Shelter dog Donny goes home after 426 days
Cincinnati Animal CARE's longest-waiting dog was adopted after a stranger paid his fee and others added a crate, a collar, and money for training.
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Donny, the dog who had waited longest at Cincinnati Animal CARE, has been adopted after 426 days, WLWT reported. A Good Samaritan paid the adoption fee. A crate and a collar were donated, along with $200 for training. The shelter posted video of him heading out.
He had been one of hundreds of dogs at a shelter the station said was at critical capacity. The day that matters is the one he left with a family, a crate, a collar, and money set aside for training.
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Donny the dog lived at Cincinnati Animal CARE for 426 days, longer than any other dog there. Then a family adopted him. A Good Samaritan paid the adoption fee. Someone else gave a crate and a collar, and $200 was donated for training. The shelter shared a video of Donny leaving for his new home. He was one of many dogs waiting, and now he is not waiting anymore.
- What does a dog need in a new home besides a person to live with?
- Why would a stranger pay an adoption fee for a dog they are not taking home?
- How could a class help a shelter without taking a dog home that day?
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