Help for Lannie and Riley

We have a situation with Lannie and Riley and we need help (if you're not familiar with their stories, read below). The girls are not doing well at the SPCA in Orlando. Lannie has become reticent and was put into foster care to get her out of the shelter environment – but while she was there, she attacked a Chihuahua at the foster’s house (the dog is okay) so they had to bring Lannie back to the shelter. And Riley is apparently being aggressive to the shelter staff. In hindsight, it was probably not a good idea to put them into a shelter in the first place but I guess we thought they would have been adopted long ago based on their stories of survival. So, bottom line is that they both need to leave there. Christine and I spoke with the shelter director and she said we could pick them up any time. And I think they are on the verge of making the decision of whether to keep them up for adoption or not. Actually, they are not even up for adoption but are in the holding area until they get their behavioral issues solved. Is there anything you can do? I have Thor plus 4 fosters right now and there is no way I can take even one more dog. And Christine already has two of her own and isn’t even supposed to have them based on her lease. Is there anyone who could take them in either permanently or temporarily? They are only going to get worse at the shelter and if either one bites an employee, they will probably be euthanized. If you or anyone you can contact could help with this situation, please contact me asap. We need to get them out of there by this weekend.

Lannie and Riley had both been at Dead Dog Beach for at least 4 years prior to their rescues last month. They endured the horrible conditions there and escaped the constant threat of poisonings, beatings, and other horrific deaths. Lannie is missing an eye and was present when some evil teenagers took her litter of puppies and drove their ATV's over them, killing them all. They were both caught last February and taken in for spay. Riley tested positive for heartworm. But both of these girls were larger, older, battle-worn dogs and small dogs and puppies kept turning up and the beach and the smaller dogs were continually chosen over Lannie and Riley because the big girls would be much more difficult to adopt out. These girls are true survivors. They were rescued about 6 weeks ago and were sent to the Orlando SPCA in Florida where, as you read above, they are in trouble.