Pet of the Week: Lawsy

Our Pet of the Week, Lawsy, is available for adoption from the Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi.

CHRISTANA: I'M HERE WITHELIZABETHJACKSON THIS MORNING.

GOODMORNING!ELIZABETH: GOOD MORNING, HOW AREYOU?

CHRISTANA: I'M GREAT,THANKS FOR ASKING!

ANDSO, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THEMOST LOVABLEDOGS I HAVE MET IN QUITE SOMETIME, ANDHER NAME IS LAWSY.ELIZABETH: CORRECT, HER NAME ISLAWSY.SHE'S ABOUT A TWO- YEAR-OLDBEAGLE.

SHE'S SPAYED, SHE LOVESOTHER DOGS, SHE LOVESCATS, SHE PLAYS WELL WITHEVERYBODY ANDLOVES PEOPLE.

SHE WOULD MAKESOMEBODYA PERFECT PET.

SHE WEIGHS 20POUNDS.

SHE'S FULL-GOWN, ANDSHE'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OFHEART WORM TREATMENT.

SHE'SREADY FOR ADOPTION, BUT WHOEVERADOPTSHER WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE WITHPROTOCOL FOR HEART WORMTREATMENT, GETHER BACK TO THE VET FOR HERFINAL HEARTWORM SHOTS, THEN KEEP HER ONHEART WORM PREVENTION THE RESTOF HER LIFE.CHRISTANA: TALK TO US MORE ABOUTHEARTWORM TREATMENT.ELIZABETH: A DOG CAN GET HEARTWORMS FROMONE BITE OF A MOSQUITO.

SOMEPEOPLE THINK, "OH, I DON'T HAVETO GIVE MY PREVENTION IN THEWINTER TIME," OR "OH,MY DOG IS INSIDE." WELL,MOSQUITOES CAN GETINSIDE TOO.

ALL IT TAKES IS ONEBITE.

FOR A DOGTHIS SIZE, PREVENTION IS ONLY16-DOLLARS AMONTH.

IT'S JUST A PILL OR A FEWDROPS ON THENEXT THAT PREVENT HEART WORMS.IT'S VERYEASY TO PREVENT THEM, AND IT'SVERY EXPENSIVETO TREAT THEM.

IT CAN BE VERYDEADLY TO ADOG IF THEY GET HEART WORMS ANDAREN'TTREATED.

IT'S JUST A HORRIBLE,HORRIBLE DEATH FOR A DOG.

SHEWAS PROBABLY ON THESTREETS FOR A WHILE OR WHATEVER.SHE'S GOTHEART WORMS WHEN WE RESCUED HER.WE'RETREATING HER, AND SHE WILL BEREADY ANDPERFECT, IN PERFECT HEALTH FORTHE REST OFHER LIFE.

IT'S REAL EASYPREVENTION.

PEOPLENEED TO DO IT FOR THE DOGS, ANDALL THE DOGSARE ON PREVENTION.CHRISTANA: WELL HOPEFULLY SHEWILLFINISH HER TREATMENT VERY SOON.AGAIN, SHEIS ABSOLUTELY LOVABLE.

SHE CAMEINTO THESTUDIO AND EVERYBODY JUSTSTARTED LOVING UPON HER.ELIZABETH: SHE'S A GOOD GIRL.CHRISTANA: OH, ABSOLUTELY.

LET'SGETONE MORE LOOK AT OUR PET OF THEWEEKLAWSY.