Chase has officially found a home. He fell in love with his new mom right away (and vice versa) and he now lives happy as can be with his two human teenage sisters and two other dogs.

His mom, who works as a part-time groomer, reports that she was able to finish his haircut and he did very well for it. It had to be cut a lot shorter than she plans to keep him because of all the matting he had, but it's finally even.

He is a very happy little pup now, and is feeling great to finally be in a real home with a family that loves him. Congratulations, Chase!

(Chase was sent home with a matching 3/4" Leopard print dog collar and leash from Pink Puppy Designs.)

After a very nervous first few days, little Chase was finally comfortable enough with me to let me give him a haircut and a bath. He is now clean and fresh and is noticeably feeling much better. I'm not grooming professional, but at least it's better than it was before when he was all covered in matting and filth.

As you can see from the photo, he has begun showing off his interest in toys. He is testing out some of the eco-friendly rope bones that we are considering selling at Pink Puppy Designs. He seems to be enjoying every minute of it. Chase like to play fetch, but after a few throws from me he usually ends up playing fetch with himself. He tosses the toy up over his head all by himself and then runs after it. He thinks that's just the best!

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Chase is Miniature Poodle who is barely 2 years old.  I originally found him while on patrol with my fellow Humane Investigator.  He was filthy, covered in huge mats all over his body and was running loose in a rough neighborhood.  We chased him for blocks until he made his way back home.  After speaking with his owners (who, I might add, weren't too concerned that he was running in traffic) we discovered that their 9 year old son was Chase's sole caretaker and he was quickly loosing interest in the dog.  They decided he was just too much trouble and chose to give him up for adoption.

I decided to foster him and the first night I had him, it took 2 1/2 hours to leash him up and take him outside.  He was terrified and was being very protective of himself.  It was clear he had been shown little to no compassion from