Enter River
River was found tied to a stairwell down by the waterfront during the weekend of Hempfest here in Seattle. I didn't find him myself. Someone phoned animal control and they came and put him in the shelter. That's where I met him. I didn't know this, but it is illegal to tether a dog and leave him unattended in Seattle. Even if you're just going into the store. It’s also illegal not to have him licensed and registered, so when they found him breaking two laws, they took him in. They kept him for six days before allowing anyone to adopt him, just in case his original owner came in to claim him. He doesn't seem to be too familiar with life indoors, so I'm teaching him a lot, and he's a good, motivated learner, and basically eager to please but still alas, a teenager with the requisite short attention span, tons of energy and a slightly rebellious streak. So I got him. I hung out with him for three days when he was in the shelter. Well, not the whole time, ...