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Underwood shared a post earlier this month introducing Zooka to his fans and explaining her name.

\"Long story short I thought I was getting a boy puppy, turns out that he is a she therefore, Bazooka became just Zooka,\" he wrote. \"If I’m being honest I thought I was just fostering her for 2 weeks, but I think I’m already in love.\"

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A post shared by Colton Underwood (@coltonunderwood) on Apr 28, 2020 at 9:29am PDT

Laura Labelle, co-founder of the Labelle Foundation, told \"Good Morning America\" that her organization has seen an increase in foster and adoption applications during the COVID-19 crisis.

The foundation usually gets two to three foster applications a month, but received over 2,000 foster applications in the first two weeks of the pandemic, Labelle shared. The organization receives up to 10 applications when they post a dog for adoption, but are now seeing up to 100 applications per dog during the pandemic.

\"So many people are home and have extra time they wouldn't normally have ... I think everyone's feeling really isolated and lonely, so they've been seeking more than ever the companionship of man's best friends,\" she said.

Labelle encourages people to keep in mind the responsibility attached to bringing home a dog. \"Ownership or guardianship of dogs, whether it's a pandemic or not, is a huge commitment,\" she said. \"And it's a beautiful thing that people have been so helpful during this time. It's my greatest hope that this is going to bring awareness when we're not in a pandemic situation.\"

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A post shared by Colton Underwood (@coltonunderwood) on Apr 26, 2020 at 12:19pm PDT

Underwood thanked the nonprofit rescue organization in his post announcing Zooka's adoption and said his late pup Sniper, \"would be proud ... and in love.\"

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