OS HW- ACDX to be PTS 8/15!

{Ziggy sez 'whaaa'?}

As newbies, took us a week to figure out what some dog rescue forwards we received were saying...after a few weeks, things began to make sense. It would have been so nice to have a Beginners Guide to Rescue Talk. You'll catch on! 

(Breed)X - a mix, a mutt
OS - Owner Surrender
HW+ - HeartWorm Positive
HW- - HeartWorm Negative (and that's a good thing!)
PTS - Put To Sleep

DNA - Do Not Adopt (warnings about bad shelters/groups)

ResQ - Rescue
UTD - Up To Date (with shots)

And who knew that different dog breeds would have special abbreviations too?

ACD - Australian Cattle Dog

GSD - German Shepherd Dog

CHI - Chihuahua 

Dobie - Doberman

We're learning more everyday!