After spending most of the last two months at the Burlington County Animal Shelter, a big hound dog named Clifford has found a new home.

The dog was found near the Exit 6 interchange on the New Jersey Turnpike and was adopted by Lisa Yochim of Absecon.

The dog was spotted running lose on the turnpike in December and caused traffic to stop on the south side.

The truck that the frightened dog hid under was one of the vehicles that came to a halt.

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The dog was named after the classic children's book "Clifford the Big Red Dog".

Clifford, a hound mix dog who was rescued from the side of the New Jersey Turnpike near the Exit 6 interchange in late December, is pictured with Lisa and Jack Yochim at the Burlington County Animal Shelter. The Yochim family adopted Clifford on Feb. 22.
Clifford, a hound mix dog who was rescued from the side of the New Jersey Turnpike near the Exit 6 interchange in late December, is pictured with Lisa and Jack Yochim at the Burlington County Animal Shelter. The Yochim family adopted Clifford on Feb. 22.

After being rescued from beneath the truck, he was turned over to the Florence Township animal control officer, who brought him to the shelter. He was put up for adoption after being examined and held at the shelter for seven days.

After learning about him from news reports and social media, Yochim became enamored with him. After he recovered from surgery, she officially welcomed him to her family.

All animals at the shelter are brought up to date on their vaccines and have their fingerprints taken before they are adopted out.

According to Yochim's comment on the Burlington County Animal Shelter's Facebook post about the adoption,Clifford is adjusting well and gets lots of love.

The Commissioner hopes that the happy ending will encourage others to consider adopting from the shelter.

The entire Board was overjoyed to learn that the shelter had found a new forever home for Clifford, said Hopson, who serves as the Commissioners liaison to the shelter.

More than 50 dogs and 160 cats have been adopted from the shelter so far this year, and another 66 have been placed with animal rescue organizations. Six cats and 52 dogs have been returned to their owners.

The adoption fee for pit bulls and pit bull mixes has been reduced. The fee for adult dog adoptions is usually $75.

Clifford's story has a fantastic ending, but we want more of the same for all the dogs and cats in the shelter, so we're asking residents to go online or visit the shelter soon. Hopson said there are plenty of lovable dogs and cats waiting to meet you.

The shelter is open from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are all hours. Thursdays. On Wednesdays, it is closed for public visits.

The shelter is in Westampton.

You can call or visit the animal shelter.

Community news and events can be sent to lvoit@gannett.com. A subscription to the Burlington County Times/The Daily Journal/Courier Post will help support local journalism.

This article was originally published on the Burlington County Times.

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