Papo

Meet sweet Papo!  In the past, Scout's Honor took in two small litters of puppies from a particular volunteer. You may remember the last set—the "Tater Tot Pups." Well, after we took in the Tater Tot Pups, we realized that they were babies of the same momma, daddy, and grand-momma, who have been living on the streets for YEARS (not days, not weeks, not months, but ALL of their lives). About this time, the weather was getting really cold, so we hired a humane animal recovery service to trap them for us (our trapping efforts and those of our volunteers were getting us nowhere). Well, momma (now known as "Mamo") and daddy (now known as "Papo") were trapped pretty quickly.

Papo is an amazing dog! Besides his smarts and resilience that kept him alive for so long on the streets, he is a trip of a dog with tons of character. He lived near a train track, and when the trains would go by, he would sit beside the tracks and howl the entire time. What a sight! We set out about getting Mamo first (because she was the one having all of the babies), but when our trapper was out there with the trap, Mamo wanted nothing to do with him. The same could not be said for Papo. Although our volunteer had not seen Papo for months and when she had, Papo avoided all attempts to trap him, when Doug set the trap up this last time, Papo walked right in and lay down. He wanted to be saved. And for good reason—we got Papo to the vet, and he was deathly ill. So ill, the vet did not think he would survive the night. But lots of love, fluids, and food later, here he is! Papo is a great boy who has spent far too much time on the mean streets of Houston. He is a little bit scared just for a few moments when meeting new people, but never aggressive. He is incredibly sweet, and as you pet him, he looks like he is saying, "This is okay, yep this is pretty good," then he looks at you baffled by how you, a human, turned out to be good thing. He is a very special boy to be able to trust so quickly.

Papo is doing great is his wonderful foster home, but truly longs for a forever home that could spend time with him every day, teaching him that life is supposed to be good and full of love. He's totally house-trained and walks great on a leash, which is amazing for a dog who might not have ever had one on before.  He's a true gentleman and fabulous in the house.  He doesn't disturb anything he's not supposed to and loves nothing more than to be on the couch close to his foster family.  He also does great with other dogs!  He's just as sweet as they come!  He would be a great addition to a loving family! 

Papo is up to date on vaccinations, neutered and micro-chipped. Out vet guesses he is between 8-9 years old.

If you are interested in Papo, please contact us at info@scoutshonor.org or go directly to our website to complete an adoption application at www.scoutshonor.org