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Shelter Dog Kept Getting Rejected, So He Made His Own Bed To Show He's 'A Good Boy'
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Woof Woofabout 5 hours ago
Imagine patiently waiting day after day to be adopted, but everyone who comes along rejects you and instead picks someone else — and you just don't understand why. This was the heartbreaking case for this Pitbull dog who was beginning to doubt himself until he decided to take matters into his own paws and prove everyone wrong. Rush, a lovely Pitbull didn't know the joy of staying with a lovely family until SISCA Pet Adoption Center took him in, and this is when his loneliness would finally come to an end.
Being a kind and loving dog, Rush thought one thing, he would get a lovely family to adopt him pretty fast. But Rush quickly realized that it wasn't going to be that straight forward. The days went by and Rush was never got picked. Pitbulls have a bad rap sheet and people constantly assume these dogs are dangerous and aggressive, but Rush was the complete opposite. When everyone pictures you as a bad dog before they've even met you, it can be difficult for people to truly see who you are. Rush wasn't about to give up easily though and he decided that he was going to prove to everyone that he was a good boy and worthy of adoption.
One day shelter workers walked past Rush's kennel and saw a shocking sight. Rush was making his own bed! Rush had started making his bed every single day. One day a shelter worker decided to shoot a video of Rush's unique behavior. They shot about a minute of footage of Rush carefully moving his blanket around.
Rush's determination would finally pay off! SICSA put the video on YouTube and to their surprise, it quickly went viral, receiving over a million views. SICSA posted a cute photo to its Facebook page celebrating its internet-famous pup.
The shelter received tons of requests from news agencies who wanted to feature Rush. The shelter used this platform to talk about why pit bulls make such great pets.
There are a lot of negative stereotypes about the American pit bull. If we were able to highlight the cute cuddly points of Rush, then we can help people look beyond the pit bull label," Nora Vondrell, executive director of SICSA, Ohio, told ABC News.
With all the attention, it wasn't long before the perfect adopters came to see Rush.
In a video, the husband and wife explained that they'd lost their dog earlier that year. They weren't sure if they were ready for a new dog, but when the husband saw Rush's story on the news and his wife saw it online they knew it was fate speaking. The wife texted her husband excitedly and said, 'I think I want him.' Her husband was ready for another dog too, and so after work, they headed right over to SICSA to see if Rush was still available and soon after they adopted Rush and gave him his forever home.
Looks more to me like he's playing with the blanket to entertain himself. But hey, it got him adopted.
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Imagine patiently waiting day after day to be adopted, but everyone who comes along rejects you and instead picks someone else — and you just don't understand why. This was the heartbreaking case for this Pitbull dog who was beginning to doubt himself until he decided to take matters into his own paws and prove everyone wrong. Rush, a lovely Pitbull didn't know the joy of staying with a lovely family until SISCA Pet Adoption Center took him in, and this is when his loneliness would finally come to an end.
Being a kind and loving dog, Rush thought one thing, he would get a lovely family to adopt him pretty fast. But Rush quickly realized that it wasn't going to be that straight forward. The days went by and Rush was never got picked. Pitbulls have a bad rap sheet and people constantly assume these dogs are dangerous and aggressive, but Rush was the complete opposite. When everyone pictures you as a bad dog before they've even met you, it can be difficult for people to truly see who you are. Rush wasn't about to give up easily though and he decided that he was going to prove to everyone that he was a good boy and worthy of adoption.
One day shelter workers walked past Rush's kennel and saw a shocking sight. Rush was making his own bed! Rush had started making his bed every single day. One day a shelter worker decided to shoot a video of Rush's unique behavior. They shot about a minute of footage of Rush carefully moving his blanket around.
Rush's determination would finally pay off! SICSA put the video on YouTube and to their surprise, it quickly went viral, receiving over a million views. SICSA posted a cute photo to its Facebook page celebrating its internet-famous pup.
The shelter received tons of requests from news agencies who wanted to feature Rush. The shelter used this platform to talk about why pit bulls make such great pets.
There are a lot of negative stereotypes about the American pit bull. If we were able to highlight the cute cuddly points of Rush, then we can help people look beyond the pit bull label," Nora Vondrell, executive director of SICSA, Ohio, told ABC News.
With all the attention, it wasn't long before the perfect adopters came to see Rush.
In a video, the husband and wife explained that they'd lost their dog earlier that year. They weren't sure if they were ready for a new dog, but when the husband saw Rush's story on the news and his wife saw it online they knew it was fate speaking. The wife texted her husband excitedly and said, 'I think I want him.' Her husband was ready for another dog too, and so after work, they headed right over to SICSA to see if Rush was still available and soon after they adopted Rush and gave him his forever home.
Looks more to me like he's playing with the blanket to entertain himself. But hey, it got him adopted.
Earl, with a half a buzz on at 2pm.
New I've been around dogs most of my life. Either working dogs on the farm or my family's pets in the army base. But this is Rudy, the first dog I owned myself. For most of his life he lived in Auckland. And being an inoffensive looking dog with a healthy distrust of the dog ranger, he was free to wander wherever he chose. Which was the greater Auckland area. The first time we moved, he didn't like the new address and kept going back to the old one. He used to hide in visitors cars and go for adventures before wandering home. Being a young bloke I used to go to parties. And he'd sometimes be there when I arrived. I remember one time my flatmate took him for a drive and he jumped out the window and took off. Chap comes home all distraught. "I'm so sorry mate. I lost your dog. I looked for him everywhere but I couldn't find him."
"You mean that dog on the porch, behind you?" Navigation stories abound.
Then we moved to another city. He was hopeless. He'd head off all confident and get lost. Most embarrassing for him, I imagine, was he had to turn himself in to the ranger to get home. Don't expect old age was as much fun for him as his youth.
But when the conversation turns to good dogs gone before, he is always good for a raised glass or 2.
"You mean that dog on the porch, behind you?" Navigation stories abound.
Then we moved to another city. He was hopeless. He'd head off all confident and get lost. Most embarrassing for him, I imagine, was he had to turn himself in to the ranger to get home. Don't expect old age was as much fun for him as his youth.
But when the conversation turns to good dogs gone before, he is always good for a raised glass or 2.
Love the brindle coloring. He blends in well against his/her bed.
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I took a few pictures of my babies this morning:
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As promised. Meet Lulu, a 5 month old Pittie mix. She's already got our hearts wrapped, and her big brother is actually quite a fan!
Puppy Spring in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea is a doggy day-care facility that looks after dogs aged 12 weeks and above. It's perfect for dog owners who work full-time. The center is able to host upwards of 30 dogs a day, and just like any typical daycare facility, they also prepare a series of games and exercises planned for their pups in order to improve their obedience and sociability. However, after all of these activities, the little critters are usually spent and need a full recharge. "We get the pups napping from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. The cost of our services varies and depends on a few different factors, including the time dogs spend at the facility."
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Wow, 20 years old! Golden's are such great and loving dogs. I lost mine just a weeks short of being 10 y.o. due to Epilepsy. Miss him. RIP Reggie.
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As a veterinarian I'm not buying into this one. Middle to larger breed dogs don't live nearly this long and so I clicked on the 5 top articles that came up. They all mention she was adopted at "age 14". We see adopted dogs daily that the ages are guesses or just plain wrong all across the board. It's really harmless (as is this) except it makes someone really internet famous.
Man, I'm a real killjoy but I had to weigh in on this. I guess I'm too jaded at this point! But old Goldens are the best dogs (and patients) in the world. They are so dang sweet and all they want is love.
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Dunno if it's a per-capita record but labs are also the bitingest dogs. Possibly because they are attractive to people who don't know how to drive them.
The ATTS Inc. would disagree with that statement/opinion.
Their Temperament Passing Rate statistics are full of surprises for most people.
I don't like to make blanket general statements when it comes to dogs/breeds because it seldom unites people and seldom helps dogs.
My opinion is that dogs are awesome and I love them.
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@Pacman she's pretty snorfalicious! Hope you all have a wonderful long time together.
The dog statement of the year! I think mutts, especially rescue mutts, are the best dog!!!!
700 000 miles on this puppy, couldn't have done it without him...
