“That is the smile of a dog who knows he’s home” ❤️️
Despite his difficulties, Petey the rescue dog has always been a joyful boy. The lovely puppy was already the longest resident at his county shelter in North Carolina at the age of one year.
Petey’s stay had already been prolonged since the little shelter was overcrowded. With no possible adopters in sight, the shelter contacted the SPCA of Wake County to see if they might assist Petey find his forever home.
Petey was immediately accepted by the SPCA. While the scenario was tragic, Petey did not appear depressed. Instead, he was overjoyed to meet his new acquaintances.
“He was tugging on the leash wanting to go through the door as soon as he got here,” Samantha Ranlet, spokesperson for the SPCA of Wake County, told The Dodo. “He dashed inside the structure.”
The pup’s vibrant personality taken staff by surprise at first, especially considering how many times he’d been overlooked at his previous shelter.
“He was super friendly and playful from day one,” Ranlet said. “We couldn’t believe no one was interested in him.”
Petey’s SPCA friends put a picture of him on their website as soon as he arrived, but they were worried he’d be ignored again.
“Unfortunately, we expected him to be overlooked for smaller dogs, as he had been in the past,” Ranlet said. “However, it took only a few weeks for someone to fall in love with him.”
Petey’s permanent family saw the photo of the lovely pooch and knew right away that he belonged with them, according to Ranlet. Petey’s new family picked him up a month into his stay at the SPCA, thus ending his extended shelter stay.
Petey quickly settled into his new family, soaking in his new life with his puppy brother and loving human siblings. He already enjoys playing fetch in his garden and lavishing his folks with hugs and kisses.
Petey, the once-overlooked shelter dog, curls up on his warm bed and falls asleep with a huge smile on his face at the end of each day.
“That is a dog who knows he’s home,” the shelter wrote on Facebook.
Petey is just one of many shelter dogs that go unnoticed for extended periods of time. There are between 8 and 10 puppies at SCPA of Wake County that have been waiting for their permanent homes for over a year.
But, just as Petey’s story has a happy ending, Ranlet and the SPCA staff are hopeful that their other long-term residents will follow suit soon.
“We want them to find their people,” Ranlet said. “They get what they deserve.”
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