her back. Because of this we made the decision to keep her in our permanent care.

Beau is one of around a fifth of the dogs currently in our care who cannot be homed. In her case it's quite a nasty medical issue, but severe behavioural problems can also necessitate the same decision. To help fund this life long care we have a sponsorship scheme -  http://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/product/sponsor-a-dog/