SCRANTON, Pa. — In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet Carter, a 1-year-old dog who is afraid of pretty much everything, but mostly new people.
"People failed him, not dogs," said Barb Halloran with Friends with Paws Pet Rescue.
That much is obvious when meeting Carter, the hound mix living at Friends with Paws Pet Rescue in Scranton. He is afraid of a lot of things, probably because he was found abandoned as a puppy off a farm in Susquehanna County. He was brought to the shelter in Scranton with another dog in his litter almost a year ago.
"Carter was the way more shy one than his sister. We're still working, believe it or not, after a year, but we're making breakthroughs with him," Halloran said.
Those breakthroughs are why rescue workers at Friends with Paws are hopeful someone will give him a chance. Carter was still shy with the camera, but he got more comfortable in the time we were there.
"He's nice, he's kind. He's not aggressive. No aggression, no food aggression. He will let any dog take his toy, take his blanket," Halloran explained.
Speaking of dogs, Carter is great with them, and rescue workers think he should go to a home with at least one other dog. It can be any size. Carter loves all of the other residents here at the shelter in Scranton. You can see how much his personality changed when the other dogs joined us outside. He went from hiding to playing instantly.
"He relies on another dog to show him what to do, to teach him how to act like a dog. He didn't even know, he didn't know how to act," explained Halloran.
Rescue workers would also like to see him go to a home with a big fenced yard because that is when he is happiest, being outside.
"Quiet. I'm not saying he does or doesn't like kids. He's just afraid of everybody. A house with kids will probably be good if they were nice and calm and they got down to his level. He needs a lot of TLC," Halloran said.
Rescue workers are confident that time and effort will be worth it for both Carter and his new family. If you would like to meet Carter, you can find his adoption information by clicking here.
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