As Channel 6 News first reported Tuesday night, two loveable dogs were tragically forced to feed on their owner for two weeks after he killed himself. The Nebraska Humane Society said Wednesday those dogs are ready to be adopted, though the process will be a careful one.
Harry and Sally need a good home after their 51-year-old owner died, leaving them to fend for themselves to survive. Without any dog food, they fed on the dead body of their owner.
Following a number of tests, the Humane Society says the pair is not dangerous and is ready to be adopted.
“They're happy to have someone around them who wants to touch them, they were thrilled to get a bath and jump up and kiss faces and see people, so I think they are going to be just fine,” said animal behavior expert Denise Gurss.
Ever since the two appeared on the news Tuesday night, there's been a lot of interest in adopting them, but the Humane Society is taking its time to make sure they get put in the right home.
“Because of the circumstances surrounding them, quite frankly we don't want people to turn them into a carnival,” said the Humane Society’s Pam Wiese.
“We don't want them to go to someone who's so overly sympathetic that they haven't really thought through what two dogs together at a high activity level will do to their family.”
It's pretty tough for these two to sit still. “They are pretty high energy,” said Wiese. “They're bred to be loveable, happy lap dogs. They are tumbling all over each other. They are loud and snorty. They have a high energy level.”
Families who think they could offer these two a good home can fill out an adoption application at the Nebraska Humane Society.
“If we've got someone who's got a great adoption application, who says I'm interested in these dogs for all the right reasons and I really want to give them a good home, I feel bad for their circumstances, then we'll be glad to get them out to a home as quickly as we possibly can,” added Wiese.
Once Harry and Sally get their shots up-to-date and get micro-chipped, they will be ready for adoption, perhaps as early as Friday.
