{"id":13678,"date":"2021-03-31T06:22:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=13678"},"modified":"2021-03-31T06:25:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:25:44","slug":"watch-stray-dog-keeps-stealing-a-purple-stuffed-unicorn-at-a-dollar-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/03\/watch-stray-dog-keeps-stealing-a-purple-stuffed-unicorn-at-a-dollar-store\/","title":{"rendered":"[WATCH] Stray Dog Keeps Stealing A Purple Stuffed ? Unicorn At A Dollar Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dogs may be man&#8217;s best friend, but apparently, a purple stuffed unicorn \u2014 is a dog&#8217;s best friend.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Animal control officers were called to a North Carolina Dollar General store after a stray dog kept coming into the store and beelining for the toy aisle. Each time the stray dog made it in, 5 times in total in a several day period, he went to grab the same plush purple unicorn toy.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Finally, they had to lock the door and called animal control.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Samantha Lane, the officer who responded to the Dollar General store&#8217;s call, was so taken with the dog&#8217;s devotion to the unicorn that she bought the $10 toy for the dog. The dog was happy to head off with Sam once he had his beloved stuffed animal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam brought the dog to a shelter, where workers named him Sisu after the dragon cartoon character in Disney&#8217;s new film, Raya and the Last Dragon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Thankfully Sisu has found his forever home already.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dollar General plans to send a &#8220;few extra purple unicorns for the adoptive family,&#8221; a thank you gift to animal control officer Lane, and a pet food donation to this animal shelter too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13680 \" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/03\/dog-uni-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"294\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/03\/dog-uni-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Watch the video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/video\/animals\/stray-dog-makes-best-friends-with-a-unicorn-in-a-dollar-store\/vi-BB1f5ZXe\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO:\u00a0MARY SHANNON JOHNSTONE\/DUPLIN COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fspy079L8zA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dogs may be man&#8217;s best friend, but apparently, a purple stuffed unicorn \u2014 is a dog&#8217;s best friend. 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