Photo by Vince Fedorof
BOUND FOR THE U.S. – This unclaimed dog spent time in the city pound before he became claimable by a couple passing through Whitehorse on their way to Anchorage.
Stray dog finds new home with couple in Anchorage
A Whitehorse dog is close to finding a new home in Anchorage.
A Whitehorse dog is close to finding a new home in Anchorage.
The canine was picked up more than a week ago by travellers heading through Whitehorse.
They found the stray and brought it to the city pound in Marwell, acting bylaw manager Dave Pruden said in an interview Monday.
Obviously, there was a connection between the stray and the couple, who waited for someone to claim the dog within the required 48 hours for unlicensed and 72 hours for licensed animals.
"No one claimed the dog,” Pruden said.
With that, the Alaska couple opted to add the new dog to their home and paid to get the required shots for their new pet before crossing the border by aircraft.
"The dog is being flown to Anchorage,” Pruden said, noting arrangements for that are currently being made.
Just when the dog leaves the territory for its new home in Alaska will depend on what comes out of that plan.
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Bedrock Billy on Jul 6, 2010 at 8:16 am
I notice a lot of the usual hippie seasonals traveling through Whitehorse with dogs. Many of the poor mutts will be be found along the highway after the tourist season closes when they thumb their way back to Hippieland. These people should have to have a permit to acquire dogs and account for them when they arrive back.