My name is Skippy!

Meet Skippy 6991
Skippy’s bright, intelligent, “just want to be your man” expression tells it all. The photographer knew that Skippy was a sensitive, personable black lab, but when they arrived together at the Humane Society bark park, all the aspirations disappeared in a blink of an eye and the wag of a tail. Skippy became a transcendental spirit that literally blew away the human’s elevated expectations with a movie script that became a producer’s delight.

Skippy was awarded his name in respect of his resilience to an injury that happened when Skippy was still a pup 4 short years ago. He will always move with a slight skip in his step that is more of a dance than it is an impediment. A blue Kong bone-like toy became an attraction to Skippy and an inspiration to the human as he witnessed the extent of Skippy’s touch of life on this planet. Skippy went scuba over 25 times in search of submerged hot dog treats continually replaced by an awe-struck human who couldn’t believe the concentration and strength of character displayed by the canine. The treats had disappeared only to be replaced by the blue toy and the fun really began. Skippy used some amazing underwater dog-paddling techniques to maneuver the toy into his mouth where it was accepted by the human who quickly tossed it again into the doggy pond. After repeated retrievals, the human finally became humane and accepted the true gift as Skippy snuggled up, leaned on his leg, and shared the closeness of a touch from a canine with a deeper understanding of real life than most humans will ever recognize.

Skippy is in waiting expectantly for a home with a loving, knowing, and giving human who in return will share the companionship of a lifetime.