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Adopted pet named 'Dog Hero'
4:55 p.m., Nov. 17, 2006--The votes are in, and Dogchannel.com has announced that Toby, a UD staff member's dog, has won its national My Dog Hero contest. “I'm so proud of my boy and thankful to the Delaware Humane Association for finding my special dog,” Kimberly Doucette, administrative assistant in marine and earth studies said. Doucette said when she adopted Toby from the Delaware Humane Association, she knew she was giving a dog nobody wanted a new chance at life. Toby had reached his end date at a shelter in southern Delaware and was transferred to the Humane Association where animals are taken care of until adopted. What Doucette didn't know was that the wirehaired-terrier mix with expressive brown eyes would bring fame to the Doucette family. With his My Dog Hero win, Toby's picture and an article about how, with patience and a wagging tail, he and Doucette helped a little girl overcome the child's fear of dogs appears in the December issue of Dog Fancy, and the Doucette family will receive a one-year subscription to Dog Fancy and a hard-bound copy of the book Dog Heroes of September 11. In November 2004, Toby was a semifinalist in the annual Great American Mutt contest, a competition that had 1,500 entries and spanned the globe. In both contests, finalists and winners were chosen by popular vote. Since adopting Toby, Doucette has become a volunteer for the Delaware Humane Association and has adopted two kittens from the shelter. “I try to tell people how great a shelter pet can be. They're so thankful that they turn out to be the best pets,” she said. Toby was taken to the shelter as a stray. He was extremely thin when he was found. After the Doucettes adopted him, they discovered had been shot with a BB gun, Doucette said. “He still has the pellet in his right rear leg.” Doucette said she is very proud of her Dog Hero and very grateful that she found him. “Other people's loss is our gain,” she said. Article by Barbara Garrison |
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