Success Stories

Westley

A little over a year ago Westley came to live with us. Poor guy was emaciated, scared of everything. We believe he was used as a breeder dog but due to lack of muscles in his back legs he was just turned out. A good Samaritan saw Westley cross all four lanes of West Gate BLVD, hence his name West-ley. The good Samaritan took him in and tried to find his owners but no one stepped up, Westley had walked long enough to completely trim his nails down to nothing. She did her best by him but she was unable to keep him. She was moving and already had a dog. She had contacted CTDR. When Westley came to live with us he was scared of any floor except carpet. He actually would walk backwards into the kitchen that has linoleum. He was so thin and had trouble staying hydrated. We had to give him subqutanious fluids daily for nearly 2 weeks. The vet had showed us how to do it and sent us home with the fluids and other things to do this at home. Westley was so calm and just let us give him fluids. It broke our hearts to have to poke him. Once Westley was able to keep food down he perked up and we finally got to see the real Westley. A character but so loving and just so sweet. As fosters he just melted our hearts with his calm and laid back way. We knew there was an adopter that was just right for him. Westley endured the meet and greets but never really liked attending them. He didn't put on the charm to win over potential adopters. One day we got an email saying there was an adopter that was very interested in meeting Westley. We gave her a call and set a time. Loaded him in the car and took him to Petco to meet with her and her older doxie. Of course Westley was so not impressed with the floor and did not turn on the charm we knew he had. This adopter saw him and fell in love with him. After the 14 days we got several updates saying he was doing great but still didn't like her floors which are tile and wood. January 14, 2017 we got a text from Westley's momma. Reading the text it was not the normal update we'd expected. Westley's momma was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and had to go through an very invasive surgery and a very lengthy recovery. This was shortly after his adoption. What makes this an inspirational adoption is she'd told us how Westley is a huge comfort to her through all the pain and healing. She couldn't imagine life without him. Westley's calm, loving and laid back manner gave his momma the stuff she needed to get ahead of the cancer. As a foster we really love getting updates on how the dogs are getting along. This update really validated why we do what we do for these dogs. If we didn't then none of our dogs would get that second chance at a life they deserve. Seeing what some dogs look like when they enter the rescue can really make us not like humans at all. We always ask how can they do this or that to a dog that just wants love. For all of us it's truly about the happiness and perfect home for these doxies. I think Westley has really stepped up and showed how a second chance is all he needed to give back to his momma. It's what all of our dogs do!!! They give us way more than any of us can truly image