Attacked By Family's New Puppies And Covered In Scars, Dog Dumped At Bergen Animal Shelter

By Cecilia Levine From Daily Voice

S'mores didn’t ask for new puppies in her home. She didn’t ask to be pushed aside. And she certainly didn’t ask to end up at a shelter with scabs and wounds covering her face.

But that’s exactly how the nearly 8-year-old pittie arrived at the Bergen County Animal Shelter on Jan. 3, after her family surrendered her because the puppies were beating her up, shelter director Meg Tedeschi said.

When staff first saw her, Smores had scabs and wounds all over her face, Tedeschi said. Months later, the scars are still visible, a reminder of what she endured before she ever entered the shelter’s doors.

And yet, despite everything, Smores greets every day, and every person, with sweetness.

“She is so sweet and playful and can be a little clingy,” Tedeschi said. Smores does well with other dogs, as long as they match her pace and are respectful of her space. S'mores also lived with a young child, a "human sister" about 8 or 9 years old, Tedeschi said, and handled family life well.

Lucky S'mores got a day out with a Bergen County Animal Shelter volunteer.

Bergen County Animal Shelter

But what she hasn’t had, nearly a year later, is attention.

“I can’t think of a time when someone came in specifically to meet Smores,” Tedeschi said. “It’s heartbreaking. Someone is missing out on a great family pup.”

S'mores is 7 years and 10 months old, house-trained, crate-trained, and worthy of a story with a happy ending.

Anyone interested in meeting S'mores can email Meg Tedeschi at mtedeschi@bergencountynj.gov.