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" Your typical viral dog story has been done, re-done, and re-re-done\u00A0millions of times by now. It&amp;#039;s time for a dog\u00A0who is truly an underdog (sorry)\u00A0to stake its Internet claim. That dog is Quasi The Great, who joined Facebook on January 28 and already has more than 54,000 followers. Because he&amp;#039;s totally badass. Born with Short Spine Syndrome, Quasi takes his name from his hunched look inspired by the Victor Hugo French classic. Quasi arrived at Secondhand Hounds shelter in Minnesota last week, where staff says they hope the attention will get people out to their local shelters to adopt. &amp;quot;His spine cannot be operated on, so he might face some arthritis issues as he ages,&amp;quot; Secondhand Hounds&amp;#039; Rachel Mairose told Esquire.com in an email. Though Quasi has a few weeks before he&amp;#039;s eligible for adoption, &amp;quot;for now he is not in pain, loves to play, and is excited to find a forever home.&amp;quot;              For more information or to help Quasi and dogs like him visit Secondhandhounds.org. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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