Countless dogs are dumped in animal shelters every year. In most cases, these dogs are abandoned by their families because they are old. Some dogs are dumped because they get sick. Whatever the reasons are, there’s really no good excuse for someone to abandon their pet dogs.
Adopting a dog means that you’re committing to take care of them for the rest of their lives. Even when they get too old or too sick, these dogs deserve to have a family to take care of them until they die. Dogs don’t ask for much from their family.
A dog named Henry was dumped by his family because he got old and he also got cancer. Henry’s family probably didn’t want to deal with Henry’s cancer since it will be quite expensive to treat. Henry was afraid and he also didn’t want to go out for a walk when he was being let out of his kennel.
Thankfully, a man named Zack Skow found out about Henry and decided to do something for Henry. Henry was already 14 or 15-years-old and he had testicular cancer. Zack knew that Henry was already in the last days of his life and Zack only wanted to take Henry home to be surrounded with love and family when he passes away.
Zack figured that Henry was only going to be with his family for a couple of days. However, after a couple of days of feeling loved and being a part of the family, something in Henry’s behavior changed. Henry became livelier and he also regained his will to live. Henry finally felt that he’s wanted and he’s showing everyone how happy he is.
Eventually, Zack took Henry to the veterinarian to have his testicular cancer removed, which was successful. After the surgery, Henry became even more active and he’s acting like a puppy again. Of course, Henry’s already a senior dog and he doesn’t have the energy levels of a puppy but he tries to play and wants to be part of the fun.
Zack then realized that Henry wasn’t just going to be a hospice dog. He realized that Henry’s finally ready to get adopted by a family that will give him love throughout the remaining days of his life. Henry even got quite a lot of adoption applications and these people knew that Henry didn’t have long left. Like Zack, all these people wanted was to surround Henry with love on his final days.
Zack Skow is the founder of Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue and he fosters unwanted dogs from animal shelters and gives them a second chance to live happy lives. Thanks to him, Henry felt that he’s loved and a part of a real family. Here’s a heartwarming video showing how Zack turned the life of a senior dog around with love.
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