He is the SWEETEST boy — and he needs a home ❤️️
By Lily Feinn
Published on Feb 13, 2020 at 2:41 PM
Cupid watched as his family packed, loaded boxes into their car and drove away. He wasn’t sure what was happening or why he wasn’t invited to join them.
All he knew was that this place was his home. And he hoped that if he waited long enough, his family would return.
Neighbors called Janine Guido, founder of Speranza Animal Rescue, to report a dog sleeping on the porch of a house in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “All I was told was that his owners moved out and left him behind,” Guido told The Dodo. “I asked multiple other people if they knew anything about the dog and they just said, ‘They moved out.’”
Guido spotted Cupid eating out of the dumpster, but when she tried to approach him, he ran back to his safe place. He frantically jumped up and scratched at his door — begging to be let in.
That small act broke Guido’s heart.
Guido tried to convince Cupid to take some food, but the nervous dog bolted.
After 30 minutes of chasing the dog through alleyways, Guido finally figured out how to win his trust. All she had to do was to tell him that things were going to be OK: “It sounds dumb but I swear he knew what I was saying to him,” Guido said. “He literally came over and sat down and allowed me to leash him.”
She continued to explain what was happening to Cupid the whole ride home.
Since arriving at the rescue, Cupid is slowly getting used to his new surroundings.
“He has been nothing but the sweetest gentleman since coming to the rescue,” Guido said. “You can tell he’s still really confused. But he is happy to meet everyone with a wagging tail.”
Once Cupid’s finished all his vet checkups, he will be ready to start the search for his forever home. And Guido is feeling optimistic that Cupid’s luck is about to change.
“I don’t think that will be hard to find because he truly is the sweetest guy,” Guido said.
As he’s already shown, the loyal dog’s willing to wait as long as it takes for the perfect family to show up.
If you are interested in adopting Cupid, you can fill out an adoption form on Speranza Animal Rescue’s website.
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“My name is Theodore …”
After Theodore was surrendered to Cat Care Society due to “house soiling issues,” his new friends at the shelter immediately realized the sweet cat was painfully shy. He seemed very shut down in his kennel and confused as to why he’d ended up there.
“According to his surrender paperwork, his fear is ‘leaving any space he is comfortable in,’” Ariana Jenks, marketing manager at Cat Care Society, told The Dodo.
Cat Care Society is a free-roam shelter, so once Theodore was done with his medical exam, he was released onto the floor with the other cats. Faced with so many new things all at once, Theodore was feeling a little overwhelmed, but he was quickly able to find somewhere he felt safe — underneath a giant bed.
“Our animal care supervisor, Michelle, noticed he was under there early the next morning as she was doing her daily cleaning and noticed the bed on the floor was not where she left it,” Jenks said. “She continued cleaning and realized the bed was migrating everywhere!”
Theodore was using the bed like a giant turtle shell to keep himself safe while he explored his new environment. The staffers were a little worried someone might not realize he was under there, though — so they made a sign.
“Michelle put up the sign as soon as she saw a little orange cat named Teddy lying on top of the bed (we secretly think Teddy knew Theo was under there), and was afraid that he would either be missed by potential adopters and/or sat on,” Jenks said.
Theodore has only been at the shelter for a few days, and his friends there are working on getting him to feel more comfortable. In the meantime, he feels very safe underneath his giant bed, and that’s what matters.
“The best home for this little guy is one that will have love and patience with him as he adjusts to his new surroundings, and one that preferably does not have kids, as we think this is what caused him to become so stressed out in his previous home,” Jenks said. “His previous owners did say that he is talkative, friendly, and affectionate but was shy around new people.”
All of Theodore’s new friends are confident that the right family for him is out there, and he’ll be waiting for them under his giant bed until they finally arrive.
If you’re interested in adopting Theodore, you can contact Cat Care Society for more information.
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