HIGHLANDS, N.C. (WLOS) – One senior canine discovered his perpetually home with a visitor visiting a North Carolina lodge that fosters shelter dogs in an effort to get them adopted.
The Park on Main in Highlands is just not solely a dog-friendly lodge, nevertheless it has additionally fostered dogs from the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society since 2015. The dogs get an opportunity to stay within the lap of luxurious whereas additionally getting publicity to a number of friends, each a potential adoptee.
“The hotel is dog-friendly. It’s dog-forward, I would say,” mentioned Devon Allio, the lodge’s basic supervisor.
Calhoun, an 8-year-old hound canine combine rescued by the shelter as a stray final July, was the latest canine in residence when Sydney Haykel visited from Nashville, Tennessee.
“The guest took Calhoun to her room, took him on a walk,” Allio mentioned.
Though Haykel went home with out Calhoun, she couldn’t get him out of her thoughts. A reminder to her and her boyfriend of a earlier canine they misplaced not way back, the couple determined they needed to undertake him.
“Calhoun just kind of spoke to her,” mentioned Jodi Henkel, an assistant on the animal shelter.
Haykel made the mandatory preparations with shelter employees to convey Calhoun to her. Plans had been made for the hand-off Wednesday at a midway spot in Tennessee.
Haykel was overjoyed to see Calhoun once more.
“We just fell in love with him and happy to take him home,” she mentioned.
She has one other canine named Goober and mentioned she was trying ahead to having the 2 meet one another, in addition to shopping for Calhoun a Starbucks pup cup to have a good time.
For Allio, seeing Calhoun get adopted produced a mixture of feelings.
“We’re sorry to see him go. It’s a sad day for us, but we’re also very happy he found his forever home,” he mentioned.
Animal shelter employees says the lodge’s choice to foster dogs has led to 25 to 30 adoptions over the years.
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