We have a surprise!
Trooper has been adopted! From the moment he was introduced to his new Mom and Dad, you could see that it was a perfect match. In other meetings, Trooper would normally be visibly on edge and uncomfortable, but with Frank and Carla, Trooper seemed immediately at ease.
He happily accepted the toy gift they offered, tore it to shreds, and then trotted over to the couple to lean in for pets and cuddles. He’d take breaks to run back to Amy and express his excitement over having them there, then he’d run back and get more pets, over and over.
With the initial meeting going so well, we decided to see how Trooper got along with their dog, Dallas, a miniature rescue Bull Terrier. Dallas is about 7 years old, and she’s been grieving the loss of her friend Diesel, (also a Bull Terrier rescue,) who passed away at 15 years old in April. Carla and Frank were hoping that Trooper would help fill the hole in their household, and believe that in some way, Diesel was sending Trooper to join their family.
The moment Trooper and Dallas’ eyes met; it was love at first sight. We thought he’d liked Frank and Carla, but when Dallas walked through the gate, we were worried Trooper’s tail wagging would helicopter him out of the backyard. They ran up to each other and pressed foreheads, tails wagging furiously.
They had the same reaction to one another when they met again about a week later, when we drove him down to his new forever home. Trooper’s parents had everything ready to spoil him with everything he deserves. Within an hour of getting back on the road to return to Tallahassee, we got a photo of him relaxing on the couch.
There were no shortages of applications for Trooper. Dog lovers nationwide were emailing to inquire about adopting this famous dog who had been through so much. It was no small task to go through these applications, but we’re confident we made a great choice for Trooper.
Frank and Carla are incredibly kind, thoughtful, and compassionate people. They have a dog trainer they’ve worked with for their current dog and past dogs who came out to meet and start helping Trooper with acclimating to his new environment right away, and they have plenty of patience and breed experience. Their hearts are wide open and ready to love this dog how he deserves to be loved.
Trooper is a very lucky dog. We hope that his story has inspired others to look into and start following animal welfare through their own local shelters and rescues, and to remember that there are 3.3 million dogs entering shelters in the US each year. Some of them have stories even more heartbreaking than Trooper’s, all of them deserve a loving home, and all of them deserve to have humans telling their stories.
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