More on Sally

I had another opportunity to see Sally yesterday.

The pooch was brought to Marist College in the Town of Poughkeepsie for a public opinion class led by Douglas Brush.

Here's the story, with a link to Darryl Bautista's photos of which the above is one.

She definitely has gained weight. I was told by Dutchess County SPCA Executive Director Joyce Garrity that Sally now weighs 23 pounds, still down from the estimated 36-38 that she should weigh. When Sally was found, in a metal clothing donation bin in a shopping center parking lot, on Sept. 15, she weighed only 16 pounds.

Garrity confirmed that Sally was malnourished before she was tossed into the bin, meaning there was definite abuse involved.

Nonetheless, the pooch was running up and down the aisles of the classroom, checking to see what people had on their desks. Almost all the students took the opportunity to take cell phone pictures of Sally.

Sally lavished kissed on Leah Hapeman, the DCSPCA's animals services assistant manager, who lugged Sally around to each student. "She sure feels more than 23 pounds," Hapeman said.

Brush read the original story about Sally and thought she would be a good example of animal abuse that his class could use to create public relations campaigns. The class decided to "adopt" Sally as their poster dog in the soon-to-be-created campaigns.

I'll keep you posted on the class's progress.