GDS kicked off the first week of 2026 by welcoming 13 dogs from another rescue, all in need of loving homes. Persimmon is one of the lucky ones—though he doesn’t know it yet. This poor fellow trembles when someone so much as looks at him. What must he have endured to be so frightened?

Persimmon will need a calm, experienced adopter and a household where he can learn, at his own pace, that the world can be a safe and gentle place.