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Adorable and unusual: Dachshund/pit bull mix goes viral

"Please remember there are lots of homeless animals in shelters [as] unique as Rami," the Moultrie Colquitt County Humane Society posted on Facebook.

By Ben Hooper
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MOULTRIE, Ga., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A Georgia animal shelter said offers have been pouring in to adopt an unusual dachshund/pit bull mix whose pictures and video quickly went viral.

The Moultrie Colquitt County Humane Society said its Facebook posts about Rami the dachshund/pit bull mix led to a flood of adoption offers.

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"If you are looking for a popular/unusual pet, then this is it," the shelter said in a Facebook post, which assured readers that "he is real!!"

There were so many adoption offers for the 1-year-old puppy that the shelter posted a follow-up Facebook message asking interested parties not to overlook other animals in need of homes.

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"We appreciate all your interest in our sweet Rami," the post read. "Please remember there are lots of homeless animals in shelters [as] unique as Rami."

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