Earl is Ready to Say “Goodbye” to the Shelter and “Hello” to His Forever Home

Every Thursday morning at the studio here in Owensboro, we host our SparKy Pet of the Week thanks to our friends at Ritzy's. We are all huge animal lovers here and want to do whatever we can to help find them homes. This morning, a very special little boy visited us.

What is SparKy?

SparKy stands for Saving Paws Animal Rescue of Kentucky and they are a local non-profit shelter that takes in stray cats and dogs from Daviess County and surrounding counties. Founded by our friends Bridget and John Austin in 2006, the rescue operates solely from the generosity of donors and volunteers.

What Does SparKy Do?

Ensuring all animals who find their way to SparKy are healthy and happy, vets and caregivers take on even the most heartbreaking cases. Volunteers assist with the animals' medical care, work on training them, and love on them while they await their forever homes. Some of the animals are lucky enough to find foster homes to pass the time and some of them live out at the Daviess County Detention Center where they are cared for by the folks out there.

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Meet Earl! Our SparKy Pet of the Week

Earl is a four-month-old little Yorkshire Terrier/Chihuahua mix at only about six pounds, he could fit in your pocket and be the best little sidekick.

Named after The Chicks' song "Goodbye Earl," volunteers are hoping to say goodbye to him so he can say "hello" to his forever home.  His sisters Mary Ann and Wanda have already found a soft place to land.

With the funniest little spitfire personality, he loves to play with toys and snuggle when he's tuckered out. Earl is working very hard day and night on pee pad training.  He is VERY smart, so it shouldn't take much time for him to get the hang of it. This fella is super friendly with dogs, cats, and kids. Here is a video of Earl's visit to the studio.

As always, our SparKy pets are spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccinations

If you're interested in giving this sweet boy a home, visit sparkyrescue.com or view his Petfinder profile here. You can also apply to the foster-to-adopt program to see if he is a good fit for your house first. We did that with our Sparky dog Duane and it was just right! You can also see all of the other wonderful animals available to add to your family.