New owner awaits Guess, the nearly mailed puppy

Minneapolis (AP)

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In this undated photo provided by the City of Minneapolis, a puppy that a Minneapolis woman tried to mail to her son in Georgia is shown. Thirty-nine-year-old Stacey Champion was charged with animal cruelty Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 after postal workers discovered the puppy last month in a sealed box with no air holes.
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The nearly mailed Minnesota puppy named Guess is about to find out who his new owner will be.

Animal shelter officials in Minneapolis expect a crowd Friday afternoon and have set up a drawing for Guess, a schnauzer-poodle mix. They plan to take names of adoptive owners and screen them for suitability as part of the process.

Guess became a celebrity when his owner put him in a sealed box and tried to mail him to Georgia. Postal officials intervened, and the puppy was taken from the owner.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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