After spending nearly 10 years at a Florida animal shelter, an 11-year-old dog is finally home.
A black lab mix named Bean was the “longest resident” at Animal Refuge Center (ARC) in Fort Myers before Larry Denmark decided to give her a “forever foster home.”
ARC celebrated the news on Facebook Monday, explaining that Denmark saw Bean’s photo on the website and started coming to the shelter to spend time with her and the pair “became fast friends.”
“Wow, is she happy,” the shelter commented with photographs of Bean cuddling in bed, swimming in a pool, and generally “loving life” in her new home.
“Thank you to the staff and volunteers that spent so much time getting Bean ready for this opportunity,” stated the ARC. “We will miss her [but] couldn’t be more excited to see Bean living her best life.”
Bean is described as “an extremely loving, affectionate, and intelligent girl” who takes some time to warm up to new people in her shelter description. “If she loves you, she will love you forever,” her description says.However, “a few quirks,” such as her aversion to youngsters and other dogs, made finding her forever family difficult.
However, the shelter staff never gave up on Bean. ARC advertised her on Facebook several times over the years in an attempt to find her the perfect home. A post from 2020 particularly touches our hearts.
We promised her that her ideal home is out there, somewhere,” the shelter wrote beside photos of Bean and her graying muzzle. “And we’ll never give up that search.”
It might have taken three more years, but they kept that promise.
Welcome home, Bean!