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Pupdate: Marine Puppy Has A Foster Home And A New Sister

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Pearl and Honey napping on the couch

Remember Honey, the adorable Staffordshire terrier-pitt mix that Brooklyn-based Marine Eduardo Ortiz was trying to find a foster home for while he's temporarily deployed in Afghanistan? We have some good news from Ortiz: not only did he find a family last week to take Honey in, but that family has now started a Tumblr with regular updates on Honey and her new four-legged sister, Pearl.

The site, Keeping Up With Pearl And Honey, has regular updates from Honey's new owners, who are working to acclimate Honey to her new home and their other dog, Pearl (who looks like a French bulldog). The two have been tug-of-warring, wrestling, napping, going in for daycare at Unleash and taking training tips from Empire of the Dog.

There are some seriously aww-inducing videos and plenty of photos on the Tumblr, plus detailed notes on Honey's behavior:

"Let me just start by saying that I think both Pearl and Honey have made MAJOR progress in just a few days! Seems like their sisterly bond is starting to form. They’re now off the leashes, playing tug o war nicely, sharing the couch, we’re able to pet one without the other getting jealous and this morning I even gave them treats together and they both respected their space."

Ortiz is scheduled to return in May of 2012.

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  • Mad Joy

    Good luck, Eduardo!!  I'm so glad you found a great foster home for Honey.  I'd thought about it during the original post but realized my apartment just didn't have space this summer (while we have an extra friend living in the living room).  Glad it all worked out =)

  • The2ndComing

    Goodluck to the soldier on his deployment, but that's just it. How about make a headline stating "another soldier sent to die for no apparent reason", as opposed to worrying about a mut whose owner will be out dodging bullets and bombs for a year or so... Fuckin white people and their sick dog fetishes.. Leave the middle east alone and BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!!

  • efortiz

    Thanks for the well wishes.

    As a side note, I am Hispanic.

  • thePinkSuperhero

    Yay so glad it all worked out!

  • Dirk

    I'm glad the dog found a foster home. Stay safe, Eduardo.

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