Tucker, a 4-year-old yellow lab/golden retriever mix rescued from a shelter, was officially announced as the Seattle Mariners' team dog.
The Seattle Mariners activated a new member to their team Saturday, making a roster move of a different sort. The latest addition is team-friendly in all ways with his contract paid in treats and belly rubs. He's tireless in his pursuit of the baseball with closing speed aided by two extra legs. Though his version of the spitball — more of a slobber ball — can be a bit overwhelming.
Indeed, Tucker, a 4-year-old yellow lab/golden retriever mix, was officially announced as the team dog after hanging out in the clubhouse the past few days. Servais and his wife, Jill, have been big proponents of animal shelters and rescue dog organizations. In January, the Servaises got a private plane to pick up 11 adopted puppies from OkanDogs and personally delivered five to Orcas Island and six to Friday Harbor.
"We are just trying to bring awareness to rescues all over the state of Washington," Servais said."And there's dogs out there for everybody and we hit a home run with this one. This little guy is great. Our players are excited about it. It's a nice little distraction with him in the clubhouse. They love the little guy.""It needed to be the right one," he said.
"Hopefully this can create some awareness to dog rescues throughout the state of Washington," Servais said."It's something that's certainly needed. For people that are looking for dogs, you can get any type of dog anywhere, it's out there for you. So adopt, don't shop."
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