Introducing Noah!

So what’s one of the most exciting parts of visiting Best Friends? Enjoying one of their dogs on an overnight visit! Sleepover Dogs is a great program that benefits not only the dogs, but…

1. the volunteers get to fill the void of missing their own pets back home
2. the evaluations provided by the BF volunteers help the staff to learn what areas to work on with the dogs
3. and potential adopters get to read each evaluation to help decide if the dog they’re interested in would be a good match for their family
   

Sleepovers are amazing for all parties, but especially the dogs that get a much needed break from their runs. They are exposed to all kinds of things they’ll encounter once they do get adopted, such as televisions, hair dryers, microwaves, traffic, car rides, beds, showers, slamming doors and drawers, and the list goes on and on. Many of the dogs at Dogtown have never seen or heard any of these things, much less dealt with them day in and day out. Anyway, I’m a HUGE fan of overnights if you can’t tell, so I’d like to introduce you to our new pal, Noah.

Simply put, Noah is F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S. If I didn’t have a male aggressive dog at home, Noah would be on the first plane back to Virginia. He is a yellow lab / husky mix, and there may be something else in there also. No matter what his mix is, he has the best qualities of each breed!! I’m not sure how old he is, or how he ended up at Best Friends, but we plan on finding all that out before we leave. I do know that he’s been at the Sanctuary for about 4 months, and with his outstanding personality, hilarious personality, and stunning good looks, I doubt he’ll be around much longer. He is a star here and everyone recognized him and knew his name, regardless of whether we were walking him at Best Friends or in Kanab.

We kept Noah with us for two days, Thursday and Friday. After we picked Noah up the first day and we all introduced ourselves, the 3 of us went to Rocking V Café for a scrumptious dinner on the patio. Noah did great with all the traffic (foot and vehicle) and loved the attention he received from passersby. He was a great ambassador for Best Friends and rescue dogs!! We took him on walks through “downtown” Kanab, took him on car rides, and introduced him to lots of people. No matter what we did he behaved phenomenally and was always ready for the next adventure.

Yes, I cried when we returned Noah this morning. Yes, I’m missing him like crazy now. I love this boy and am so honored to have spent the past 2 days with him. If there is such a thing as a perfect dog, you’ll see Noah’s picture beside the definition. Love, love, love this boy and I cannot wait to hear he has found his furever family. Could that be you by chance??!!

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