Riley Scocco and her mom Kris (who works at Pet Elements) first saw their dog Yoda three years ago at Bellevue Precious Pups and back then, he was "all black."

But at the age of 8 months the Pugapoo (poodle pug combination) sprouted a white mohawk.

"When we groom him he looks like a punk rock dog," Riley said.

Yoda knows how to have fun. He chews the eyes off any stuffed animals in the house and gets into the stuffing of pillows.

"If he even sees a loose thread on a pillow or cushion he will dig at until he gets the stuffing out, " Kris said. There's a kitten in the house
that he has forged a special relationship with. The kitten will ride on Yoda's back around the house, that is until he throws her off.

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