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Husky Rescued after Car Chase Adopted by LAPD Detective

More than 75 potential adopters wrote essays describing why they would be the perfect parents for Chip, a Husky puppy found in an SUV after a high-speed police pursuit last month.

When the pursuit ended, the puppy’s former owner, John Garcia, shot California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Felix Serpas, who survived and is recovering. The puppy was named Chip in honor of Serpas, according to a news release.

Garcia was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder. Chip was taken to the Riverside County Animal Services shelter in Jurupa Valley, Calif., where there was an outpouring of adoption offers. The shelter asked all potential adopters to write a short essay explaining why they wanted the energetic Husky.

The winner: Mike Ventura of Covina, Calif., who’s a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

“His heartfelt words resonated with a team of employees here at the main shelter who helped select the adopter,” said Animal Services spokesman John Welsh in a written statement, the Press Enterprise reports.

As for everyone else who wrote an essay, they will be receiving a special offer from the shelter, according to its Facebook page. I’m guessing/hoping it’s an adoption fee discount, to encourage every one of those dozens of potential pet parents to adopt another lovable homeless dog.

Photo via Facebook

Amy Poehler’s New ‘Heavy Petting’ Web Series Helps Dogs Get Adopted

As further proof there is nothing the amazing Amy Poehler cannot do, she’s launched a new web series, “Heavy Petting,” that features talking dogs.

But these aren’t your usual talking dogs. They’re adoptable shelter dogs voiced by Poehler and other celebrities, including her former “Parks and Recreation” co-stars Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Aziz Ansari.

“Heavy Petting,” produced in partnership with the ASPCA, will be available on the Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls website and YouTube channel. “It’s like Tinder, but for adoptable pets, because #SmartGirlsAdopt!” says the description.

The first episode premiered today. It stars fast-talking, spilled-Cheerios-eating Bart, a 10-month-old Poodle mix voiced by John Mulaney.

“I love meeting new people and smelling their breath,” Bart says. “I’ve gotten really into Cheerios lately, especially when they’re spilled on the kitchen floor — preferably when they’re spilled on the kitchen floor.”

Here’s hoping this series has a whole lot of future episodes, because I doubt any of its stars will remain homeless for long.

Photo via YouTube

Little Boy and Dog Both Extremely Excited to See Dad [Video]

“After a long day, baby and dog are very excited for Daddy to pull into the driveway!” writes Natalie G in the understated description of a video she posted on YouTube Sept. 22.

“Daddy!” the toddler yells, standing at the screen door with a Poodle mix by his side.

“It’s Daddy!” his mom responds. “Are you waving to him?”

Yes, the toddler is waving to him. And his excitement quickly grows as the dad pulls his car into the driveway. Soon the boy and his dog are both doing an adorable happy dance together.

The 36-second video has been viewed more than 1.1 million times.

It’s too bad there’s not a version of “Dancing with the Stars” or “So You Think You Can Dance” for dogs, because this Poodle and this little day-care dog who was super excited to see his dad would make “pawfect” partners.

Photo via Natalie G/YouTube

Puppy and Kitten BFFs Chicken & Waffles Need a Forever Home

“This Chihuahua mix puppy and her kitten sidekick showed up together on someone’s porch during last week’s rainstorm,” writes the Asheville Humane Society (AHS) of North Carolina on its Facebook page.

A good Samaritan brought the two BFFs to the shelter, where “they’ve been inseparable ever since they came though our doors!”

Dogs and cats are usually separated in the shelter, but an exception was made for this pair. “We made a special ‘inter-species condo’ so these two best buddies could reside together,” writes the AHS.

The puppy has been named Chicken and the black kitten is Waffles. Chicken is shy and follows Waffles around, letting the kitten “make all the big decisions,” according to the AHS.

“They play together, wrestle together, eat together, sleep together, you name it! Obviously, Chicken and Waffles were meant to be a pair for life, so they need to go to their new home together.”

For more information about adopting Chicken and Waffles, visit the Asheville Humane Society website or email adoptions@ashevillehumane.org.

Here are the “outtakes” from the BFFs’ photo shoot. Can you stand the cuteness?!

Photos via Facebook

Raccoonhound? Orphaned Raccoon Becomes BFFs with Dogs

Please don’t tell Pumpkin she’s not a dog.

The 1-year-old raccoon was rescued as a baby when she fell from a tree in Rosie Kemp’s Nassau, Bahamas, backyard.

Kemp and her daughter, Laura Young, waited for the raccoon’s mother to show up, but when that didn’t happen, they contacted the Bahamas Humane Society. The shelter couldn’t take the raccoon.

“So, with the guidance of friends who have had experience with raccoons, we cared for her,” Young told CBS News. They named her Pumpkin, and had her treated for a leg she broke in the fall, fed her every few hours and kept her warm.

As long as they are kept up-to-date on rabies vaccinations, raccoons are allowed as pets in the Bahamas. Young said if the baby raccoon hadn’t fallen from the tree, she would never consider having one as a pet.

“Raccoons are NOT pets,” Young told The Dodo. “They are wild animals, so they are quite moody. Unlike dogs and cats, they are not domesticated. Like a spoiled child, if she doesn’t get her way, she will let you know.”

Young said she and her mom intend to give Pumpkin the best life possible.

But it seems like a challenge to that best life would be two other rescued pets of Kemp and Young: dogs Toffee and Oreo. Could a raccoon actually live happily ever after in a house with two predators?

Amazingly, yes. Apparently the dogs think Pumpkin is a dog — and Pumpkin thinks she is a dog.

“Pumpkin considers the dogs her mums,” Young told CBS News. “She respects them when they have had enough rough play and she loves to cuddle next to them when she is tired.”

An Instagram account with lots of adorable photos of Pumpkin and her two besties currently has more than 134,000 followers.

“She is so wonderful and highly intelligent and always very entertaining,” Young told CBS News. “She is a cheeky little thing, but we love her dearly.”