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How well do you know your dog?

Posted by Cindy

Dec. 30, 2009 noon • 8 comments

Do all beagles look alike to you? What about black labs?

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Two black labs didn’t make it home for Christmas this year.

The two pooches swapped homes after a mix-up at an Eastside dog hotel led them to be released to the wrong owners this month.

Bella, who belongs to Stacey and Rob Peterson, of Maple Valley, ended up spending a few weeks in Issaquah with Anne Galasso.

Galasso’s dog, LaiLa, spent time in Canada near Stacey Peterson’s parents, and then in Maple Valley when the Petersons returned from a vacation in Europe.

PetSmart PetsHotel of Issaquah, where both dogs were boarded, is working to make amends, in part by refunding both families’ boarding fees.

Both families knew something was amiss, but never dreamed they had ended up with the wrong dogs. Full story.

How long would it take you to discover you’d taken the wrong pet home?

Eight comments on this post so far. Add yours!

scootermom on December 30 at 1:37 p.m.
My dogs are unique looking mutts. I’ve never seen others like them, and probably never will.
factchecker on December 30 at 1:53 p.m.
I would never get my Lab mixed up with another one. Her personality shines through!
Bent on December 30 at 1:57 p.m.
I would know my pups immediately
Fixer on December 30 at 2:07 p.m.
It would be like mistaking my child for someone else’s.
Cindy_H on December 30 at 2:11 p.m.
My Milo is unique in personality and panache. Honestly, how many cats do you know that roll over and want you to scratch their tummies?
I would NEVER accept a counterfeit cat.
PatrickH on December 30 at 2:48 p.m.
Id now instantly. Caboose and Karma are defenitly, I think the polite word is unique.
CJS210615 on December 30 at 6:39 p.m.
Absolutely impossible. They broke the mold when they made my dog Jack! He’s a black and white 80 pound pitbull puppy, C’mon!?!?
inlandempiregirl on December 31 at 11:26 a.m.
I just couldn’t believe a person wouldn’t know their own dog! After reading that article we did quiz each other here at home for unique things about our dogs that would make them stand out. After a few minutes we laughed and realized we would just know our dogs. Also our dogs sing when they get excited so if we arrived to pick them up and didn’t hear a dog song, we would know right away.