‘Quirky’ dog struggled for years to get a home. Then came a ‘family that understands’
A “quirky” dog was in and out of a North Carolina shelter for years — then came a heartwarming adoption.
Banjo, who had “struggled” to adjust to life indoors, is now starting his next chapter on a wide open farm.
“After spending over two years searching for a place to truly belong, Banjo has found a family that understands him,” Carteret County Humane Society wrote Jan. 31 in a Facebook post. “He has endless space to roam, a cozy barn to call his own, and a home where he can come and go as he pleases. No more worries about being confined to four walls — Banjo gets to live the life he was always meant for.”
Banjo got another chance after he first arrived at the shelter as a stray in August 2022. He had been adopted and returned twice, most recently due to causing destruction to his owner’s home, McClatchy News reported.
Banjo also spent time in foster care but “struggled as an indoor dog” due to his behaviors, including “chewing, climbing on furniture, and accidents in the house,” the shelter wrote Jan. 9 on social media.
The shelter hoped the hound dog would settle on a large property where he could “live his quirky, carefree life.” Then, his luck finally changed for the better.
“We are so happy he found the right home for him,” Rachel Hardin, shelter manager, told McClatchy News via email. “The staff and volunteers are overjoyed and a little emotional (in a good way) that he was adopted! We thought he was going to be with us for a very long time and we wouldn’t be able to find the perfect fit.”
The 8-year-old pup now lives in Alabama and is settling into his new home, where he can roam with other animals. When the shelter shared the good news on Facebook, several social media users chimed in to celebrate his “happy ending.”
“We couldn’t have found a better fit,” Hardin wrote. “The new adopters love him just as much as we do!”
The Carteret County Humane Society is in Newport, near popular beach towns and a roughly 140-mile drive southeast from Raleigh.
