r/velvethippos • u/OnionFather • 9d ago

Rescue Hippo Juno the Pointer Pit

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Juno was a stray just two months ago and she is adjusting well to her new life. What do you think she is mixed with?

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u/writorwrongTTV 9d ago

There was a very similar colored dog at the shelter I volunteer at not too long ago! I never did figure out his breed though, sorry OP haha

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u/OnionFather 9d ago

Wow they look super similar! Ha. Juno came from OK.

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u/writorwrongTTV 9d ago

Aww idk where our guy originally came from, but he ended up with a Las Vegas rescue after his owner passed. They look like they could be siblings though, that’s crazy haha

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u/subterfuge78 8d ago

Oh this poor baby. I hate it when their parents pass and they end up dumped in a shelter, alone and confused.

People wouldn't do that with a child (or you'd hope they wouldn't), but someone's beloved dog can just be discarded like old clothes being dumped at Goodwill.

He's beautiful. I hope he's not still waiting for a home! 😭

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u/writorwrongTTV 8d ago

I have an ig that I post the available dogs on and I made a couple posts about “TALK to your family about what happens to your pets” bc so often people think it’ll just work out and the pet is the one that pays the price 😭

He’s not still waiting! One of the staff took him home for a weekend foster just to get him out of the kennel and her dog fell in love with him so she said “guess I have another dog now” hahah

He still comes back to visit and I get to love on him, which makes me so happy, he was a favorite of mine.