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Love at first woof
| Source: |
MyKawartha.com |
| Date: |
August 2, 2011 |
| Author: |
Lauren Gilchrist |
On Saturday (July 30) Canadian figure skater Kurt Browning and his
family stopped adopted a dog from the Peterborough Humane
Society
(PETERBOROUGH) Staff at the Peterborough Humane Society were star
struck when three-time Olympic figure skater Kurt Browning came into
the shelter over the weekend to adopt a new pet.
"They [staff] were thrilled, absolutely thrilled," says Wendy Ryan,
executive director of the Peterborough Humane Society.
Ms Ryan says Mr. Browning, his wife Sonia Rodriguez, principal dancer
in the National Ballet of Canada, and their children came into the
shelter on Saturday (July 30) looking for a new friend. Ms Ryan wasn't
working the day the Brownings came in, but she spoke to Ms Rodriguez
on Tuesday (Aug. 1) to get all the details.
"They had lost their dog about a year and a half ago. They had been
looking for a dog for the last few months and saw this dog on our
website," Ms Ryan explains.
The family left happy with a new forever friend, a one-year-old grey
and beige Lhasa Apso they named Wickett.
Ms Ryan, who was a figure skater her whole life, was disappointed she
wasn't working the day Mr. Browning came in.
Mr. Browning, born in Alberta but now living in Toronto, is a
four-time World Champion, four-time Canadian champion and three-time
Olympian. He was also the spokesperson for the Pedigree Pet Adoption
Campaign.
"I would have loved to have met both him and his wife," Ms Ryan
says.
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