We continue with more Questions and Answers for Cleo, the muse behind Grouchy Puppy ™.
Reporter: Cleo, I have to ask you, what exactly ARE you? Where do you come from?
Cleo: Let me respond first by saying that I will assume you are asking about my background, and not in a derogatory way. If you are being rude, then be prepared to get poked and nibbled at by the few teeth I have.
Reporter: I don't mean to be rude, but as a handsome looking dog, people want to know more about you.
Cleo: Thank you, compliment taken. You have to understand that I am so often misunderstood that I can be sensitive to these types of questions. These questions can come from people who have a preset frame of mind about who they think I am. These comments can also come from people who place pure-bred AKC (American Kennel Club) registered dogs above me.
Reporter: Okay, thanks for explaining and I apologize for any misunderstanding. Let's start with where are you from, originally?
Cleo: Sure. I was surrendered to a shelter in Northern California. I don't know anything more than that honestly. They called the SF/SPCA and suggested that I get evaluated as a possible new member for a pack in San Francisco.
Reporter: Wow, how was it to be surrendered? Did you have a hard time dealing with that emotionally?
Cleo: It seems like a long time ago now and I don't remember much. I live in the now. When my pack and I were first together, it was hard for me to believe they would keep me. My self-esteem was pretty low then. Now four years later, I imagine that my gratitude that I display everyday comes in part from my early life.
Reporter: It is refreshing to hear how you don't take for granted what you have been given by your pack. That you still appreciate the opportunity you were given for a new life in the big city, four years later.
Cleo: I've done hard before, my life now with this pack is anything but that.
Reporter: You are amazing.
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