Salvador Dolly: Puppy bearing uncanny resemblance to moustachioed artist goes up for adoption

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A puppy with a “moustache” just like artist Salvador Dalí’s has gone up for adoption in Texas.

The five-week-old pup who was rescued from the streets on July 10, was nicknamed Salvador Dolly for her distinctive mouth markings.

Also known as ‘Mustache pup’ she has a white body with black ears and tail spot, along with a comically curled upper lip marking.

She is currently being held at a foster home in Dallas with her 10 siblings and mother, after the strays were found by volunteers at US non-profit Hearts & Bones Animal Rescue.

The stray pup was rescued along with her family
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"We were definitely in disbelief - how does a puppy end up looking like this?" the organisation’s head of marketing in New York, Allison Seelig, told Good Morning America.

Dolly’s namesake – the famously eccentric Spanish artist best known for his paintings of melting clocks – sported a manicured moustache for most of his adult life until his death in 1989.

The puppy and her family are set to arrive in New York at the end of August, where Hearts & Bones hopes they will find “forever homes”.

"We're getting a lot of enquiries for her," Ms Seelig said.

"Her siblings don't have moustaches, but are also very cute puppies."

Applications to adopt or foster Salvador Dolly and her family can be made on the Hearts & Bones Rescue website at heartsandbonesrescue.com.

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