Things are coming up roses for a scrappy New Jersey beagle who survived a dog pound gas chamber. 
 
 In this Nov. 16, 2011, file photo, Joe Dwyer, of Nutley, N.J., plays with his new dog Daniel, also known as the Miracle Dog. The stray beagle mix, who walked out unscathed from the carbon monoxide administered... (Associated Press) 
 
 In this Oct. 28, 2011, file photo, Daniel, right, who is better known as the "Miracle Dog", gives his paw to Jill Pavlik at her home in Rochelle Park, N.J., where he was being fostered upon his arrival... (Associated Press) 
 
 In this Oct. 28, 2011, file photo, Daniel, who is better known as the "Miracle Dog", waits for a treat in the home of Mark and Jill Pavlik in Rochelle Park, N.J., where he was being fostered upon his... (Associated Press) 
 
 In this Oct. 28, 2011, file photo, Daniel, left, who is better known as the "Miracle Dog", plays with Mark Pavlik in Rochelle Park, N.J., where he was being fostered upon his arrival in the state. The... (Associated Press) 
 
 Daniel will be among eight shelter dogs riding on a float in the Rose Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif. 
 
 The two year-old beagle mix was six months old on Oct. 3, 2011, when he was scheduled to be put down at the animal control facility in Florence, Ala. He was placed with 17 other dogs in a stainless-steel box roughly the size of a pickup truck bed that was filled with carbon monoxide. 
 
 Workers at the facility were surprised when he emerged, scared but unscathed, from the chamber. They named him Daniel after the biblical figure who survived the lion's den. 
 
 He was adopted by Joe Dwyer of Nutley, N.J., and has been living happily with Dwyer's family and other rescue dogs at their home about 10 miles west of New York City. 
 
 Dwyer, a motivational speaker, said Daniel's story of surviving and thriving has prompted laws in 31 states that protect shelter animals against inhumane forms of euthanasia. 
 
 Daniel will perform his "high five to keep pets alive" trick and perform with other animal shelter survivors on a parade float sponsored by the Lucy Pet Foundation, which runs mobile spay, neuter and adoption clinics across the country. Daniel has been chosen as the "spokesdog" for the California-based organization, Dwyer added. 
 
 "He's definitely one of the most joyous, happy dogs I've ever met in my life," Dwyer said. "I think his positive attitude is why he's survived." 
 
 The Rose Parade takes place on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif. ||||| 
 
 NUTLEY — A beady-eyed Beagle named Daniel rose to fame two years ago after he survived an Alabama gas chamber unscathed. 
 
 Now, the New Jersey dog and his owner will be heading to Pasadena, Calif., to be featured on The Lucy Pet Foundation's float in the Rose Parade on New Year's Day. 
 
 "With Daniel as a spokesdog it will ... help raise awareness" about the inhumane use of gas chambers in animal euthanasia, said the foundation's director Betsy Martin. “We’re really trying to stop the gas chamber in all states.” 
 
 
 
 Daniel was one of 18 dogs who were placed in an Alabama chamber in October 2011, but surprised animal control workers by surviving. 
 
 Volunteers at the pound took him to the veterinarian, and then reached out to animal rescue groups around the country. 
 
 At about 6 months old, Daniel ended up in the care of The Eleventh Hour Rescue of Rockaway, which helped bring the 20-pound Beagle to New Jersey. 
 
 Soon after, Daniel found a new home in Nutley with Joe Dwyer and four other dogs. 
 
 Since then, Daniel has appeared regularly at rallies and fundraisers supporting animal rescue organizations and legislative efforts to end the use of gas chambers in animal euthanasia, Dwyer said. 
 
 A law named after Daniel, which banned the use of gas chambers, passed in Pennsylvania last year. 
 
 “Daniel’s story continues to have an incredible influence,” Dwyer said. 
 
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– Two years after he was put in a steel box and gassed with carbon monoxide, a beagle mix with a knack for survival will be proudly riding a float in Pasadena's Rose Parade. Daniel was six months old when he was placed with 17 other dogs in a gas chamber at an animal control center in Alabama. Workers were amazed with he survived—scared but unscathed—and they reached out to animal rescue groups, finding a home for him with New Jersey motivational speaker Joe Dwyer, the AP reports. Dwyer says Daniel's story of survival has helped bring laws against the use of gas chambers in animal euthanasia in 31 states, reports the Star-Ledger. The pooch will be riding the Lucy Pet Foundation's float with seven other shelter dogs in the New Year's Day parade. The foundation, which runs mobile adoption and neutering clinics across America, chose Daniel as its spokesdog. '"He's definitely one of the most joyous, happy dogs I've ever met in my life," Dwyer says. "I think his positive attitude is why he's survived."