Provide them with some kind of bedding, some food and water." This is our garage we’re keeping them in, it’s heated. “We would love to (rescue) more but we’re not set up for this. "We have three German Shepherds ourselves and three cats," Jeremy said. They will be adopting out the dogs when the time is right. And while they were happy to open up their home to the needing animals, they aren't set up to be a rescue. The pair explained they are animal lovers and already have six pets at home. Kristie Bakken The Bakken's assume this is the mother of the two siblings I’d rather leave them happy and out there, than risk them being here and either euthanized or in our garage for the next two or three months.” Just have to release them to the shelter where lord knows what will happen to them. "But being those two dogs are also older, I would hate to try and foster them and not find them a home. I mean, it’s still an unfortunate circumstance for any animal to live in," Jeremy said. So I don’t think they’re in immediate danger. "The other two dogs, their behavior kind of resembled something that they’re accustomed to and comfortable with the living arrangements that they have out there. They just need someone who is going to be patient and understands that they’ve had a really traumatic start.”Īs for the other two dogs, Jeremy explained he is worried if they were captured, they would not find homes due to their age. They’ve obviously come a long way in their short time. But the first day we couldn’t touch the two younger ones. "Who we presume as the mom, you can tell she’s been around people before. Once they open up, they’re friendly," Kristie said. They say the four they have now are very loving. But since we’re not a rescue, we don’t have the vehicles or the equipment to either transport these dogs or catch them."īut they plan to return Friday evening to catch the sibling left behind. "The hard part is leaving them out overnight in those conditions, and knowing that we might have been able to do something. It was harder for my wife, but I knew we’d go back out there," Jeremy said. Kelsey Merison/MTN News The Bakken's assume these two are siblings A fourth dog in the pack was also rescued-but a third sibling of the German Shepherds was left behind after it avoided being captured. They assume two of the German Shepherd mixes are siblings, and a third is their mother.
They were able to wrangle four of the seven dogs into Kristie's car. "So we ended up being able to get the cat and then the dogs." A cat comes out of a dumpster, so then we were like, ‘Well, we can’t just leave this cat,'" Kristie said. “While we were trying to get these doggos in the car, we heard small cries. It is covered in mud."Īnd another furry friend was also saved by the couple. "But we got them, loaded them up into her car, which we’re now going to have to get detailed. "We baited them with chicken nuggets," Jeremy said. Luckily, they were able to coax four of the dogs into their car-with the help of some fast food. They definitely had that pack mentality, so they were all together.” "We pulled up and we very clearly saw them. Like, this can’t be where these dogs are living," Kristie said. And so driving up, I was like, this can’t be the space. “I had never been to this part of Montana that we found them at. "It’s no condition for any kind of animal."Īnd Kristie agreed that the conditions were devastating. These guys had been eating on carcasses really, and just leftover garbage,” Jeremy said. There were elk, cows, there were elk legs in the chain link fence. Jeremy added the dogs were feeding on animal carcasses when they arrived. It was just so heartbreaking to see them in that kind of condition.” “As soon as we got out of the car, our feet just sunk into the mud. The Bakkens said the landfill was no place any animal should be, and the dogs were forced to survive off garbage. “Catching them was a feat in itself," Jeremy said on Friday. The couple hopped in their car and took off for the landfill. “My husband showed me the videos of them, and I was like, 'Well, you showed me a picture, we can’t just leave them,'" Kristie said. Kristie Bakken One of the rescued dogs at the landfillĪccording to the Bakkens, Jeremy's coworker was at a landfill in southern Montana dumping trash when they noticed several dogs rummaging through the garbage.
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