Happy Ending

This past Sunday, a rather severe tornadoes hit the town of Van, Texas.  As usual, it brought a path of devastation along with it, upending many homes and taking it’s toll on the residents.  However for one resident, things are starting to look up now that Tater is back.

A stray dog from Rivadavia, Argentina, found her forever home with an elderly couple who took her in when she was in need. She was pregnant and malnourished, and after being nursed back to health and helped delivering her pups, the dog and her babies were placed in new loving homes. However the stray wanted to stay with the Good Samaritans who initially took her in, and the pet walked 161 kilometers (about 100 miles) to get back to the house she determined was her forever home.

Some people claim that they never forget a face.  They meet you once, and for whatever reason, they just remember you.  The same could be said for Rico.  He’s a dog that even after being separated from his humans for three years, instantly recognizes them the second they are reunited.

Just a year ago, Shelton, a young mutt from Resistencia, Argentina, showed up to the surrounding area of the Normal Sarmiento school. No one knew who he belonged to and most people didn’t care about the homeless puppy. He scavenged for food and searched for a safe place to spend at night, but without him knowing it, a group of students, school librarians and other locals who fell in love with the dog took it upon themselves to help him survive.

A pet store in Brazil swapped all of its animals with shelter pets and proved its customers that shelter pets were no different than pure bred animals. The store found owners for all shelter animals displayed in the store and what’s best, if the store hadn’t told customers the animals were shelter pets, customers would have not known the difference.

On April 16, 2015, a sweet female Pit bull believed to be about two-years-old was found tied to a pole in Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. The dog spent a few hours abandoned in the parking lot, but thanks to police officers, the dog was rescued and has found a new home.

During Christmas 2014, Rach Kelsey and her dog named Texas Joe were in a car accident in Houston. The accident spooked the dog making him run away. The pet got lost and no one knew his whereabouts for four months. This week, the lost dog turned up behind a hotel in Hearne, Texas, 120 miles away from where he was initially lost. Thanks to a rescue organization and volunteer transporters, the dog and his owner will reunite this Saturday.