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Best Friends LA "Date-With-A-Dog"

Hy the laughing hyena

September 20, 2007 : 11:17 AM
Hy is always laughing or sitting handsomely with a very large grin!

Hy the hyena (so named for his hyena-like bark), was found wandering a park in Bakersfield, CA with a broken and fused jaw. His rescuers brought him to LA where dental vet Dr. Sugawa of California Animal Hospital performed surgery to allow Hy to actually open his mouth and breathe and eat like a normal dog.

Hy is probably around 1-2 years old, very strong, about 60 lbs., and loves people to the max. He's undergoing socialization training as he gets very excited (but not aggressive) around other dogs. Not sure how he is with cats yet.

Hy is being boarded at Pacific Coast Dog Rescue in Burbank, where he's one of the most popular dogs there. Hy's date requirements should be an equally strong handler, and also a bit of basic training with verbal commands will go along way toward making his date with you a ton of fun. And his idea for a perfect date is a long, long run, as he can go for miles!

If you're interested, please contact Billy Criswell at william@bestfriends.org. We quarantee unconditional love on each and every date!


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September 24, 2007 at 7:55 PM
posted by: marla
Love that face!!!

Wish I still lived in the LA area
  
September 24, 2007 at 5:07 PM
posted by: cattees
Now THAT's a face! So cute!
  
September 24, 2007 at 12:26 PM
posted by: Chimp
This is a great idea. To add to it...wouldn't it be
delightful if communities could get a group together
say 10 people, who took the dog to their homes
and basicly kept circulating the dog/ socializing the
dog from home to home giving it love within this
group of volunteers. It would give the dog a variety
of people to socialize with and the people could
learn more about animal behavior with the varieties
of dogs. (In a perfect world...)
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