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Oakland A’s pitcher was asked for a dog resume to rent an apartment

By Stanford Crissey

Jun 17, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Sean Doolittle (62) pitches during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at O.co Coliseum. Oakland Athletics won 10-6. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 17, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Sean Doolittle (62) pitches during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at O.co Coliseum. Oakland Athletics won 10-6. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports /
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A’s pitcher’s dog needs a resume for apartment

Apartment hunting is not an easy task, and that goes double if you’re a baseball player looking for a place to live during the baseball season only. There’s a lot to get ready: qualifications, credit history; plus the difficulty of finding the right place for you.

But what did Oakland A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle forget? Why, a resume for his dog, obviously.

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Yes you did read that right. Doolittle and his girlfriend, Eireann Dolan, already had their work cut out for them, looking for a place for the baseball season only that would also welcome their dog, Stella. What they probably didn’t expect, because they are presumably normal human beings, was to be asked for a resume for Stella before they were allowed to move into one apartment building.

Apparently, this particular apartment building takes dog resumes very, very seriously, telling Dolan, “think of it as a formal resume that you might submit when you are seeking a job.”

So Dolan decided to have a little fun with the idea of a dog resume (because really, what else are you going to do, it’s a dog resume), posting the results on her blog.

Here’s the full resume for Stella:

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According to Stella’s resume, she’s “never not been a dog,” got her education at “DePaw University,” and her skills include “Lying about myself on résumés” and “Standing on top of another dog while we both wear a trench coat and try to obtain a bank loan.”

Impressive stuff, but it wasn’t enough for Stella or her owners. They were eventually denied the apartment, according to SFGate.com. The official reason given was that their car was too big for the building’s garage. But maybe the dog resume didn’t meet their qualifications? Dolan and Doolittle can’t be too surprised that a place that asked for a dog resume in all seriousness wouldn’t appreciate that it wasn’t taken very seriously.

Although what can you really expect when you ask for a dog resume? Did they want one of those visual resumes? Maybe some doggy references? Stella’s puppy professors at DePaw University probably needed to put in a good word. Or a good bark, I guess.

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