Betty, a five-month-old puppy found on the outskirts of Bratsk, in
Russia, and placed in the care of a local shelter, was initially
rejected by families looking to adopt a dog, because of her unusual
look.
When caretakers at the Dobrie Ruki (Kind Hands) shelter, in the
Russian city of Bratsk, saw Betty’s black eyebrows for the first time
they were convinced that someone had played a cruel joke on the poor
animal and painted them on. They gave her a good wash, but the eyebrows
didn’t go anywhere, and they realized that the white pooch had been born
with them. It was a case of natural pigmentation, but a really unique
one.
“This is the case of hair pigmentation which doesn’t depend on a
breed. Like a birthmark it might become a bit lighter with years but it
will never disappear,” veterinarian Nadezhda Grozetskaya told BST Bratsk.
“I’ve been working here at the shelter for a very long while but
never saw anything like this”, Olesya Novopoltseva, who volunteers at
Dobrie Ruki, added.
You would think that a unique-looking dog such as Betty would have
people lining up outside the shelter to adopt her, but in reality, her
arched eyebrows freaked people out, and they all passed on adopting her.
Luckily, the people at the shelter didn’t give up on her and after
posting photos of Betty on social media, they managed to find her an
owner.
“I actually cried when I saw a post about her, and said that she was
to become my dog,” Oksana, the pooch’s human, said. “She is now called
Betty and she is incredibly smart, she already made friends with my 17
year old cat.”
After photos of the dog – originally named Frida, as tribute to
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and her iconic thick eyebrows – were posted
online, they quickly went viral on social media. People couldn’t get
enough of her unique look, and she’s now scheduled to appear on a
national TV channel in Russia.
