Most of us use Facebook to connect with our human friends, but Ashley Brooks used the social site to find a friend of the four-legged variety. A friend of hers posted a photo of a dog available for adoption through ART on his page. “When I saw Monroe’s picture, I really fell for him,” she said.
Monroe, a Walker Hound mix, was found as a stray alongside the road in West Virginia. An ART member picked him up and brought him to the Hampton Roads area to live with a foster family while he waited to be adopted.
Brooks noted that she already had two welsh corgis but she just couldn’t resist Monroe when she saw his picture. “My youngest corgi and Monroe are best buddies,” she said. “All three dogs do so well together. They play and sleep together and get along beautifully.”
Monroe was placed with a foster family through ART and was a little on the skinny side. Brooks said that he is thriving in his new home and is quickly putting on weight. His nickname was “Mr. Meet and Greet” with his foster family because he was so friendly with both other animals and people.
“He’s a really happy go lucky dog,” said Brooks. “He’s the best mannered, sweetest dog I have ever seen. He’s just amazing with everyone.”
To learn more about animals available for adoption through ART, check out their website at www.artanimals.org.