[Marna1957]

Originally Posted by matese

Cody was gotten for a 8 year old girl whose parents had just gotten divorced, the grandmother and the great grandmother chipped in to buy the child a puppy so she wouldn't feel the pain that daddy wasn't there anymore. Then we got hit by hurricane Sandy, they lived in NY right off the water, their house flooded they had to evacuate, Cody was put into a shelter for 16 days, when they got him back he was sick, mom just had a baby and no finances to care for the dog. The dog had bloody diarrhea for 4 months, the mother took him to 4 different vets, (I have all his medical papers the prev. owner turned over with the dog). She couldn't afford to keep paying vets. She was sending him to a shelter that euthanized dogs. My vets rescue team monitors high risk dogs, they saw Cody was 2 1/2 years old to be euthanized, they new of a NY rescue and Cody was relayed to NJ, then to Pa. I had him 3 weeks when I found out the story of his past.If he was re-homed the Grandmothers asked if the new owner could let them know how the dog was, that's how I found out Cody belonged to a child that was now 11 years old. I cried for him and this little girl, how do you take a beloved pet from a child.

Once a year I still send pictures and videos to the grandmother.

He was a gift to me from my vet. My vet got him better, he had a Stricture that needed major surgery. My vet performed the surgery at no cost to me. My city boy is a country boy 6 years now and lives the life of a true terrier lol.

WOW! That family sure went through TOO MUCH!


I am happy to hear that Cody landed at with you. and Kudos to your vet too!