'Underdog with overbite' uses fame to raise funds for Cobb shelter
You can hate on him, but he probably has more likes on one Instagram photo than you’ll ever have in total.
"Tuna Melts My Heart" is a chiweenie — for the uninitiated, that's a mix of of Chihuahua and dachshund — with more than 1.8 million Instagram followers and a notable overbite.
He and his owner Courtney Dasher — who signs her emails "Tuna's mom :)" — will be at Best Friends-Atlanta in Smyrna on Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m., according to their Instagram page and website.
Tuna’s 2017 “Traveling Tuna” calendar will be available for $10 cash. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Best Friends.
Tuna and Dasher appeared at the shelter, 4874 S. Atlanta Road, in December for a Christmas event.
At the time, Dasher told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution she’d lived in Midtown and Brookhaven doing interior design work from 2005 to 2009.
In addition to filling the Internet with his dental adorableness, Tuna has a book with a tagline of "The Underdog with the Overbite."
And for those unacquainted with Tuna, here are some highlights from Instagram:
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