Husky Shows Up On Couple's Front Yard

The Dodo

Husky shows up in couple's front yard and decides he's theirs ❤️  We talked to his dads about how Balto seemed so calm at first — then surprised them with a new personality!  We are celebrating Pride Month by spotlighting some of our favorite LGBTQ+ pet parents, their pets and rescue work.

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00:00Hey, guy. Hey, bud.

00:04He was just waiting for me to come outside,

00:06letting us know that he lived here now.

00:08He's a very brave boy.

00:10Hey, buddy. Want another treat?

00:16We posted, we tried to let people know that he was here

00:19in case he belonged to somebody,

00:21but nobody had any idea where he came from.

00:24No one recognized him.

00:26And so, step one was the vet.

00:30Going to the vet with our new dog.

00:35So we got him in to get looked at.

00:37He did really well.

00:39He fooled us immediately that he was going to be

00:41a really even-tempered dog.

00:43And then, on the way home, we stopped him,

00:45we washed him up because he was caked in dirt.

00:48That is a good dog.

00:52Partner Shiloh immediately started using language

00:54that made me realize that he was invested in keeping this dog.

01:00Yeah, what do you...

01:06Once he was fully fed and safe

01:08and realized that he was going to be loved and cared for,

01:10he was fully able to have, like, a whirlwind attitude.

01:17Anything that he could get into, he could.

01:19We found out early that anything that was about

01:22shoulder height or lower was ball-toe territory.

01:26He'll be really adorable and funny,

01:28but it's, like, something he really shouldn't be doing.

01:30And we have to be, like, stern parents about it

01:32to make sure it doesn't happen again.

01:34But it's so cute.

01:36Give it back.

01:38Where did you even get...

01:40Where did you even get this little...

01:42Ugh.

01:43I think my favorite weird thing is when we find something

01:46that we definitely didn't purchase for him or for ourselves.

01:50Finding, like, a Subway sandwich.

01:52Finding, like, a Subway sandwich.

01:54I don't know where he got the sandwich,

01:56but he picked out all the jalapenos

01:58because he didn't like them.

01:59We didn't eat Subway.

02:02We did not purchase his home.

02:07Walter, where are you?

02:10I'm glad, actually, that he is kind of a high-needs animal

02:13because I want to be able to practice

02:15what I spend so much time trying to get other people to hear.

02:19As a gay trans person,

02:21we are made to believe that

02:23small changes and adjustments in systems

02:25are not worth it for us.

02:27To not have that attitude in my own house is really important.

02:31That nobody's needs are too small.

02:33That everyone is worth consideration and time,

02:36even if it's going to be challenging

02:38because I think our family has tremendously benefited

02:41from his presence.

02:44Did he take your bonus?

02:46Are you going to take his bonus?

02:48We're really, really lucky that he chose our house.

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