Petey, the rescue dog, has been a happy boy despite all the difficulties he’s faced. With just one year, the adorable puppy was already North Carolina’s longest-reigning shelter dog.
Petey’s stay had already been prolonged beyond customary lengths due to the small shelter’s capacity issue. The shelter reached out to the SPCA of Wake County in an effort to help Petey find his family.
The SPCA immediately accepted Petey. Despite the dire circumstances, Petey didn’t seem at bit depressed. Petey was more than happy to be able to meet his new friends.
“As soon as he got here, he was yanking on the leash trying to get through the door,” Samantha Ranlet, spokesperson for the SPCA of Wake County, told The Dodo. “He bounded into the building.”
The dog’s outgoing nature initially astounded SPCA officials, especially when they thought about how frequently he had been missed at his prior shelter.
“He was super friendly from day one and very playful,” Ranlet said. “We couldn’t believe that nobody wanted him.”
As soon as he arrived, Petey’s SPCA pals immediately submitted a photo of him to their website, but they were concerned that he would be disregarded once more.
“We, unfortunately, expected that he might be overlooked for smaller dogs, like before,” Ranlet said. “But it only took about a few weeks for someone to fall in love with him.”
Ranlet claims that when Petey’s forever family saw the adorable dog’s picture, they knew right once that he belonged with them. Petey was adopted by his new family after a month at the SPCA. This ended his prolonged stay at the shelter.
Petey quickly became comfortable in his new environment and enjoyed his time with his family, including his dog brother and sister. He enjoys giving his family many hugs and kisses, and playing fetch in the backyard.
Petey, the shelter dog that was once forgotten, curls up in his comfy bed and goes to sleep with a huge smile on his face.
“That is the smile of a dog who knows he’s home,” the shelter wrote on Facebook.
Petey is one of the shelter dogs who suffers from neglect. Nearly a year has passed since 8-10 puppies waited at SCPA of Wake County to find their forever homes.
Ranlet and the SPCA staff, however, are optimistic that the stories of their other long-term residents will conclude nicely, just as Petey’s did.
“We’re rooting for them to find their people,” Ranlet said. “That’s what they deserve.”
Source: The Dodo
