A nine-and-a-half-year-old tan and white Labrador retriever combine who “loves stomach rubs” has been patiently ready for her without end household since she was rescued over a 12 months in the past in April 2021.
“This older gal nonetheless has loads of spunk and [is] on the lookout for a house that can provide her the love and a spotlight she deserves,” reads Ethel’s biography on PetFinder, an organization that operates the biggest on-line pet adoption web site serving all of North America.
Lovingly named Ethel Mertz — after the character from the traditional TV sitcom, “I Love Lucy” — the senior pup has been with Badass Animal Rescue in Brooklyn, New York, for 18 months.
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Ethel arrived within the Large Apple after the rescue’s government director Krista Almqvist and workforce met her throughout a rescue mission in Dallas, Texas, Almqvist instructed Fox Information Digital.
Ethel has lived with different canine within the house and does properly with canine near her measurement, the workers additionally instructed Fox Information Digital. She would not honest properly in environments with smaller canine or smaller animals normally.
“Ethel will get alongside properly with all folks and is engaged on her leash expertise round different canine within the metropolis,” Almqvist shared in a bio of Ethel that was emailed to Fox Information Digital.
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Almqvist continued, “Whereas Ethel has some allergic reactions, they’re underneath management, and she or he lives a really full life each exploring the streets of [Brooklyn] together with her foster brother and stress-free at house in her favourite solar spot.”
“This senior girl has been ready for somebody to come back alongside and understand what a treasure she actually is,” the workers additionally stated.
She’s “a goofy and loving canine who’s up for something (out of doors adventures or stomach rubs and naps).”
November is Nationwide Senior Pet Month — a reminder that many older cats and canine are in shelters ready to be adopted.
That is in accordance with Nationwide At the moment, a San Francisco, California-based web site that says calendar observances and nationwide days.
“With the development and progress of veterinary medication, funding and analysis over the previous few a long time, our pets reside longer, more healthy and happier lives than ever earlier than,” in accordance with the Indiana Veterinary Medical Affiliation in Indianapolis.
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“Whereas that is great for the human-animal bond, it additionally means we should always concentrate on regular getting old modifications and issues we are able to do as pet house owners to make life a bit extra comfy for our senior pets.”
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Anybody eager about adopting Ethel can go to badassanimalrescue.com/find-a-dog for extra data.
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