A 4-year-old lab mix found a forever home within hours of Edmond Animal Services posting a picture of the dog, asking for help after he had been returned for the eighth time."It happened!!! Ren just got adopted by these great guys who have another dog they adopted from us two years ago," Edmond Animal Services posted to Facebook. "We told them they’ll be famous now!"Original StoryA dog named “Ren” returned to the Edmond animal shelter for the eighth time, is looking for his “forever, no matter what” home.Officials with Edmond Animal Services posted on the organization’s Facebook page Monday, pleading for help for Ren, a 4-year-old lab mix. They said Ren was most recently returned to the shelter because the adopters were moving and didn’t have time for him.According to officials, Ren was surrendered to the shelter in November 2015 because his first owner had another dog and couldn’t keep both of them. Officials said Ren is housebroken, crate-trained, very affectionate and gets along with other animals. But he needs a yard with a secure 6-foot fence. Each time he was returned to the shelter, officials said it was mostly because he was not properly confined. “Ren is not an 'escape artist,’ he just needs something higher than a 4-foot fence. He isn't a ‘bolter.’ He walks well on a leash and just needs some basic exercise and play. He isn't ‘aggressive’ with other animals, but he needs an owner who can monitor the interactions and be the pack leader,” officials said in a Facebook post. Officials said they are hoping the social media post will help Ren find a forever home.“Not ‘forever, until ____’ or ‘forever, unless____’ or ‘forever, except ____’ home. Ren needs a 'forever, no matter what' home,” officials said in the Facebook post.Anyone interested in meeting Ren can stop by the at the Edmond shelter from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays or 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. His adoption fee is $25. He's up-to-date on his vaccinations.

A 4-year-old lab mix found a forever home within hours of Edmond Animal Services posting a picture of the dog, asking for help after he had been returned for the eighth time.

"It happened!!! Ren just got adopted by these great guys who have another dog they adopted from us two years ago," Edmond Animal Services posted to Facebook. "We told them they’ll be famous now!"


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A dog named “Ren” returned to the Edmond animal shelter for the eighth time, is looking for his “forever, no matter what” home.

Officials with Edmond Animal Services posted on the organization’s Facebook page Monday, pleading for help for Ren, a 4-year-old lab mix. They said Ren was most recently returned to the shelter because the adopters were moving and didn’t have time for him.

According to officials, Ren was surrendered to the shelter in November 2015 because his first owner had another dog and couldn’t keep both of them.

Officials said Ren is housebroken, crate-trained, very affectionate and gets along with other animals. But he needs a yard with a secure 6-foot fence. Each time he was returned to the shelter, officials said it was mostly because he was not properly confined.

“Ren is not an 'escape artist,’ he just needs something higher than a 4-foot fence. He isn't a ‘bolter.’ He walks well on a leash and just needs some basic exercise and play. He isn't ‘aggressive’ with other animals, but he needs an owner who can monitor the interactions and be the pack leader,” officials said in a Facebook post.

Officials said they are hoping the social media post will help Ren find a forever home.

“Not ‘forever, until ____’ or ‘forever, unless____’ or ‘forever, except ____’ home. Ren needs a 'forever, no matter what' home,” officials said in the Facebook post.

Anyone interested in meeting Ren can stop by the at the Edmond shelter from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays or 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. His adoption fee is $25. He's up-to-date on his vaccinations.

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