A family came into the shelter yesterday and told me they wanted a dog to be a companion for their cat at home. He has always been around dogs and their dog just recently passed away. They picked out about seven dogs they wanted to look at in hopes of finding a new playmate for their fuzzy family member at home. After I took off some of their options due to not getting along with cats we narrowed it down to about three different lab mixes. As we were walking to a room to visit with these animals this young lady saw a puppy in our display case that looks absolutely adorable. She said she really wanted to look at him but didn't think he was available. Well I made her day by letting her know that he was indeed up for adoption. So we all decided to scratch out the whole list we had and see the puppy instead because he was very laid back, would work great with cats, and his cuteness was hard to resist.
They visited with this puppy, who had no name yet, for about five minutes and they knew he was the one. He was exactly what they were looking for and you could tell that it was a match made in heaven. I love it when families make a huge list of animals they want to look at an instantly fall in love with the first one they meet. I always say go with you gut and start from the ones you liked the most and it works almost every time. I'm so glad they found the perfect new pet and I know that he will becomes best friends with the cat right away. Before leaving they decided his new name would be Toby!! I think it fits him perfectly! So glad Toby will forever be happy and the family he went home with!!
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