Bud was living on a landfill site at the Covanta Inc. facility in Haverhill, MA. He was first spotted in April of 2011, but was wary of humans and would not come close enough to be put on a leash. He was wearing a collar, but who knows how long he’d been homeless and alone?
Dogs are social animals and are most comfortable as part of a loving family. Aside from being exposed to the elements, disease, danger and a lack of food, Bud must have been lonely.
With winter coming, the staff of Covanta were concerned about Bud living outdoors in the cold. They contacted Granite State Dog Recovery (GSDR) who contacted us for help, as we have a dedicated Rescue team who know how to catch a dog like Bud, and specialists to care for him once he arrived at the shelter.
ARL Rescue staff visited the site and, along with Covanta and GSDR, installed a special cage with tasty food, a comfortable bed and a magnetic trapdoor. When Bud entered the cage for food, the door closed and he was finally safe.
Bud is now in the League’s care and has already allowed our staff to pet him, a major step forward in getting used to people.
He will soon meet our veterinarians for vaccinations and a full health check-up, and visit our behavior specialists to prepare him for domestic living. When he’s ready, our adoption agents will find him a loving forever home.
Taking care of Bud has been a community effort. Covanta, GSDR and the League are all looking out for him, but most important are the donors like you who make this work possible. Congratulations and thank you for your support!
See more photos of Bud on GSDR’s Facebook page and stay up to date with the League on ours.
Yay Mark and the rest of the amazing ARL Rescue team!
Bless you for caring so much. he deserves the most loving family to live with forever after all he has been through.
I think it is so great when different organizations come together and work towards the goal of rescuing a pup. A shout to GSDR and the Boston Animal Rescue league. Judy :-)
What is Bud’s breed? Is he a dogo? Is he neutered? Great job!
I don’t know that he has an official breed, but he’s a good looking guy. All animals at the League are spayed and neutered before they are adopted. Thanks!
my dad works at covanta and him and the rest of the gang are happy the ARL saved Bud, workers at covanta said that they could see Bud up on the landfill some days and just wished that he would make it. thanks to ARL Bud is happy and safe at the rescue leage waiting to be adopted! way to go ARL!! =]
My dad works there to… Very hard every day and he didn’t have time to watch the dog walk on the landfill! Lol
my uncle works there too, he said your dad has plenty of time
My dad must work in the same department as your uncle… He said he’s tired of carrying him on his back everyday and he really wishes your uncle would do something for a change. But I’ll tell him he said hi! Glad Bud is ok go ARL!!!
My uncle also works in the same department as your dad’s and uncle and he thinks they’re all moronic halfwits.