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From shoebox to loving family

Jun 14, 2022

Chicago police found Cow the puppy abandoned in an alley, and kickstarted her journey to the home she deserved. It turns out ‘til the cows come home’, isn’t very long at all! 

Cow was found discarded in an alley, left in a shoebox. She was only six weeks old, covered in fleas, and dehydrated.   

We’re not sure how long she was waiting there before being found by a police officer, but judging by her appetite, she had been hungry for a while. Due to her age and size, Cow first went to foster care and got to enjoy being a puppy with plenty of love and attention.   

At her foster home, Cow really found her voice—and a penchant for stealing people’s hearts wherever she went. Whether it was falling asleep in her foster mom’s lap in the sun, or figuring out what kind of toys are her new favorite (tennis ball- a classic), Cow made sure to give everything a try while deciding who she wants to be.  

After regaining her strength and getting back to her spunky self, Cow was adopted into a family with plenty of love to go around, never to be discarded again.   

“She has everyone’s heart in her paws,” said her adopter, Narinder Singh. “She LOVES to meet people and dogs wherever she goes, and loves being outside. There are lots of dogs in our neighborhood, and she wants to play with all of them, even the ones that don’t want to play with her. She’s been the most wonderful addition to our family.”  

We’re so happy this little pup is leaving the shoebox days behind, and even better, her adopter turned out to be a friend of the officer who found her! We can see a rescuer reunion or two in her future.  

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