By Luke Voogt
When Justice Cameron met five-month-old pup Byron at Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) in 2016 she had to take her home.
“I saw her little face and just couldn’t go past her,” the 22-year-old said ahead of her canine fashionista’s debut at Geelong Million Paws Walk.
“I went home to figure out if I could have a dog. Half an hour later I was like, ‘Yes, I can’t leave her there’, so I went back that night and got her.”
The St Albans Park photographer and part-time “doggy day care” worker said Geelong had “plenty of dogs in need”.
“The pound isn’t a great place to go but it’s also a place where you can find your best friend. I found Byron and I haven’t looked back.”
The fussy but mellow great Dane-cross enjoyed tug of war and “running around like an absolute idiot with her big legs,“ Justice said.
“She cracks us up. She’ll sit with her butt on the couch but her legs will be on the floor like a human.”
The well-trained “social butterfly” had become part of the family, along with Justice’s partner, Jessica May.
“She just loves being around people. Her presence in the room changes your day,” Justice said.
And the profitable pooch has even had time to create a bandana line with her human, which she will model at the Million Paws Walk.
The hip hound was wagging her tail over walking with dog lovers and their canine companions to raise money for the RSPCA on 20 May.
“We really want to go and participate in a good cause,” Justice said.
