Comox Valley's Luna, a rescue from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, is currently sitting in second place in a contest that sees her up against dogs from all over North America.
The three-year-old chihuahua mix has made her way up the ranks in Modern Dog乌鸦传媒檚 annual "America乌鸦传媒檚 Favorite Dog" competition. The feisty, underbite-sporting girl has risen from the top ten, to the top five and is setting her sights on first place.
Rebecca Lyons, Luna乌鸦传媒檚 human, laughs as she recounts her favourite things about Luna.
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Luna has made her way through Basic Training at PetSmart, moving forward to Intermediate in February, after which Lyons has plans to put her through training to become a certified Therapy Dog.
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If Luna goes on to take top prize in Modern Dog乌鸦传媒檚 contest, Lyons wants to give back to the rescue that she got Luna from, as well as set up a veterinary fund in case Luna needs any care in the future. A playmate for Luna is also on the horizon, though Lyons is unsure if she will adopt locally or go through Sula Society again.
乌鸦传媒淚 wanted to adopt local but it all depends on where you find the right fit. The Comox Valley SPCA mostly had large dogs and Sula did such a wonderful job. They shared pictures and videos of Luna, so even though I didn乌鸦传媒檛 get to meet her at the beginning, I felt like I knew her,乌鸦传媒� explained Lyons.
There was quite the ordeal of getting little Luna to her forever home from the rescue society. A 乌鸦传媒楩light Angel乌鸦传媒� had to be found - a human companion that could bring Luna on their flight back from Mexico to an airport close to the Valley. While awaiting her flight with her angel, Luna escaped and spent days back on the run while Sula Society, neighbours and hotel guests all joined in to bring her back.
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It's not surprising that Luna was able to escape and take off from her Flight Angel. Lyons shares how Luna gets 乌鸦传媒渢he zoomies乌鸦传媒� and is unstoppable.
乌鸦传媒淗er little butt goes down and she just flies! I乌鸦传媒檝e never seen zoomies like that before, I乌鸦传媒檝e had other dogs before, but her zoomies are quite entertaining. Afterwards, she乌鸦传媒檚 panting really hard, but she might go again.乌鸦传媒�
Lyons wonders about what Luna乌鸦传媒檚 life might have been like on the streets of Mexico, not knowing what she had to do everyday to survive.
乌鸦传媒淚 wish they could talk to us and tell us their story, you know, what they乌鸦传媒檝e been through, so we could help them with whatever issues they may have. Luna has a scar under her chin, I think they did something to her on the street.乌鸦传媒�
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