After 800 Days, Duane Finally Found his Forever in Long Beach, WA, who needs $1,500 for Orthopedic Surgery + Post-Operative Care.

South Pacific County Humane

An adult male, Duane found his way to the South Pacific County Humane Society in Long Beach WA in March 2022, after eating someone's turkey (not the cooked kind). As a sweet goofball with a larger-than-life personality, Duane became a favorite among staff and several dog walkers.

Many months into his shelter stay, it was determined he had arthritis and also needed ACL surgery. The surgery was successful. Although there was a fundraising campaign to offset the expense of the ACL surgery of $3800 that garnered $1766.00, the fundraising event did not cover the total cost of the ACL surgery.

Another complication post-surgery was that the incision wasn't healing due to an antibiotic-resistant infection. Ultimately Duane had to have another surgery to remove the plate in his leg. After a strong dose of an antibiotic cocktail and several weeks with a cone, Duane was on the mend. The plate removal and the cost of the antibiotics came to $250.

During his stay at the shelter, Duane had two adoption failures, failures that were not his fault. Many at the shelter had started to believe that Duane was destined to live out his days there. Even though Duane seemed content at the shelter, dog walkers believed he deserved better. Thanks to dog walker Kate and her vast network, Duane's story was widely shared. He was also promoted on a local radio station during a recent Friday radio program (he got to go to the station and sit in the radio booth during the show).

Thanks to Kate's networking, a young couple from DuPont, Washington read about Duane's story. They couldn't believe such an awesome dog had been at the shelter over two years. Just before Duane's meet-and-greet with the young couple, Duane's ACL incision had opened up some due to excessive licking. The cone went back on. The young couple were not deterred by this small setback. They met Duane, cone and all, and immediately fell in love with the big-headed goofball!

After over 800 days, Duane had found his family! The pictures and videos we have received from the young couple since the adoption show one big happy dog and two happy people!

Today, we are turning to our amazing community in hopes of raising $1500 to cover much of the remaining cost of the ACL surgery. Every little bit helps, and receiving this DOGust grant would help immensely.

Mission
Our mission is to promote compassionate care, spay/neuter, and placement of cats and dogs through service and education. Our vision is the community of South Pacific County where every cat and dog has a loving home, free of abuse and neglect.