If you have dealt with an SA dog, you have my utmost respect!!! **update**

Well, the short story is she is no longer with me, but she is still safe and is going into rescue later this week.

Her aggression towards my dogs escalated from just needing personal space to trying to attack them through their crates (she was biting at Coke through his crate for no reason, since he was crated).  I had to rotate who was crated and who was out for a potty run and had her tethered to a table so I could move one dog about 20 feet and she charged, took the entire table with her!  Anyway, I know she is not in her right mind right now, being shelter shocked, sick, and in heat, but I felt it was unfair for her AND my dogs to risk causing damage to their temperaments over this.  The problem is that my house just isn't big enough.  If one dog is crated or gated, the other dog(s) can approach the crate or gate.  So I groomed Mandy and then took her to the vet.  The woman who is responsible for her transport called ahead and we decided to have her boarded at my vet until she can come pick her up (or most likely have a freight truck pick her up) Wed. evening.  That way she has her own kennel (not a crate) and won't be pestered other dogs. The vet checked her out and said that she has whipworms, which is part of the reason she is so thin and has runny.  We could not even find the abscess in her mouth.  The kennel cough has run it's course.  She hasn't been coughing and the vet gave her clearance for boarding so I handed her off to the techs.  I got a bunch of Interceptor for my dogs and will start them on that to prevent them getting whipworms. 

She is a very sociable and sweet dog.  She will make a great pet!  The ladies at the pet store loved her and she was good with the vet and some random kids that have been petting her.  If this was her worst as far as being distrustful of people, she won't be a hard case.

Some pics of "Mandy"

 Thank you for everything you have done for this girl, now she is in boarding and safe put your feet up and relax...You have to always put you're dogs first. You did a great job, without you who knows what would have happened to her...GOOD JOB!!!

Lies - if you can locate where she pottied -- whips are actually zoonotic -- and your crew can get them.  You may want to have yours tested in a few weeks just because they will have walked where she did outside.  The cold might kill them but it will likely just keep them dormant until the weather breaks.

I think that's great what you did for this girl! I applaud you. She's absolutely gorgeous and I'm sure she will find a great home!! 

Beautiful photos! I love the sepia one.

Thank you for saving this girl and making the best of the situation while she was with you. She has a chance at a new life now.

She is beautiful - and you made sure she will be safe and cared for before her transport - no one could ask more of you...  The safety and wellbeing of your dogs has to come first...  I really love the pics you posted of her - she does look like she will make a great pet for someone!

Just as a note, ace does not paralyze the animal. Many animals (especially if they're pretty highly keyed up) it doesn't even put 'out' much, and most it just relaxes a bit. I certainly don't think it's for every dog with an anxiety issue..it's better for usage in the short term (a vet visit or some other short, stressful experience), also, it's not at all recommended for use in Boxers.  However, it does have it's place of use in certain situations.

I'm glad Mandy is in a place where she can hopefully relax a bit until she transports to her next journey. Hope your dogs are able to enjoy themselves now

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Just as a note, ace does not paralyze the animal. Many animals (especially if they're pretty highly keyed up) it doesn't even put 'out' much, and most it just relaxes a bit.

That contradicts what my vet said. He will never, ever rx ace because of what it does to the dog. They are fully aware of what is going on around them, but are unable to move away from their fears. Ace is commonly rx to thunder-phobia dogs, which is the worst possible use for it, ever. I suppose for a vet visit, or something of the like, it's not horrible - but I would never, personally, use it for my animals - esp. when my vet advised against its uses.

Anyways... I'm really glad to hear Mandy's off to a better life. Hopefully once she is calmed down, her new foster can begin to work on her DA.