This is QT. A mighty fine looking lady, no? Check out the upside down heart on her tongue. This is just one of the many cool things about this handsome girl.
QT is a 3 or 4 year old Chow-maybe Golden-maybe Shepherd mix. She got her nickname because she lived in the woods outside a QT gas station in Gainesville, GA for a couple of years. She became a Hall County legend. Many, many people tried to catch her and rescue her, but she was too fast. They tried tempting her with treats. They sweet-talked her. They fed her hot-dogs and cheese nachos and other convenience store treats. But QT was wary, and she wouldn't take the bait.
Finally, after giving birth to a litter of puppies she built a warren to protect, QT allowed a man who used to walk through the woods each day to slowly approach her. Each day, he spent hours just sitting and softly talking to her. Finally, after weeks of this, the man was able to build trust with QT. She allowed him to slowly come closer and closer. That's when the man realized QT was raising her puppies out in the cold, harsh elements and they needed help.
With his help, in June of 2010, the Humane Society of Hall County and Northeast Georgia was finally able to catch QT. She'd been surviving on her own for at least 2 years. The puppies were given medical care and vaccinations, spayed and neutered, and were adopted by local families. But QT was terrified of people, and she needed someone who could help her learn to live in the human world. That's where we came in.
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