Mike Cap and his partner started looking for a new pet online through a Bellevue animal shelter. They liked a few dogs but every time they would go to get one it had already been adopted.

The day they went to look at the dog they had picked out (called Deacon at the time) he too was already spoken for, then they learned the new owners had to claim their new pet by noon so they waited. The wait paid off and they adopted him at 12:01, one minute past the pick up time. How did he come by the unusual name? "When we picked him up he looked like a "Wup" so we called him Mr. WupWup."

It has been six months of good times including sharing the bed, with Mr. Wupwup. Although sharing is not what he does, he thinks the whole bed is his. Once he is asleep he quickly goes into a dream state moving his paws and talking or whimpering.

Since he is a shelter rescue dog they are not really sure of the breed but the veterinarian suggested he may be a Collie Terrier mix and about a year and a half old. Mr. Wupwup does a funny thing Mike calls the "thank you burp". After he eats, he sits in front of them until he burps. This may be a breakthrough in dog psychology, burping is a good thing.

How to nominate your pet for Pet of the Week:

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