Nevada Rescue Dog Looking for a Home Again After Family Returned Pet for Being 'Too Boring'

The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas has since placed the chill 4-year-old pup in a foster home

A dog is searching for his forever home after being returned by his previous family.

On Wednesday, August 7, The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas shared that a four-year-old dog named Duke was returned to the shelter after being labeled "too boring" by the family who adopted him.

The shelter posted a sweet snap of the 87-pound black Labrador retriever receiving pets from a caretaker and a caption describing the situation.

"Duke is looking for a new home because his constant napping and apparent lack of enthusiasm made him the wrong fit for his last family," The Animal Foundation wrote in the caption. "And that's okay. We're confident that there's plenty of people who would vibe with 4-year-old Duke's lack of energy."

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The shelter likened the chill pup to a teenager, saying his former family called him "boring" because he "sleeps all day and doesn't get up and greet them when they get home."

The Animal Foundation continued to joke, "So if anyone has ever told you, 'you must be fun at parties,' Duke is your guy."

The shelter also stated that Duke is likely potty trained and is referred to as a "potty dog" at the shelter, meaning "he needs to get out of his kennel to go to the bathroom."

Since returning to The Animal Foundation, Duke has been placed in a foster home, but he's still looking for a permanent residence, per a social media update from the shelter.

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"We know there's a perfect match out there who'll appreciate his laid-back vibe," the Nevada facility optimistically added.

According to the shelter's website, it is "one of the highest volume single-site animal shelters in America" and has an open-admission policy for all animals, from dogs and cats to chickens and exotic animals.

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The Animal Foundation isn't the only shelter dealing with animal returns. In 2023, the Human Animal Support Service conducted a pilot study that showed that most adoption returns are caused by the animal's behavior, followed by household preference.

The organization found that 9,210 animals were returned to their place of adoption out of the 313,518 intakes in the data set.

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