A Pittsburgh fauna shelter ’s foresighted occupier finally has his forever home .
ThePittsburgh Animal Friendsshelter ’s longest resident , a beautifulblack Labmix named Capone , has at long last found his forever family . The 10 - year - honest-to-goodness senior bow-wow with big , non-white eyes made his way to the Pennsylvania protection in November 2017 , where he ended up staying for a eye - rending 1,134 24-hour interval .
Last workweek , the pup ’s patience at last yield off . Capone’sfoster familydecided to make their bond functionary and adopt the puppy into their kin after several weeks with him in their home as part of the shelter ’s foster - to - adopt program . The organization posted a cheerful jubilation subject matter for Capone onthe Animal Friends Facebook history , write " Good things come to those who wait . " We could n’t agree more .
Photo: Courtesy of Animal Friends
During the three class Capone pass at the shelter , this honest boy gained a number of devotee in the configuration of staff , volunteer , and friends on societal medium rooting for him to find his perfect match . Animal Friends spokesperson Cody Hoellerman distinguish Daily Paws that Capone is " very sweet and cuddly with his close protagonist , " and that even though the whelp was gruelling of hearing and had reduced visual sense , he " absolutely loves enrichment activities that require him to sniff for food or delicacy . " Although he ’s far from a robustious puppy , Capone is a very participating 10 - year - old frank with a penchant for lawn tennis chunk andobedience training . The tax shelter compile a heartwarming video of some of their retentiveness with the pup that show off his skill and dearest for enrichment games . Smart boy , Capone !
Hoellerman order Capone ’s medical and behavioral challenge made it tough to find just the correct home for the dog , since the shelter commend he be placed with an grownup family with no children or other pets . " Sadly , Capone had several adopter interest over the years , but for one ground or another , things fell through . " This is unfortunately a common root word for pets who have special needs , especially forolder fauna who are overlookedin party favour of vernal puppy and kittens .
gratefully , Capone at last has a home plate to show off all those sniff science he mastered at the shelter . His new menage told the saving radical that as the pooch resolve into a routine , they were able to get to make love Capone ’s on-key personality outside the stress of the protection . From the looks of it , Capone is getting lot of love and snuggles with his new crew — and some quality soldering time together on the couch !
We ’re thrilled Capone gets to spend the holiday with his loving new pet parent . If you ’ve been think about adding a furry supporter to your menage , sites likeAdopt a PetandPetFindercan assist you witness a dog ( or cat , or bunny rabbit , or grunter … ) who needs a home near you .
