Can you give Kissy Bear a special home?

LORDSTOWN

The only surviving dog of 29 recovered by local animal agencies during a raid in Berlin Center needs someone special to give her a home.

Kissy Bear, a 2-year-old English shepherd, has been at the Animal Welfare League in Lordstown since the August raid and is ready for adoption, said Barb Busko, AWL president.

Busko said Kissy Bear was among the 29 dogs AWL and Angels For Animals removed in August from a barn on a Berlin Center property. She said Angels took 25 of the dogs and AWL took four, but Kissy Bear was the only survivor.

“When she came to us, she was very shy. ... When you have an animal that’s not socialized, it gets to the point of being almost feral,” she said. “She’s come a long way.”

Busko said volunteers work every day with Kissy Bear, socializing her and getting her used to being around people.

Learn more about her in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.