Clark County families bring home ‘pandemic pets’
Canine pals provide active outlet for those stuck at home
Published: January 1, 2021, 6:02am
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3 Photos Wallace Griffin of Vancouver, 6, top, enjoys playtime with Ronin, 11 months, his husky/miniature pinscher puppy, in the backyard of their house. The Griffin family got Ronin in April because they knew they would be home more, and so Wallace would have a buddy. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
When the Griffin family brought their new dog back to their Vancouver home in April, he wasn’t quite what they had expected.
The pup, a 3-month-old rescue shipped up from a Louisiana shelter shuttered by COVID-19, wasn’t the 7-pound terrier mix in the photo who would have been just right for their small yard. He was bigger a little over 13 pounds, expected to hit 35 once fully grown and a DNA test revealed he was a high-energy combination of Siberian husky and miniature pinscher.