All he wants in life is to be cuddled 😞❤
Published on Nov 9, 2018 at 2:23 PM
A young woman was out at an event in Ohio on October 18 when she overheard a man talking to a group of people about one of his dogs. He was saying the young beagle wouldn’t hunt — and how he was planning on shooting the dog because of that.
Bewildered by the man’s plans and desperate to help, the young woman immediately went up to him and asked him if she could try and find a rescue to take the dog in instead. The man agreed, and the woman quickly called her mom, who is active in the rescue world, and had her make a post on Facebook in hopes that the right person would see it and be able to help.
Schenley Hutson Kirk, founder of HOUND Rescue and Sanctuary, saw the post on Facebook and immediately responded, saying that if the man was willing to surrender the dog, later named Jeffrey, then she and her rescue would absolutely take him in. The young woman then went over to the man’s home to collect Jeffrey, and found the 14-month-old pup living outside in a blue barrel filled with straw, suffering from a severe flea allergy. The poor dog was scared and yet so sweet, and eager to be held by his rescuer.
Jeffrey was transferred into the care of HOUND Rescue and Sanctuary the next day. He was checked over by a vet and, besides his flea allergy, was found to be in surprisingly good health, considering he had spent his entire life living outside. After he was examined and treated, Kirk took him home and got him all settled into his new foster home. Despite everything he’d been through, Jeffrey was as sweet as could be from the very beginning, and wanted nothing more than to be held and loved by everyone around him.
“Loud sounds scare him — he had obviously never been in a home before — so just the sound of the coffee pot brewing or the sound of a toaster, sounds he’d never heard before, he has some fear of,” Kirk told The Dodo. “He’s coming out of his shell, though — he’s very playful. He’s the sweetest little thing you’ll ever meet.”
Jeffery absolutely adores other dogs, and loves running around and playing with all of his new friends in his foster home. He’s clearly never had much of an opportunity to just play and be a dog before, and he’s loving every moment of it now. Kirk makes sure he always has lots of toys to play with — something he’d never had before, either.
“Jeffrey adores his stuffed toy and takes it with him everywhere he goes,” Kirk said. “It is sad to think that this is the first toy he has ever had. He never even knew what a toy was until now.”
Each day, Jeffrey seems to get a little braver and even more playful than he was before, and everyone is so grateful that they were able to save his life and give him the chance to finally be a puppy. Jeffrey will be up for adoption within the next week or so, and his rescuers know that the perfect forever family will no doubt step up to claim him very, very soon.
If you’re interested in adopting Jeffrey, you can contact HOUND Rescue and Sanctuary for more information.
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Old Shelter Dog Was Constantly Passed Over — Then A New Hope Appeared
He waited his whole life to meet her.
By Ashley Ortiz
When Amber Rodriguez and her 13-year-old daughter decided to run errands one recent Saturday morning, they had no idea their lives would be changed forever. The day was going according to plan until, while walking out of a department store, they noticed an outdoor adoption event at a pet supplies store across the street.
The mother-daughter duo crossed the street just to look and daydream about owning a pet — something they weren’t quite ready for yet. But as they neared the row of crates, Rodriguez’s daughter felt instantly pulled to one particular soul.
“[She] ran straight over to a kennel on the end with an older dog,” Rodriguez wrote on Instagram. “She had no interest in the puppies and all the other cute dogs there. It was like a magnet pulled her to this dog.”
Inside the crate, a large, fluffy senior dog sat quietly. The pup, named Bruno, seemed melancholy and almost shut-down — until Rodriguez’s daughter showed up.
“He was so sweet. He would lift up his paw, kiss and just had this sweet old soul vibe to him,” Rodriguez wrote. “[I] honestly haven’t met any dog like him before.”
Rodriguez’s daughter spent the next few minutes alongside Bruno’s crate, the two leaning on each other through the bars. When they eventually had to leave, the young teen couldn’t stop thinking about her new best friend.
“After we left the adoption event the first time, my daughter kept talking about him, and it was at that point that I realized I couldn’t stop thinking about their connection either, and how special he was, and how we could make it work,” Rodriguez told The Dodo.
Rodriguez and her daughter returned to the adoption event not long after, this time asking to hang out with Bruno outside his crate. The girl took him for a walk and showered him with hugs and kisses, and Bruno couldn’t have been happier.
Rodriguez immediately called her husband, who soon arrived with the rest of the family. Just like her daughter, every other family member instantly fell for Bruno.
“It took less than a minute, and everyone was in love,” Rodriguez wrote.
You can watch that moment here:
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The Rodriguezes soon signed Bruno’s adoption papers and happily drove home with a new beloved family member in tow. As excited as they were to welcome him home, no one was more pleased than Bruno. After years of being surrendered to shelters and shuffled between foster homes, the sweet boy was thrilled to have a house and family of his own.
“He was snuggling the kids and snoring like a baby that first night,” Rodriguez said. “After a couple days, I think he was more comfortable and starting to be more himself.”
You can see Bruno cuddling with his sister here:
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As the days passed, Bruno’s bubbly and loving personality blossomed. While it took him a few weeks to finally play with toys, there was one thing that came as second nature to him: his love for Rodriguez’s daughter. When he’s not following her around the house, Bruno can usually be found curled up next to his new best friend, enjoying the relaxing dog music she plays for him every time.
“The bond these two have built in less than a week being together is truly an incredible story!” Rodriguez wrote on Instagram. “I have felt so blessed witnessing it.”
It’s been three and a half weeks since Bruno arrived home, but the Rodriguezes feel like they’ve known him forever. While they may not have planned to adopt a dog that Saturday morning, they’re beyond grateful to have found the sweet boy after all.
“It feels like he was always meant to be with us,” Rodriguez said.
To help pets like Bruno get the care they need, you can donate to Arrow’s Heart Animal Rescue here.
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