HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — A potentially very sad story ends happily in Havre De Grace.
On Wednesday, Harford County Animal Control got a tip about some puppies abandoned in the woods on Country Club Road.
Lo and behold, officers discovered three yellow labs left alone.
“Our animal control unit was called in reference to what they believed to be three yellow labs, puppies, they estimate about five months old, that appeared to have been abandoned,” said Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler.
Good news is the furry trio appeared in good health.
The four legged fellas are estimated to be five-months old.
Right now the Humane Society of Harford County is getting them checked and vaccinated.
“They’ve been fairing very well so far,” said Executive Director Amanda Hickman, “We’ve only had them for just under 24 hours, but they appear to be very healthy. So we have Cheez-It, Dorito and Hot Cheeto. That’s what we’re calling them. From what I understand, Cheez-Its were used to sort of lure them out of their hiding place in the woods so that is where the namesake comes from.”
After posting the story of their rescue on social media, both the sheriff’s office and the Humane Society have been inundated with calls from people interested in adopting the dogs and the response online shows the support is even more widespread.
We're told they could be up for adoption early as next week.
To get a head start on the application process, click here.
Abandoned puppies rescued in Harford County
