06/24/2015
Heartbreaking
Hi, everyone. I'm Ellie. Im a US Airman stationed in Germany. This is my dog Goose. She is an approx. 3 year old brindle colored Pit Bull/Boxer mix. She is my whole world.
When i was leaving for basic military training in March of 2014, I was very worried about her. I didn't want to leave her. It was the hardest part for me. While in basic training, the only thing that kept me going was my Goose and just looking forward to the day i could see her again. When i could finally come home before i went to my next duty station, my mother said that she would watch over her until I got a house and I was able to take her. Leaving that day was so hard. I remember my aunt telling me that I didn't have to cry and that we could Skype all the time. I told her i wasn't crying because of them, I was crying because of my Goose. What was i going to do without her?
I have a house now. Its small but i like it. It has a fenced yard big enough for a Goose to play and frolic. I've Skyped my mom multiple times asking if i could see her. It was very strange that every time i asked about her, my mother was about to leave or all of a sudden "couldn't hear" me. I acknowledged the fact that it was abnormal but i never thought that she would do what she did.
I found out on my own that my mother and her fiancé got rid of my Goose. The most important thing in my life, my baby, my best friend. She's my hope and my anchor. She's the one thing that has been there no matter what in the very difficult recent years of my life. I don't understand how someone could do that to another person. The amount of pain i felt and still feel is indescribable. It was like I could feel my heart tighten and it hasn't gone away. They got rid of her in December. They deliberately kept it a secret from me. They said she was causing chaos and that she was becoming mean.
I've always suspected she was abused before we got her. Any time she was around strangers, especially children, she would get scared and defensive. I was trying to work with her on it. It was tough but there was some progress. My grandparents and my friend, Nicolina Kimball, were able to come in the house and be greeted immediately. They couldn't do that before.
Anyone who has a Pit Bull knows that they need to be socialized throughout their lifetimes. It's no secret that they can be territorial and defensive. And we've all heard the term, "It's the way they're raised." Pit bulls need that socialization so they don't become aggressive. When i left, my poor Goose was unfortunately kept in a cage for 16+ hours a day. The importance of socializing and playing and working with her was no longer a priority because I wasn't there to do it. I've asked both my mother and her fiancé where they took her in December and what they did with her, but they don't even have the decency to tell me that. I'm terrified of what has become of her.
My worst fear is that they took her to a pound and someone less than human has her and is using her as a bait dog or worse. I would love to get her back and i will pay all that i can to do so. At the very least, I just want to know where she is, who she's with, and that she's okay and happy.
Her location could be anywhere from Akron, OH down I-77 to New Philadelphia. But if someone got her and moved, they could be anywhere. I'm also assuming she's under a different name, seeing my mother and her fiance's efforts to keep me from her. God only knows why.
-Please if anyone has any information on where she is, message me!
-Please share with all your friends! Someone's friend's friend's cousin's brother-in-law has to know something!
-Tag second chance facilities and shelters and pounds that have Facebook that you know! If you know the workers at these places, tag them too!
-If you know what it's like to have an animal that you care about more than anything, please share and tell your friends to share.
This may be extremely stupid and pathetic to some people because she's "just a dog," but I don't care. She's not just a dog to me. She's my everything and she's worth it.
I really need help. I'm reaching out and asking for it. Please.
