Let me introduce you to Mitchell.
Mitchell is...well...we don't know. Maybe he has some shepherd in him, maybe some smooth collie, and perhaps even some greyhound. He was tall and lanky. Mitchell is a very happy go lucky boy! He loves everyone! The reason I don't think he is perfect...he thinks he's human. A dog that thinks he is human does not make a very good dog :)
Mitchell came to us from a different branch of our organization. they were having trouble placing him. He was continuously returned for being too much. That branch had originally brought him up from Tennessee because he was going to be euthanized...and we couldn't let a perfect dog be euthanized. So we decided to give him a chance.
Mitchell pulled. You put on the leash and it was GO time! Don't plan on stopping! He was fitted for a Gentle Leader (GL in shelter speak) and that helped...some. In Mitchell's kennel he greeted you on his hind legs, front feet flying in the air as to give you a welcoming hug. Mitchell didn't like the GL so he sat on his hind and used BOTH front paws to guard his face from the limiting device. Once you passed this part of his test, and taking him outside the kennel, he insisted on seeing everything through your perspective. He's stand up to look out the window. Stop at the desk to talk to anyone there, as well as rid the desk from any delectibles left unattended...(or even if they were attended, it didn't stop him. Mitchell was a "Counter Surfer."
A potential adopter called asking about Mitchell. Of course I was very excited because Mitchell was my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! She asked me to tell her more about him. So happily I obliged. I told her what he looked like, how he was learning his commands...sit, down, stay, come. I told her that he was incredibly smart and that I loved him, and said that he was "perfect," and that I loved him. And then I said...He's a counter surfer. He prefers to be on two legs than the four that he has, but he really is a great dog and just needs someone to give him a little time and patience. I also told her that he's kind of obnoxious, but I loved that about him. Other dogs find him annoying to play with for too long. But he listens well to their signals and just needs a dog with patience or who is just as ridiculous as he is. Oh and I love him.
The nice lady on the end of the phone then says..."Darn it! I was really hoping that I would call and that you would tell me about him, and that he wouldn't sound like the right dog for my family, but now I think I LOVE him..."
She came in that following Sunday to meet Mitchell, and Mitchell left with them that week.
I mean, how can you not fall in love with that beautiful face!
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