SHOHOLA, Pa. — In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet an 8-year-old pit bull/mix looking for a second chance after his owner recently passed away. He's having difficulty adjusting to life at the shelter, and rescue workers want to see him back in a loving home as soon as possible.
"You always want to be the center of attention, and now you are," said Dog Care Manager Leanne Landman, Pike County Humane Society.
Kramer is always the center of attention at Pike County Humane Society. Even when rescue workers are hard at work, Kramer ensures they know he is around. They say it's their favorite thing about him and the reason he needs to find his forever home soon.
"If you are sitting outside with him he will try to jump in your lap. He thinks he's a lap dog. He is not a lap dog. He just wants to be next to your side. He wants you to pet him and love him and give him all of the attention," Landman said.
Kramer is about eight years old and has had a great life for most of it. He was adopted about six years ago from the Pike County Humane Society. He was just brought back about a month ago, though, because his owner passed away. Rescue workers say he was so well taken care of and spoiled, and they hope he can find a home similar to the one he's grown used to.
"Somebody who either wants to travel with him or is home often because he is so attached to people and he just wants to be loved," Landman said.
Kramer's previous owner spent a lot of time with him at the dog park. He didn't live in a home with another dog, but he does get along great with them. He didn't live in a home with kids either, so rescue workers would have to see a meet and greet first. No cats for Kramer.
"We chose him because he's having a hard time at the shelter. People aren't here overnight and that's hard on him. He cries a lot at night and that's only because nobody is here and the lights get shut off, and he feels alone," Landman said.
When all his people come back the next day, Kramer is back to his loving self, which rescue workers say shows just how lucky a family would be to have him in their home and life.
"He's just goofy. He's a goofy guy, very happy, he just goes with the flow. As long as he's with you, he'll just go wherever you're going," Landman said.
If you want to meet Kramer, you can find his adoption information here.