Meet Kevin, the adorable 4-year-old Lab mix from Austin Animal Center. He’s been in the shelter since November of last year after his family surrendered him. Space became an issue in the center and he had to be moved out of the kennels and into the office — this is when oddities started to happen and objects around the office started to go missing.
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It only took a while for his new office friends to figure out that it was actually Kevin who’s been stealing random objects. Kevin sneakily gets random unattended objects in the office and keep them in his area. He enjoys lounging in his area surrounded by random objects— objects include a t-shirt, a boxed sandwich, a flannel fabric, a coin, and a purse.
He took the boxed sandwich but didn’t eat it, he just kept it by his side along with the other objects. He guards these objects and people only ever get to take them back whenever he’s taken out for a walk. He’s always reluctant to return them.
It should be noted that he only steals objects when people are not around. The staff at the center figured out that he steals objects from people that he misses. Stealing their random objects when their gone allows him to still smell people that he miss.
The staff surmise that he got this habit from losing his family and not understanding how and why it happened. This is his way to hold on and still be with people that he likes even when they’re gone. This is an evident manifestation of how his heart has been after his separation from his former family.
Kevin loves being around people and he gets lonely when they’re gone so he steals these objects to keep their scent with him. Apart from his stealing quirk, he’s just like any other Lab who enjoys playing with toys, going for walks, and cuddling. He’s still very much up for adoption and is looking forward to his new forever family.