Doggo gets invited on the Today Show after his howlarious adoption post goes viral, describing him as 'a sentient middle finger wrapped in a cloud of fur'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 16, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

With more and more dogs than ever needing homes, animal fam, rescue and adoption agencies are having to get creative to get people to come and see their pooches looking for furrever homes. Some of our furvorite tactics so far are giving their furry friends ridiculous names, such as 'Chappurr Roan' and making ridiculous TikToks of them that follow pawfectly hilarious trends. However, one shelter has taken a different approach, and it paid off.

They took one of their most difficult doggos, 'Igor', and described him as 'a cursed Victorian child masquerading as a 10lb stuffed animal'. Their doggone dastardly description of him went viral online, and Igor even got invited to be on the Today Show, where he was thankfully on his best behavior. However, as soon as the cameras stopped rolling, he apparently turned back into the possessed gremlin we've fallen in love with. His inbox is now exploding with adoption applications, and we couldn't be happier for him. Scroll down to get a peek at this tiny minion of canine chaos below!

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    Ever wanted to adopt a sentient middle finger wrapped in a cloud of fur? Meet Igor. We have reason to believe he's a cursed Victorian child masquerading as a 10lb stuffed animal.
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  • He doesn't look so evil… but then again, looks can be deceiving. Take Willy Wonka, fur example. He seems like a jolly candyman, but then he lets children fall into sugar rivers and turn into blueberry balloons. No bueno. No bueno, indeed.

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    He was not born, he appeared. No one remembers how or when. He materializes in doorways and stares at corners. He knows exactly what you did.
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    His adoption requirements include at least one human who finds small, emotionally stunted men "intriguing." If that's you, apply to enter into a legally binding relationship with a fluff-coated poltergeist today.
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    This dog does not want to go to the dog park or to brunch. He wants your ex-boyfriend's head on a platter. And that mean girl in high school who said you were ugly? He's putting her soul through a meat grinder.
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    Igor wants you. He'll plan evil schemes with a dog sibling or two. But he doesn't want too many friends and he might need an exorcism if you bring that nice golden retriever from down the street over for a playdate.
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  • It seems as though the only peace and quiet you'll get with Igor in your house is when his batteries run out and he falls asleep. Best to let him get it all out for your own safety. Maybe keep a healthy supply of voodoo dolls for him to terrorize when he's feeling extra evil.

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    We tried training and he made the trainer cry. We tried treats and he gobbled them and then suffocated the house with the chemical warfare that came out of his rump.
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    Igor is only satisfied when he's cursed the bloodline of your enemies and sent a plague to ruin their crops. Igor is not a good boy. Igor is an experience. He will allow you to live in his home if you agree to worship him like the tiny, furious deity he is.
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    Igor made The Today Show. His one regret? He didn't drop a steaming, brown log of protest on live TV. Welcome, tiny godzilla, to the concrete jungle. The devil called from New York City, and to his master he must obey.
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    This morning our foul-bottomed poltergeist made his debut appearance as America's most new favorite and most rancid - villain. -
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    Like the shapeshifting ghoul he is, once he entered the studio, Igor acted like a girl scout on her way to Sunday mass. But outside of Jenna Bush Hager's stage-lit celestial stronghold, his intrusive thoughts took over.
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    Igor refused to enter the Subway unless bribed with a bacon-egg- and-cheese. Once on the train, he crop dusted the car and then hl Iped the pole until he made a child cry. When the authorities escorted him off screaming, he rallied the rats to his defense.
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    His handlers (yes, he needed three of our muscle mommy foster coordinators AND the director), may never be the same. Feel free to donate for their therapy and upcoming Prozac prescriptions.
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    His foster mom and the applications team are currently sorting through the hundreds of applications from deranged witches and hot girls "who can change him."
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    When his new servant is selected, you'll hear the crack of lightning as two malevolent sorcerers unite. Until then, please send holy water and pray that we he doesn't maim the TSA agent on his flight back to Savannah.
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