u/GeofferysBaby

🆘 1 year old German Shepherd mix boy on the euthanasia list Friday, 5/22 🆘

🏡 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, FOSTER, OR RESCUE
🚗 OUT OF STATE OR CANADIAN ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE — cost is typically around $600 USD (give or take). The fee includes transport, boarding, full medical, spay/neuter, and a health certificate.

⏰ Finnegan must have a HOLD no later than 1PM or he will lose his life.🥺

💜 Volunteer Notes:

This is a big, handsome Shepherd boy for any German Shepherd lovers out there! For his size, I thought he was pretty easy to handle. He was a sweet, calm and affectionate boy with a crooked little boopable snoot! He would occasionally jump up on you when he got excited and wanted a treat, but it wasn't a crazy jump that knocked you over. It almost seems like someone has trained him to do a polite jump because he would just gently put his paws on your shoulder and stare at you 🤣 But when I say he is big, I mean that! He was about as tall as me standing upright! On his TT with another shep, he was willing to walk next to him and was friendly, but was clearly anxious. Towards the end he was trying to reciprocate play a little bit but also got overwhelmed when the other dog got too much in his space and gave him a warning snap. I think he's stressed in the shelter environment so I would definitely recommend some decompression before introducing to other dogs, just because of his size. This big boy is HW+ so he will need someone who is committed to helping him go through treatment! I'm hoping a Shep lover can come through for him🤍

🔹 Intake:
5/1/2026: Stray - Field

📝 Shelter Notes:

5/2/2026: Timid at first on the leash and hesitant to walk. When you baby talk to him, he will walk forward staying close. For work up - Very friendly and easy to handle. Knows "sit" command. No muzzle or restraint needed for intake work up. Will occasionally "give paw."

5/2/2026: Very sweet, takes treats from my hand, wagging his tail with the baby talk, walks beside me with loose leash and presents soft facial expression.

5/4/2026: Finnegan was standing in front of the kennel door with a neutral body. I place the leash on him and he walk out of the kennel readily. Finnegan walked well on a loose leash but once it was time to walk him back to his kennel, he kept pulling back. I gave treats but was not interested in them and I had to try to get behind him and nudge him in the kennel.

5/7/2026: relaxed body, swaying tail, easy to leash. Walked on a loose leash

5/8/2026: dog greets me in front of the kennel and as i walked in he stands close to me had to toss treats to the other side for he would walk through the doggy door once done he lay down most of the day.

5/9/2026: Relaxed body, swaying tail, walked on a loose leash

5/14/2026: Relaxed body, wagging tail sitting in front of kennel waiting to be leashed to walk outside. Walks on a loose leash, and will slowly walk into run, immediately goes potty and waits by door to be brought back inside.

5/15/2026 12:01: Walked with semi-loose leash slightly ahead of me out to runs and back. Quiet and calm in kennel.

5/17/2026: walks on loose leash to and from kennel runs. keeps kennel clean and loves to give paw when petting.

5/19/2026: Finnegan is very sweet. He greeted me at the front of his kennel with a relaxed body, soft wagging tail and a soft open mouth smile. He loves being pet. He walks on a loose leash and stops to sniff his neighboring dogs and holds a high wagging tail while doing so. He quite in the kennel and keeps it clean.

5/20/2026: Finnegan shows a neutral body, with a wagging tail, and soft facial expression. He walks on a loose leash, and as i wait for him to potty, he will get on me, and just let me hold him.

5/21/2026: dog showed the same behavior as the previous note and when i leashed him he walked loose leash and is quiet in the kennel.

🚑 Medical Notes:

5/2/2026: Weighed 71.0 lbs. Very friendly and easy to handle. Knows "sit" command. No muzzle or restraint needed for intake work up. Will occasionally "give paw." Vaccinated with DA2PP-V, Bordetella, and Rabies 1 year. Dewormed and given Pyrantel and Advantage Multi. Heartworm test low positive.

5/5/2026: Weighed 70.2 lbs. Heartworms noted. Neuter surgery completed. Given Carprofen.

5/15/2026: URI noted. Sneezing, clear nasal discharge, and congestion observed. Diagnosed with CIRDC. Started on Doxycycline 300 mg SID for 10 days.

5/15/2026: Weighed 70.2 lbs. Heartworms noted.

5/16/2026: BAR, friendly. Small 2 cm diameter region of alopecia on left side of face. Region is raised and mildly oozing serous fluid. Skin scrape positive for demodex. Diagnosed with demodicosis.

5/16/2026: Patch of hairloss on left side of muzzle noted.

💌 ALL HOLDS MUST BE IN WRITING — PLEASE DO NOT CALL

barcfoster@houstontx.gov
barcadoptions@houstontx.gov
BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov

Please use the animal's seven digit ID number when contacting the shelter.

📍 BARC Animal Shelter
3200 Carr St, Houston, TX 77026
www.houstontx.gov

Dearest Internet Humans,

I want to start this rant by saying that my Mom used to be my favorite person in the world.

I know that I was a little too much for her sometimes but she was fun and treated me fairly well. She has also done countless favors for me, for which I am forever grateful for.

When I came between in her and my Dad, I chose her because she was affectionate and she didn't yell at me, call me names or push me around like my Dad. They had a disfunctional relationship as two functionihg alcoholics. My mom was better at hiding it, she had pancreatitis now but still drinks. My Dad used to go through almost a whole bottle of Jack on a single weekend night. I would distract his repetitive ego from her so that she could watch TV and drink in peace.

When I was little, I told her that Papa (my Dad's father) touched me and then touched myself, and he did it to my little sister to.

She stopped letting him baby sit us, but then we continued to go to family parties. I was touched before I can remember, so when he put his arm around me at my cousin's wedding (I was 21 and became a licensed massage therapist at this point) then he out his hand down the side of my halter top. I left and when I told my mom, she took me out for food and told me that he had touched when I was little. This would have been really nice to know to to have talked about when I hit puberty. I have always had a problem saying no to people and setting boundaries, which is not ideal. I too often let people push me around and just laugh it off. I think if I would have known I would have protected myself more in general.

Things started to change between us around this time, she thought the two times I tried LSD fried my brain and I wasn't the same person anymore, after a few falling outs I was diagnosed with bipolar || and my mom gave me permission to kill myself.

She cheated on my Dad and lied about it a few times, when they FINALLY got divorced about 5 years ago, she moved in with somebody she had already been talking to on some cheaters app. They both left there partners and believe they are sole mates. My lil' sister and I hung out with him and got along for awhile but there were some red flags we didn't agree with.

He encouraged her drinking. He would cross boundaries with us, I told jim I don't want a hug or to be nuggied and he would hug me and give a me nuggie anyways, staring at our boobs and saying 'I'm just a man" or saying that we are just as sexy as our Mom. He had done a lot of drugs with her like Ayahuasca, LSD and DMT and I feel like this had been a tool to manipulate her. We found out that he touched his step-daughter all over when she was about 13.

After that, things with my mom gave never been worse. We asked her not to bring him to our family parties where we see our aunts and cousins and she refuses. She is mad at us because we can't stand being around him anymore. She does not properly apologize for anything, she just withdrawals.

For Mother's Day, she invited us over to her new home. I said yes, because I thought the invite meant that she wanted a relationship with us outside of Vern and wanted to rekindle things. She said "Let's plan a menu when I get back from my cruise!" But never got back in touch when she was back from that. I was expecting her to reach out, set a time when her now pedophile husband would not be home, and help set up a menu but on Mother's Day she just said Thanks when I wished her a good day. She said she didn't want to plan her own Mother's Day and expected us to reach out. The drive is 90 minutes for me, and I wasn't trying to spend 3 hours of my day when she is so "whatever" about seeing me. I let her know that if she wants a relationship with me then I need her to reach out. The winds were out of my sails at this point snd

I said

"I have already felt disowned, I was honestly surprised you even invited us. The relationship doesn't seem like it's much to celebrate at the moment, thanks anyways for making me 💜 🤰🏻"

And she just said ok, you're welcome.

Honestly, I am just so sad that she doesn't care much to have a relationship anymore, it feels like all of us are just over it and don't feel like it's worth the effort.

Thanks for reading!

All the best,

Sweet 1-year old German Shepherd boy Finnegan is on euthanasia list Friday, 5/22. Gorgeous young man looking for his forever home. Euthanasia tomorrow @ 1 pm CT BARC Houston, A2072015. Available for adoption in the US/Canada, local foster or rescue. Please help.

Mother's Day Rant 💔