To the Editor:

Who names their dog Cerberus?

A black and tan hound mix dog was found late at night on Pond Hill Road, outside the hamlet of Rensselaerville, back in August.

I brought him home, got him fed, watered, and tucked in at our little town shelter. The next morning, as I scanned him for a microchip, the light flashed with a number. Awesome, I thought, this is going to be so easy.

It was not.

After getting his owner information from the microchip registrar, I made the call. The woman at the other end said, yes, she had owned the dog but re-homed him to someone upstate that lived in the country. She lived down near New York City and the dog needed a place where he could run and play.

I sent her a picture of this lovely dog via my phone; she confirmed that we were talking about the same dog. She said she named him Cerberus.

As it turns out, the "country person" never bothered to register his microchip.

So what's next?

Cerberus has been in the pound for over 105 days. Living in the pound is no life for a dog.

The thought of euthanasia makes me sick so I care for them at my own expense after “his time is up.” It breaks my heart that he doesn't have a forever home with family to love and that loves him back.

Please consider this wonderful boy.

He will be up to date with is shots if adopted. Please call me at 728-8082 to make an appointment to meet him. His adoption fee is just the cost of his vet visit with shots, usually about $80.

Cheryl Baitsholts, dog control officer
Town of Rensselaerville