Clever canine ducks death row

Let’s have a pop quiz…
If you were a dog about to be euthanized, what would you do?

a)Pee on the floor.
b)Claw, bite, maul someone.
c)Yell, “Freeeeeeedommm!”
(hey, it worked for Mel Gibson)
d)Shake the executioner’s hand.

If you answered a, b or c, then have a nice afterlife, pal. The correct answer is d. Or at least that’s what worked for a stray dog in Kansas City.

The unidentified Labrador mutt (later named “Lucky”) was scheduled to be euthanized at the Kansas City, MO Animal Shelter. But at the moment she faced her executioner, Lucky did a very unusual thing, says canine caretaker Andrea Galeski. “She shook the guy’s hand as he was going to put her to sleep.”

Who could deny this appeal?
It was enough to win Lucky a last minute paw-don.

After that, Ms. Galeski felt something had to be done. Her doggie daycare organization Puppy’s Playpen was not looking for another pooch, but Lucky was persuasive.

“She just looked at me with the look of, What do you want me to do next? Just tell me what to do!” says Ms. Galeski.

“So I’m going to take her. She deserves a second chance.”