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Pet of the week for March 16

For The Olympian • Published March 16, 2009

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TriDog

I, a two-year-old bullmastiff Labrador cross, have been in the shelter since Jan. 18 waiting for you. If you look in kennel No. 59894, you will find me, a sweet natured, neutered, male dog. The shelter found me in a field in Yelm and called me Apollo. The fourth-grade girls who visited me decided to call me TriDog.

Would you like a description of my body? My cute, floppy ears match my velvety, black fur. I am always ready to play, my tail wagging constantly. My big, massive paws are ready to run at the drop of a hat. My huge, brown eyes are like giant Hershey kisses. The short fur I own is patched because of surgery. The legs on my body are strong, considering I have only three of them since I had an amputation.

Frisbee? Play? Now? OK! If you love to play, I am yours. I might need help getting into cars, but at least I love people, even though I dislike other dogs. I like it when people use me as a pillow. In return, I use people as a pillow! While the girls visited me, I smooched, walked, loved, laid down and did not bark. Do you have any peanut butter? That's my favorite treat, and I like to be rewarded frequently. Interested yet?

May Day! SOS! Help! I need a home with a six-foot-tall fence around the yard. I am very friendly and when I get excited, I tug, so I should wear a harness most of the time. I don't bite. At first, you might want a little extra food in my bowl and remember no other dogs in your house! If I am cooped up like I am now, I bark a lot. Roaming free in your yard will help me stay quiet.

TriDog, your puppy pal in kennel No. 59894, is waiting!

Meredith Sayler

McKenna Randall

Pet of the week is written by fourth-grade students from Janet Schloz's class at Tumwater Hill Elementary School. The students visit the Thurston County Animal Shelter at 3120 Martin Way in Olympia, 360-352-2510, each week.