Goofy Name, Loveable Dog. Meet ‘Tuckums’ our Featured Pet

Billings' Featured Wet Nose Wednesday Pet is 'Tuckums'

After a brief break for the holidays, we're excited to introduce our first Wet Nose Wednesday pet of 2024 from Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter. His name is Tuckums and he's ready for a loving forever home.

Tuckums was surrendered to the shelter because he reportedly liked to chase chickens at his former home. So if you have chickens (and perhaps cats?), he may not be your ideal dog. If your household is chicken-free, this 5-year-old Labrador/German Shepherd mix could be the ideal companion.

Lots of energy.

For a middle-aged dog, this big boy still has a ton of energy. He'd likely do well with plenty of exercise and playtime. During his 10-minute visit to our studios today, he barely sat still for longer than a moment, exploring every inch of the room. He's bright and intelligent and doesn't appear to be particularly food/treat motivated. Tuckums would probably respond well to click-training and lots of positive reinforcement.

It was a special Christmas for the shelter dogs this year.

Derek Wulf, Human Outreach Coordinator at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter confirmed that all the dogs at the shelter received a special Christmas this year. Every single dog got to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with foster homes. A number of those dogs were adopted, which is awesome news. Wulf said it was heartwarming to see the entire shelter empty of dogs for Christmas.

You can browse all of the pets currently available for adoption at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter HERE. Update on Oliver: our featured pet from two weeks ago was adopted, then returned for whatever reason. We fell in love with the 4-year-old Mastiff mix and would love to see him find a great home. Read about Oliver HERE.

Thank you Shipton's Big R for supporting local animal adoption.