Mort

🎩 WELCOME MORT! 🎩<br/>Okay, who ordered the distinguished gentleman?<br/>He’s a handsome stray who landed at DuPage County Animal Services looking like he should be sitting in a leather chair, reading the Tribune and complaining about property taxes. 😂<br/>Mort quickly caught the eye of one of our volunteers who also volunteers at DuPage.<br/>And you know how this crap goes.<br/>“Have you met Mort?”<br/>“You NEED to meet Mort.”<br/>“JUST LOOK AT HIM.”<br/>Fine.<br/>We looked.<br/>Sonofabitch. Now we need Mort. 🙄😂<br/>Except there was that pesky little detail we’re always dealing with...<br/>WHERE ARE WE PUTTING HIM?<br/>And this is where some good old-fashioned rescue magic happened. ✨<br/>A couple who already foster with us also participate in DuPage’s Fetch a Friend program. They started taking Mort out for little field trips and giving him some much-needed time away from the shelter.<br/>They took him out once.<br/>Then again.<br/>And apparently Mort spent those outings quietly working his little scam because next thing we know, we get:<br/>“We want to foster him.”<br/>Nobody move. Nobody say anything. GET THE PAPERWORK. 😂<br/>And just like that, the dog we already knew we wanted had himself a foster home.<br/>Sometimes rescue is begging, pleading and moving 97 pieces around to make ONE damn thing work.<br/>And sometimes the universe throws you a bone.<br/>From stray...to Fetch a Friend...to one of ours.<br/>Nicely played, sir. Nicely played.<br/>All good things from here.

🎩 WELCOME MORT! 🎩
Okay, who ordered the distinguished gentleman?
He’s a handsome stray who landed at DuPage County Animal Services looking like he should be sitting in a leather chair, reading the Tribune and complaining about property taxes. 😂
Mort quickly caught the eye of one of our volunteers who also volunteers at DuPage.
And you know how this crap goes.
“Have you met Mort?”
“You NEED to meet Mort.”
“JUST LOOK AT HIM.”
Fine.
We looked.
Sonofabitch. Now we need Mort. 🙄😂
Except there was that pesky little detail we’re always dealing with...
WHERE ARE WE PUTTING HIM?
And this is where some good old-fashioned rescue magic happened. ✨
A couple who already foster with us also participate in DuPage’s Fetch a Friend program. They started taking Mort out for little field trips and giving him some much-needed time away from the shelter.
They took him out once.
Then again.
And apparently Mort spent those outings quietly working his little scam because next t

🎩 WELCOME MORT! 🎩
Okay, who ordered the distinguished gentleman?
He’s a handsome stray who landed at DuPage County Animal Services looking like he should be sitting in a leather chair, reading the Tribune and complaining about property taxes. 😂
Mort quickly caught the eye of one of our volunteers who also volunteers at DuPage.
And you know how this crap goes.
“Have you met Mort?”
“You NEED to meet Mort.”
“JUST LOOK AT HIM.”
Fine.
We looked.
Sonofabitch. Now we need Mort. 🙄😂
Except there was that pesky little detail we’re always dealing with...
WHERE ARE WE PUTTING HIM?
And this is where some good old-fashioned rescue magic happened. ✨
A couple who already foster with us also participate in DuPage’s Fetch a Friend program. They started taking Mort out for little field trips and giving him some much-needed time away from the shelter.
They took him out once.
Then again.
And apparently Mort spent those outings quietly working his little scam because next thing we know, we get:
“We want to foster him.”
Nobody move. Nobody say anything. GET THE PAPERWORK. 😂
And just like that, the dog we already knew we wanted had himself a foster home.
Sometimes rescue is begging, pleading and moving 97 pieces around to make ONE damn thing work.
And sometimes the universe throws you a bone.
From stray...to Fetch a Friend...to one of ours.Show moreShow more