A few years back I heard of a similar story at a shelter near me. This dog was a 10 year old giant schnauzer and the shelter was having a hard time adopting her out...(Her previous "family" dumped her too...at least at a safe and caring shelter!!) We adopted her. Her name is Charlie and she has been a total delight. As a huge animal rights person, II think the "no-kill" shelters do a great job and would rather see an unwanted dog or cat go there than abandoned in the street.... BUT all shelters should be "safe harbors" for animals and be completely no-kill... We really need to progress out views about how we treat companion animals... …see more