- Bitsy the pit bull combine arrived as a stray canine on the City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services on April 22
- The pleasant canine went up for adoption on April 25, and the shelter shared a smiling picture of the canine in a pet adoption submit on Facebook on April 30
- Despite the recognition of Bitsy’s picture, the canine remains to be available for adoption
Bitsy the rescue canine has a successful smile but it surely hasn’t earned her a home but.
The pit bull combine arrived at the City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services on April 22 after an eventful day as a stray.
“We really obtained a number of calls from involved residents about her as a result of she was working free as a stray. They stated she was a contented and pleasant canine, but it surely was like she was simply having fun with a random stroll by a neighborhood and did not need to cease,” a spokesperson from the City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services, tells PEOPLE.
Officer Alex Pollard finally discovered the canine after Bitsy accomplished her enjoyable run across the Arlington neighborhood and ended up on the home of one of many involved residents who referred to as concerning the canine.
“Officer Alex Pollard stated when she arrived to the deal with, Bitsy was laying on her again, ft up within the air like she had simply had the very best day, however was worn out from her enjoyable,” the spokesperson shares, including, “Officer Pollard stated she was instantly a type of dogs that she is aware of she is going to keep in mind without end, and never due to her now widespread window image, however as a result of she was so joyful and lively.”
Jen Johnson/Arlington Animal Services
According to the City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services, many stray dogs arrive on the shelter “scared and overwhelmed,” however not Bitsy.
“Bitsy instantly made her presence identified. She is a contented, rambunctious, energetic canine. She could be very hooked up to being with individuals and makes the funniest dinosaur noises when she desires extra consideration from you,” the shelter says.
Bisty has a lot constructive power that the shelter workers say the canine “has full physique wags” each time she meets somebody new.
Another factor that’s inconceivable to disregard about Bitsy, who the shelter estimates is 3 or 4, is her smile.
“Bitsy’s smile was seen immediately! She is actually at all times joyful, however particularly when she sees or is with individuals!” the shelter spokesperson says.
After Bitsy’s 72-hour stray maintain ended and no proprietor got here ahead to say the pleasant canine, the pup was ready for adoption.
Jen Johnson/Arlington Animal Services
“She was made available for adoption on April 25, however as a VIP Adoptable Pet as a result of we consider she could also be arduous of listening to and even deaf because of conduct observations made whereas caring for her. When pets are made VIP at Arlington Animal Services, we cut back their adoption price and have them in hopes of discovering their without end houses shortly,” the City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services spokesperson explains.
On April 30, the shelter acquired an opportunity to showcase Bitsy’s partaking smile. The City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services moved the canine to one in every of its restricted variety of kennels on the entrance of the shelter within the facility’s “adoption mall.” Here, Bitsy has a giant window the place she will take a look at potential pet mother and father visiting the shelter.
The City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services spokesperson says that “inside seconds” of Bitsy transferring into her new kennel, she popped as much as look out the window with an enormous smile on her face.
“She was so joyful! It truthfully did not shock us, however it’s like she knew this was her likelihood at a household! She loves looking the window and seeing employees or guests within the shelter and is even happier than she was earlier than,” the shelter spokesperson shared.
Michelle Patchett | City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services
A shelter worker snapped a photograph of Bitsy smiling out her window and shared it on Facebook with the caption, “The face you make once you make your adoption mall debut.”
The submit earned over 2,400 shares on Facebook however has not generated adoption curiosity for Bitsy.
“She is unfortunately nonetheless ready, and we have not actually had anybody attain out about her, regardless of the favored window picture and the way cute she is,” the City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services spokesperson shares, including the shelter remains to be joyful the canine obtained an “outpouring of affection” on-line.
The shelter says Bitsy would do greatest with a accountable pet proprietor “on the lookout for a enjoyable and energetic canine to like.”
“Bitsy desires and desires love, time, and a spotlight,” in line with the shelter. She additionally wants “somebody keen to work with the potential of her being deaf. She is a brilliant canine who completely likes to please individuals.”
Jen Johnson/Arlington Animal Services
The City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services hopes Bitsy finds a loving home quickly, the place she will share her smile with a household, and that the cute canine makes extra animal lovers contemplate adoption.
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“We are assured a brand new household will come for Bitsy, however we hope this brings consciousness to homeless shelter dogs ready within the home windows all over the place and that somebody will contemplate opening their hearts and houses to a shelter canine in want,” the spokesperson says.
To study extra about Bitsy and different adoptable pets from the City of Arlington, Texas Animal Services, visit the shelter’s website.
