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Welcome, Scout!

7 months ago
last modified: 7 months ago

We fostered a dog from a local shelter for a few weeks to make sure he would get along well with Charlie, the last of the three beloved dogs we had for many years. This three-year-old ”Shorkie’“(supposedly a Shih tzu/ Yorkie cross) came to us as Diesel and we immediately changed his name to Scout. He looks like Charlie’s little brother (although Charlie is purportedly a Maltese / terrier cross) and they both came from the same rescue— as did Mr. Fluffy who died three years ago.

We signed the final adoption papers yeaterday!


Charlie on the left and Scout on the right. Charlie has a snaggletooth that you can’t see in the photo and Scout has a very cute underbite 🥰

Comments (51)

  • 7 months ago

    Awwwww. Much happiness to all.

    Kswl thanked mtnrdredux_gw
  • 7 months ago

    How wonderful! Scout and Charlie are so adorable and they do look related. ❤️❤️

    Happy for you all!

    Kswl thanked Jilly
  • 7 months ago

    This photo makes my heart happy KSWL.

    Having lost our two girls just over a year ago we opened our hearts again to a rescue. I need to update my profile pic soon.

    Charlie & Scout are lucky dogs .

    Kswl thanked Irish2
  • 7 months ago

    What a cute family!

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  • 7 months ago

    Congrats! He’s adorable! (Y’all are all adorable!!)

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  • 7 months ago

    So cute! Glad Charlie has a new pal!

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  • 7 months ago

    Sweet!

    Kswl thanked carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
  • 7 months ago

    Such a sweet update and what a goodlookin' foursome!

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  • 7 months ago

    Pork and Ham and Sas, a confession: I cropped this photo to hide DH’s argyle socks.


    Enough said 😵‍💫

  • 7 months ago

    How absolutely, incredibly wonderful for everyone!

    Kswl thanked Bestyears
  • 7 months ago

    Pork and Ham and Sas, a confession: I cropped this photo to hide DH’s argyle socks.


    This made me laugh!!

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  • 7 months ago

    Congratulations. What a wonderful photo. You look great in jeans and out of the closet. :)

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  • 7 months ago

    Awww, congrats on the new addition!

    Kswl thanked Sueb20
  • 7 months ago

    Yay! What a beautiful photo!

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  • 7 months ago

    Smiles and hugs!

    Kswl thanked Sheeshie
  • 7 months ago

    Congratulations to all! :)

    Kswl thanked party_music50
  • 7 months ago

    Congratulations! Scout is lucky to have found a wonderful forever home with you.

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  • 7 months ago

    Best wishes for many hours of joy with your doggie companions. They are adorable and the humans are pretty good looking, too!

    Kswl thanked Fun2BHere
  • 7 months ago

    Love this picture. You’re all so cute. Congrats on the new addition.

    Kswl thanked dedtired
  • 7 months ago

    Yay! Thanks for sharing the good news!

    Kswl thanked deegw
  • 7 months ago

    So cute! So much fun and love ahead. Congrats!

    Kswl thanked lascatx
  • 7 months ago

    Beautiful dog and so glad you found each other!! Jumper says ”welcome to rhe good life” 😀

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  • 7 months ago

    How wonderful! You make the perfect Foursome!


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  • 7 months ago

    I knew someone here had a "Scout!" @jojoco, this is the dog with how own vineyard, yes?

    Kswl thanked mtnrdredux_gw
  • 7 months ago

    Happy happy day! Everyone should have two (or more) dogs-more fun for them and double the love and fun for us! Congratulations.


    Great photo, btw.

    Kswl thanked cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
  • 7 months ago

    Scout and Charlie are very lucky dogs! What an adorable picture!

    Kswl thanked jsk
  • 7 months ago

    We welcome you to the family!


    Waving hi!

    Kswl thanked eld6161
  • 7 months ago

    Lucky Scout!

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  • 7 months ago

    Congratulations to all! You make a cute family!

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  • 7 months ago

    BIG congratulations!!!! Foster parents are great and so are their fur kids. So glad Scout has found his forever home with you ❤️👍❤️

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  • 7 months ago

    Thank you everyone for your congratulations! We are very happy to have him and he’s settled in as though he was always here.


    Jojoco your Scout is a very handsome fellow! I love the pet threads and seeing everyone’s precious dogs and cats; they bring such joy and appreciation of life to us all❤️


  • 7 months ago

    Also welcoming Scout to the group! So cute! He looks like an energetic little ball of fur! Congratulations on the new family member. 🦴

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  • 7 months ago

    Such sweet faces! We are going to need a lot more pictures.


    I laughed at the argyle socks. Today my DH has on black work shoes, white over the ankle socks, gym shorts, a cowboy hat and clip on sunglasses. I just walk a little apart.🙄

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  • 7 months ago

    Congrats! So much happiness and love oozes from your picture!

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  • 7 months ago

    What a cutie - Give him a pet from me!

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  • 7 months ago

    Yes, Mtn, I made a label for dh for Christmas that said "Scouty. The perfect white. Full-bodied with a great nose." Still makes me smile whenever I see it.


    Kswl thanked jojoco
  • 7 months ago

    Scout looks like he’s always been there. Happy family!

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  • 7 months ago

    Awww - that is sweet. So happy for you.

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  • 7 months ago

    You are so brave to try fostering. I'd be a foster fail, I attach much too quickly. Your intuition must be very good to have picked such a good partner for your resident little guy. Things must feel much more normal to him now with another pup in the house. They are adorable, congratulations.

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  • 7 months ago
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    KSWL…how on earth were you able to find such a cutiepie from a shelter?! Few to be found here, but tons ot pit mixes. Lucky duck! A dog was our ”first child”, but we ever had just one until 10 yers ago. Thought the new girl might rejuvenate our old, partially blind, deaf one. Could return to foster if it didn;t go that way. But …oh! How it did. And we quickly learned the entetainment value to us , and the fun for the once solo dog. She then passed and after waiting for the right one, we are a family four again.

    Mtn, , we’ve always had 30-40 pound dogs, so i get it. Then, my kids got a mini goldendoodle. Big dog in a smaller size. We adore her. They carry her about to second home, airbnbs, hotels, hockey games, our house, planes, trains etc.

    We ALL adore dogs.


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  • 7 months ago

    P.S. Before anyone makes an arguement re Pit Bulls, let me say I have walked and cared for quite a few during my years as a shelter volunteer. Most…in that situation…were sweeties. Still, too many with sad, bad backgrounds to warrent my willingness to bring one home.

    Kswl thanked martinca_gw sunset zone 24
  • 7 months ago

    They are both precious! Welcome to the family, Scout.


    My Scout and Charlie. Not pictured: Frankie. Waiting on me to fix their dinner.



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  • 7 months ago

    The pictures of dogs and cats on this thread keeps me opening it to look at them 🦮🐈‍⬛ They are all just wonderful!


    Allison, how funny! Your black cat (Scout or Charlie?) looks mischievous and the other one looks dubious 😁

  • 7 months ago

    Charlie is the black cat. Three brothers: Charlie, Frankie and Riley. But Riley hasn't been around in a year. Charlie had a virus and now has a cute head tilt sometimes. All three of the black cats have a partially cloudy right eye due to mom having a virus at their birth. They all have the tinest meows, and Scout just double dog dares me to try to pet her! But after 2yrs of feeding her, I can now pet her back as she eats. I think her mask makes her have a variety of looks! She is the biggest hunter of the colony.

    Kswl thanked Allison0704
  • 7 months ago

    We are required to have two dogs, I think.


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  • 7 months ago

    Congratulations! What a cute pair.

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  • 7 months ago


    Very glad you have a happy companion for Charlie. I do enjoy having 2 dogs, ideally about 5 years apart but we have these bros, always like bookends.




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  • 7 months ago

    I've been away so just seeing this exciting news! Great photo and Scout is a lucky boy :)

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  • 6 months ago
    last modified: 6 months ago

    So cute! Congratulations! Scout is a lucky boy. P.S Our Teddy has a snaggle tooth which I find so funny.

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