Published on Feb 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
On a freezing January day in East Saint Louis, a brown and white pittie whined desperately at the backdoor of a home. He paced the patio, his plaintive cries captured on a security camera.
Luckily, the teenage girls inside heard him and opened the garage door so he could warm up while they called for help.
The dog, named Adobe, had been seen roaming the neighborhood for days before entering the garage.
“He was posted on multiple local lost and found pet pages during a bitter cold snap,” Jill Henke, operations director at Gateway Pet Guardians, told The Dodo. “Several neighbors were seeing him, but he would not approach them. One of our volunteers lived in the area, and he came to her house a couple of times, so we had actually set up a humane trap in her yard a few hours before he was rescued, hoping we could secure him there.”
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Adobe was found wearing a nice harness and collar, suggesting he’d lost his family. But without an identification tag or a microchip, there was nothing to point the way home.
At the shelter, staff gave him ample time and space to decompress. They’d never seen a dog so “visibly shaken” by the cold. But it didn’t take long for Adobe to show his caregivers how grateful he was to be warm and cozy.
“He has settled in nicely here at the shelter and has quickly become a shelter favorite,” Henke said.
It’s been over two weeks since Adobe arrived in the shelter, and no one has come to claim him. Every day, the pup gets more comfortable and shows off his happy-go-lucky personality — using his big, expressive face to win over everyone he meets.
“Adobe is super sweet, but can be a little shy with new people,” Henke said. “Once he has warmed up, he is super silly and loves being around his people. He loves other dogs and has been in playgroups with tons of dogs at the shelter. He loves treats and is very treat-motivated!”
Adobe is searching for a foster or adopter who will help him heal and gain confidence. “Adobe would thrive in most homes and would enjoy having a canine buddy,” Henke said. “He was found by two young teenage girls and really took to them, so we think he would be great in a home with kiddos too.”
But one thing is for sure — when the sweet dog finds his hero, he’ll never be alone, shivering outside in the cold again.
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Woman Discovers An Adorable Family Living On Her Patio’s String Lights
They survived against all odds.
By Ashley Ortiz
Last month, Reddit user GinnySleazy was elated to find a hummingbird perched atop a small string light on her patio. She assumed the bird was just stopping by for a quick visit, until she noticed a small, hollow object attached to the light.
The hummingbird became a permanent fixture on GinnySleazy’s patio, often resting in the same spot above the string light. A couple of weeks later, while the hummingbird was out searching for food, GinnySleazy carefully peaked above the string light and discovered the real reason behind the bird’s unusually long visit.
“A hummingbird built a nest on my patio lights and laid two tiny eggs!” GinnySleazy wrote on Reddit.
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GinnySleazy was thrilled to know that the hummingbird felt safe enough to raise her babies on the patio. But she worried about the tiny family whenever seasonal winds would whip the string lights — and their nest — around.
“The nest has survived some pretty bad winds the last couple [of] weeks, but I’ll be a nervous auntie about it when the babies hatch!” GinnySleazy wrote in a comment.
Thankfully, hummingbird nests are deceivingly durable and sticky, thanks to a special material used at the end of its construction: spider silk.
“The silk, which holds the nest together and anchors it to a foundation, is inserted into nooks and crevices to ensure attachment,” American Bird Conservancy (ABC Birds) wrote on their website.
While finding a nest atop a thin string light may seem odd, hummingbirds are known for raising their babies in unlikely places.
“[H]ummingbirds tend to ‘set up shop’ on thinner branches roughly one foot from tree trunks, often at a fork,” ABC Birds wrote. “[They] sometimes even [nest] on wires, plant hangers, and other human-made items.”
Sure enough, the hummingbird’s nest on GinnySleazy’s patio survived the toughest weather conditions. Then, one day, she saw two tiny heads poke out from above the nest.
“Update on the hummingbird nest: I’m a grandma!” GinnySleazy wrote on Reddit.
Over the next few weeks, GinnySleazy watched the hummingbird care for her rapidly growing babies. Before she knew it, the two little hummingbirds were snug in their nest, ready to spread their wings for more space.
“My hummingbird babies are about to outgrow the nest!” GinnySleazy wrote in a Reddit update.
It’s been a month since their arrival, and the hummingbird babies are almost ready to fly the nest and begin their own adventures. GinnySleazy will be sad to see them go, but in the meantime, she’ll continue looking out for them every step of the way.
“I will protect them with my life,” GinnySleazy wrote.
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