Skunk aka Spunk needs a home

The number of animals which pass through the animal welfare system each year is huge. Despite the fact many leave very quickly, volunteers form attachments to the longer residents because we spend more time with them.

A dog or cat who is in the system for a day or two is quickly forgotten, while one who stays for 5 or 6 months works his or her way into someone's radar and they spend time working on finding them a home.

Skunk aka Spunk is one of the dogs who fits this category. When he entered the system he was almost completely bald from demodex mange. He was a rough-and-tumble sort of guy, who needed a champion.

Many believed the reason he has not found a home is because his name was Skunk so they changed it to Spunk. He will always be Skunk to me.

He is a 3 year old Black-Mouth Cur. These dogs were originally bred in Florida to round up cattle and are a kind of labrador/shepherd/hound mix. I have said before, we always called them Florida Brown Dogs.

He gets along well with other dogs, has been around kids 7 years and older and is simply one of those dogs who gets passed by again and again. His demodex is almost all cleared up and his coat is coming in soft and brown. He loves belly rubs and soft toys as this picture shows.

He is housebroken and knows several commands and like all the animals in the shelter, needs to find a permanent home to call his own. If you would like to meet him, please drop by 2331 15th Street in Sarasota or call 955-4131 and ask about him.