Enthusiastic Shelter Dog Adopted and Returned Twice for Being 'Too Playful'

A North Carolina animal shelter's "goofy, high-energy" canine was returned by imaginable caller owners twice, for being "too playful."

In a Facebook station shared connected Tuesday, June 17, nan SPCA of Wake County announced that pup DJ was successful hunt of caller owners pursuing his 2nd return to nan Raleigh, N.C.,-based shelter.

"DJ's been returned doubly for being excessively playful pinch different animals successful nan home. He wants to beryllium friends sooooo badly, but unluckily his precocious energy, goofy antics, and in-your-face play style haven't meshed good pinch calmer companions," nan shelter shared, penning that nan canine is simply a "spirited dog" — which "isn't nan correct fresh for everyone."

"Now he's backmost present pinch america and we are connected a ngo — to find him a everlastingly location and a dork-tastic animal friend who tin support up pinch his little-legged zoomies!" nan shelter continued.

According to nan SPCA, DJ — thought to beryllium astir 1 twelvemonth aged — first arrived astatine nan shelter connected June 5 aft being transferred from a section high-intake shelter.

After discovering his favourite hobby was splashing astir successful a pool, nan adorable mutt quickly recovered immoderate imaginable adopters, but Samantha Ranlet, communications head astatine nan SPCA of Wake County, told Newsweek that DJ came backmost to nan shelter quickly aft his first take because his owners couldn't negociate his energy.

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"DJ lives successful a world afloat of rainbows and sunshine," Ranlet said of nan dog. "Our unit spends a batch of enrichment clip pinch him extracurricular successful nan kiddie excavation aliases playing pinch nan hose—not only to support him cool successful nan heat, but because he lights up erstwhile he gets to play successful water."

Soon after, different adopter took him location from nan SPCA — but DJ was erstwhile again backmost astatine nan shelter aft conscionable 2 days because he was "too playful," Ranlet said.

"He'd been successful that location for 2 days during a proceedings take play which gives families a chance to spot really nan pet fits into their location earlier finalizing anything," Ranlet said. "He was returned because he was trying to befriend their cats, and nan cats didn't admit his offers of friendship."

Following his 2nd return to nan SPCA, nan shelter took a difficult look astatine DJ and made nan determination to springiness him a medicine called trazodone — an antidepressant often prescribed to dogs pinch anxiety.

"DJ's power and worry were successful overdrive erstwhile he first arrived astatine nan shelter, but we've discovered that he's overmuch happier connected a medicine called trazodone," nan shelter wrote connected Facebook. "These meds thief him spell from a frightened fella that hunches and startles astatine nan sound of a doorway opening to a lively, playful pup that loves flopping astir successful nan pool."

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The shelter's Facebook station astir DJ came connected Tuesday past week, June 17, and animal lovers quickly dispersed nan connection astir nan adorable canine for adoption. By Thursday, June 19, Ranlet told Newsweek that DJ had recovered his 3rd location — and shelter unit hopes his 3rd clip will beryllium a charm.

According to Ranlet, DJ's newest owners person renamed him Nova and he'll person 3 different canine friends to play pinch successful nan location — nan "perfect" business for a canine pinch tons of energy.

"We explained to his caller family nan reasons he'd been returned before, truthful they knew they were signing up for a playful, energetic dog, and that was conscionable what they were looking for," she shared.