She was waiting for someone to notice her 🥺️
By Ashley Ortiz
Published on March 31, 2023 at 11:51 AM
When Suzette Hall heard about a tiny dog left tied to a fire hydrant in a Southern California community, she was heartbroken but, unfortunately, not surprised. As the founder of Logan’s Legacy dog rescue, Hall had recently saved a handful of dogs from that very street, and this pup was yet another abandoned by her family.
Her previous owners left behind a container of food and water, but, according to the person who called, the dog hadn’t touched them. Instead, she stayed curled up in a tight ball, from which she rarely unfurled.
Hall wanted to rescue the dog herself, but she couldn’t get there fast enough. So, she reached out to someone in the neighborhood for immediate help.
“I called this woman I know who lives right by there and asked her to please go get the pup,” Hall told The Dodo.
The neighbor dropped what she was doing and made her way over to the street corner. Sure enough, she found an 8-month-old puppy, later named Cici, tethered to the hydrant.
“She was just twisting and twisting around that hydrant with her leash,” Hall said. “The poor dog was all tied up.”
Cici growled as the woman knelt down to untangle her leash, unsure of what was happening. But, with Hall’s guidance on the phone, the woman won the dog’s trust and successfully unraveled her from her post.
The woman used a soft blanket to scoop Cici up and cradled her for a moment before placing her in the car. As they rushed to the vet, the dog’s health started to decline.
“She got so sick in the car,” Hall said. “We think it was from fear and lack of food and water since she was too scared to eat the food they’d left.”
Luckily, Cici got to Camino Pet Hospital just in time. After some fluids and a ton of much-needed love, Cici started to feel a lot better.
“They monitored her, then, all of a sudden, she was fine,” Hall said. “She finally started perking up.”
At the hospital, Cici made a lot of new friends, but one in particular made her tail wag extra fast: Hedy Herold, Camino Pet Hospital’s office manager.
“Whenever Hedy walks by her, Cici starts wiggling her tail,” Hall said. “She gets so excited because she knows it’s Hedy.”
Since she’s been at Camino Pet Hospital, Cici’s spent nearly every day curled up in Hedy’s arms, waiting for a clean bill of health before starting her next chapter.
Thankfully, the pup was recently cleared for foster care and will be leaving the clinic to meet her new, temporary family soon. Cici’s excited to finally have a home, but she’s still on the search for a forever kind of love.
Hall can’t wait to find the perfect adoptive family for Cici soon. It’s hard to believe what Cici went through before being rescued, but Hall can tell that the little, resilient puppy has recovered just fine.
“She’s just so happy,” Hall said. “She’s as sweet as can be.”
To inquire about adopting Cici, reach out to Suzette Hall on Facebook.
To help pups like Cici get the help they need, make a donation to Camino Pet Hospital under “Logan’s Legacy 29.”
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Stray Cat Climbs Up Woman’s Window Every Day And Demands To Be Adopted
“He’d just be trying to get our attention and never really leave.”
Many people who’ve adopted pets say it feels more like their animal chose them than the other way around. For Julia Hatherell and her cat, Liam, it couldn’t be more clear who chose whom.
A few years ago, Hatherell started seeing an orange-and-white cat around her Toronto neighborhood. Every time she stepped foot outside, he’d immediately find her, lie down in front of her, and demand belly rubs.
One day, the cat took his friendliness to the next level and showed up at Hatherell’s house. He climbed up her window, dug his claws into the screen and hung there, meowing at her.
The cat returned the next day. And the next. It soon became clear he was never going to give up trying to win Hatherell over.
“He’d just be trying to get our attention and never really leave,” Hatherell told The Dodo.
Finally, one day, Hatherell caved and decided to let him in — just for one night. Because he was so affectionate, she wasn’t sure if he already belonged to someone.
But after asking around about him, she realized he was a stray. He’d chosen her to be his mom, and she couldn’t resist anymore. She decided to adopt him and name him Liam.
“As soon as he got back from the vet and was on the bed, it was constant cuddles,” Hatherell said.
Liam took no time at all adjusting to his new indoor-cat lifestyle. He soon discovered his favorite activity: conking out on Hatherell’s lap with his mouth wide open.
“It just makes you realize that he’s meant to be here, he’s meant to be my cat,” Hatherell said.
Soon after adopting Liam, Hatherell decided to foster some kittens. To her surprise, the babies were obsessed with Liam. He snuggled and played with them all day, comforting them in their new environment.
“I did not expect this stray cat, who would hang onto our screen, to be just the perfect little foster dad,” Hatherell said.
Since then, Liam has cared for dozens of foster kittens who’ve passed through Hatherell’s home. Even though he’s a responsible foster dad now, Liam is still as clingy as ever. Each time he curls up on Hatherell’s lap, she remembers the first day he climbed up her window.
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“I feel very honored to be chosen by Liam,” Hatherell said.
To keep up with Liam and his foster kittens, you can follow him on Instagram and TikTok.
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