Please help save Jaeger!!!!!

Jaeger 10 weeks old - 21.78 pounds


Jaeger at 1 year October 2011 - 79.86 pounds

Jaeger approximately 4 years oldJune 2014 - 96.14 pounds


Jaeger week of rescue July 2016 almost 6 years old - weight 73.01 pounds 

This is a 23 pound weight loss - even more shockingly the weight loss fell to this weight after only five months in the adoptees care

It should be noted that Jaeger's family bloodlines throw large breed German Shepherds. His Dam weighs 85 pounds and his Sire weighed 110 pounds. Jaegers sibilings are all in the 90-100 pound range. 

Jaeger's Story 

I brought Jaeger home in December 2010,  from the start he had quite a knack for training. Over the years Jaeger helped me rehabilitate hundreds of dogs with aggression issues as well as assist as my company demo dog in numerous obedience classes.

Due to some unforseen circumstances I was forced to downsize from my large property and move into a much smaller residence and since I had been planning to retire Jaeger to a family pet from a demo dog as he was getting older I found myself with a decision to make. With what I thought was his best interests at heart I rehomed him to people who  I thought were good hearted friends that also had a large property with other dogs where he could live out the rest of his years happily with more space then he would have if he moved with me. 

This wasn't easy and it took a long time for me to make that call.  But as I knew my changing circumstances were fast approaching, I had to put Jaeger first.  His happiness made the decision easier. 

I did up an adoption agreement with the adoptive parties and in this agreement it states that the adoptees will provide adequate food, water and shelter to my Jaeger. These fundamental obligations were unfortunately not met and in July 2015 only five months after he was adopted he dropped from 96 pounds down to 73 pounds - a total of 23 pounds in five months.

To my complete shock I took Jaeger to the vet worried he had some form of cancer or something making him lose such an enormous amount of weight 

The vet I saw (and paid for out of my pocket) did a full check up and blood and urine panel. The results came back that he was of good health but needed to be eating at least 2000 calories per day as he had lost a significant amount of weight including fat and muscle.  This veterinary report will be provided as evidence at trial. 

This particular vet followed up with the new owners within a couple of days with an email. The email states it is important for them to come back in in a months time to access his weight gain. This did not happen.  I asked the adoptees to please feed him more, that I was concerned, I even offered to pay for his food myself. On every occasion I was told to mind my own business.  I also found out that he was not been given proper housing, in fact he often had nowhere to sleep and was left outside even during stormy nights.  When I asked them to abide by the agreement, again I was told that he was their dog and they could do as they wished.  This was a dog who had never sleep outside in his life.  He was a house dog.

The month Jaeger was rescued I was told by witnesses that  "Jaeger’s skin was hanging off of bone" "he could barely walk" etc.

The week of Jaeger's rescue he was taken to a vet and the vet noted in her report that Jaeger was "extremly malnourished with a body condition scale of 2/5"  Fortunately, I also have a copy of that veterinary report as well.  The pictures of him from the time of his rescue tell the story of his terrible condition.

I am suing the adoptive parties for ownership of Jaegar back.  I have been told that trial will take place sometime in early  2017.  Because the matter is before the courts, my counsel has advised that I not state any names at this time.  That is the only reason that I have not, and cannot, identify the adoptees at this time. 

I am now preparing for trial.  This is something that I never would have imagined I would have to do.  When I rehomed Jaegar I could not have foreseen this result, that they would starve him and that even though rescued he would have been so badly treated that he was dragging his hind limbs on the ground due to lack of calories and muscle. 

I know that a trial will cost a great deal of money.  I don’t expect that I can raise the full amount but every little bit will help.  With these contributions plus my savings I hope to pay for the safe return of my boy.  I just cannot sit back and watch him go back to these people who didn't care enough about him to feed him or provide him with shelter.

This isn't just a dog.  He has been my companion and work mate for years.  I made a promise to him that he was going to be happier there, I feel I failed him by believing someone else could give him a better retirement then me. I owe this to him now 

With your help I know that I will find a way to help this wonderful dog, be it working extra or selling my belongings.  Finally, if you don’t have a monetary donation to give, please keep me and Jaegar in your prayers.


Thank you so much for reading our story....

Rebecca

Update:

Unfortunately the defending parties have been putting out a great deal of untrue information regarding my business, I believe they are doing this because they lack defense towards the case that is going before the courts. The most negatively impacting statement has been that my business is a scam. For the thousands that know me and have worked with me  all over Canada this couldn't be farther from the truth and is only put out there as a way to hurt me. I feel my business best left out of the case as its irrelevant.  What is relevant is the protecting the dog from going back to the people that starved him by bringing it before a judge February 2017.