Each week, the Flyer will feature adoptable dogs and cats from Memphis Animal Services. All photos are credited to Memphis Pets Alive. More pictures can be found on the Memphis Pets Alive Facebook page.
Meet Tunchie. His previous owner surrendered him to Memphis Animal Services (MAS) last weekend because the family moved into a new apartment that doesn’t allow dogs. Here’s what the previous owner told a volunteer at MAS that day (and that volunteer later recounted on Facebook):
Busy day at MAS today. Not so much adoptions. More in terms of owner surrenders and people turning in strays. At the end of the line – Tunchie and his dad. We started chatting a little and he told me that they had Tunchie for almost 2 years. His 6 year old daughter would hold him like baby when Tunchie was still a small puppy. Unfortunately the family just moved into an apartment (to save money) where dogs are not allowed. The kids are upset (the youngest is 3) and he admits that he’s worried that they will put Tunchie down. He keeps telling me what a good dog he is: housebroken, kid friendly and dog friendly. The entire time during our conversation Tunchie is calm and relaxed, doesn’t care much about the other dogs around him but he keeps looking up to his owner who didn’t even bring a leash because he’s so mild mannered and obedient.
Before I left I checked on Tunchie who is now #A285188 . Needless to say he’s confused and sad.
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