A Dog Named Troy

4/2/15: Lost Dog

4/17/15: Doggie Update

A co-worker called me at my desk on April 2, 2015, to tell me that he'd seen a dog in the office parking lot.

The poor baby was frozen in terror or pain, but enjoyed the bowl of water that we gave him, and the insides of sandwiches leftover from a luncheon meeting.

I called my friends at Paws for the Cause Feral Cat Rescue, who through their network, found a rescue who could take in the dog.

Turns out, this was a puppy mill dog, and at that time, small, white dogs were being dumped all over the area.

Named Troy, and after extensive veterinary care, he was adopted!

Using my Prisma app and the Constellation filter, I created this artwork in honor of how it takes all of us to care for abandoned and stray animals in our neighborhoods.

At the time I posted this, I could not upload a jigsaw puzzle, but I'll keep trying!

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Parking Lot Dog 2015

Calendar reminders brought this incident up, that occured on today's date in 2015.

The original posts are here, here, and here.

This dog was discovered in my office parking lot.

He wasn't afraid, so much as completely bewildered.

Poor pupper.

We found food and water for the dog, then coaxed it under the awning, as it began to rain.

Usie!

He was horribly matted, and had gunk around his eyes, and filthy fur.

Nicknamed Troy, he was intact, and was most probably a dumped puppy mill dog.

Thank goodness for Paws for the Cause Feral Cat Rescue, because Laura answered my texts, then got to work using her contacts and social media to find a dog rescue group.

A ReJOYceful Rescue raised their hand, and within an hour, this fellow was on his way to a better life.

After a shave...what a cutie!

This is the beauty of networking; a co-worker who knew I was an animal lover, brought the stray dog to my attention.

I contacted my friends, who contacted their friends, and Troy was adopted after a short stay at the veterinarian.

Which is why it's good to share information about lost or abandoned animals on social media, and to share posts; one never knows who may fall across it and find help or a new ❤️!