‘Kimmel Dwell’ Star Guillermo Apologizes for Rescue Canine Ending Up at Shelter

Jimmy Kimmel‘s late-night sidekick, Guillermo Rodriguez, is within the doghouse with a rescue company that claims two pups he adopted ended up at a shelter, however he says the entire ordeal began with a misunderstanding inside his household.

Mutt Scouts, a canine rescue group primarily based in SoCal, tells TMZ … Guillermo adopted two chihuahuas — Chase and Rey — again in 2021 once they had been simply puppies. He was stoked concerning the addition to his household, posting pics of them on IG quickly after getting them.

Nevertheless, Mutt Scouts says they not too long ago bought a name from an animal shelter within the L.A. space … saying the canine had been surrendered to them by an unnamed lady. The shelter known as Mutt Scouts as a result of each pups had been microchipped and registered to the org previous to Guillermo adopting them.

Mutt Scouts offered TMZ a replica of the contract Guillermo signed earlier than adopting — which says the rescue can be the primary level of contact to assist rehome the canine if he not wished the canine or could not look after them.

The org took to social media this week to name him out, and a few ‘Kimmel’ followers had been pissed and famous Guillermo’s previous put up with the canine is not on his web page.

Guillermo tells TMZ … this all began when he was requested to maintain his grandmother’s massive canine as a result of she’s battling dementia. On the identical time, he went in for knee surgical procedure … so his stepsister needed to watch Chase, Rey and grandma’s huge canine.

He says his stepsister panicked the large canine was going to hurt the 2 chihuahuas, and that is when she determined to take them to the shelter. When Guillermo discovered, he says he instantly advised her she’d make an enormous mistake. He knew they need to have gone to Mutt Scouts and says he contacted the group on Friday and stated he “was sorry from the underside of his coronary heart.”

Mutt Scouts tells us they hope Guillermo’s case is a teachable second for anybody trying to undertake a pet. It is normal process for adopted animals to be returned to the rescue company if the proprietor can longer look after them.

Chase and Rey at the moment are with Mutt Scouts, which is hoping to discover a new house for them. Mutt Scouts tells us Guillermo made a $5k donation to assist them look after the pups within the interim.