Atticus’s first time seeing snow wasn’t when he was a puppy, but when he turned 12 years old.
This senior pup spent most of his life in Florida. Which meant he has never seen snow. He heard about it from his friends and owners. He’s even seen the white fluff in videos. It has always been his dream to see snow one day.
As Atticus grew older his family wasn’t able to keep up with the medical bills. They sought out to find a new home for the dog, they found us, New Hope Acres, through one of their friends. They called us to have a meeting and asked us to come out and see the dog. Of course we agreed on a time and place and the wait was in place!
When we first met Atticus he wasn’t scared to come up to us. In fact he came up to us and started jumping! Giving us many welcome kisses. For being an eleven year old he sure acted like he was three. We sat down with the wife and husband and they explained to us their situation. They weren’t able to keep up with the medical bills for his antibiotics, since they had to pay for them out of pocket. Atticus had hip surgery and they didn’t have the right supplies to help him around the house and keep him comfortable.
There was no way we weren’t going to take this sweet guy in. We gave the family a couple of minutes to get everything together and to say goodbye to their pup. I’m sure the dog was confused but he also knew his family wasn’t going to leave him with someone they wouldn’t trust. Before we left we were informed that his birthday was in two days, exactly when we were expecting to be home and have the first snow fall of the season! We excitedly headed on our way to Atticus’s new home. Where he will spend the rest of his senior days in peace and surrounded with love and other calm animals.
I swear the world had planned this gift just for Atti. As soon as we arrived, at 3 in the morning, it started snowing. The senior dog looked out the window and was absolutely amazed. He rushed to get out of the car. He just had to feel the bitter cold of the white fluff that fell from the clouds. His eyes were filled with excitement. He started trotting around in circles, gently standing on his hind legs to nip at the snow.
I brought him inside, but it wasn’t long until he was back outside. The light snow grew harder and covered the grass quickly. The greying agouti whined to be outside. He pawed at the door and basically screamed at the windows. Luckily we had a winter coat and boots that fit him. He was very good and didn’t freak out.
We brought him outside into the yard we had just for the dogs and he ran. He threw himself onto the ground and rolled around in the snow. Making dog snow angels and getting snow on the part of his body that wasn’t covered. The snow melted away as he rolled and ran and jumped, leaving big old spots of uncovered grass.
The next day he was so exhausted that he slept all day. He didn’t get up once and we had to bring his food and water bowl to him. I can definitely say that will be one of the birthdays he will remember for the rest of his life.
This senior pup spent most of his life in Florida. Which meant he has never seen snow. He heard about it from his friends and owners. He’s even seen the white fluff in videos. It has always been his dream to see snow one day.
As Atticus grew older his family wasn’t able to keep up with the medical bills. They sought out to find a new home for the dog, they found us, New Hope Acres, through one of their friends. They called us to have a meeting and asked us to come out and see the dog. Of course we agreed on a time and place and the wait was in place!
When we first met Atticus he wasn’t scared to come up to us. In fact he came up to us and started jumping! Giving us many welcome kisses. For being an eleven year old he sure acted like he was three. We sat down with the wife and husband and they explained to us their situation. They weren’t able to keep up with the medical bills for his antibiotics, since they had to pay for them out of pocket. Atticus had hip surgery and they didn’t have the right supplies to help him around the house and keep him comfortable.
There was no way we weren’t going to take this sweet guy in. We gave the family a couple of minutes to get everything together and to say goodbye to their pup. I’m sure the dog was confused but he also knew his family wasn’t going to leave him with someone they wouldn’t trust. Before we left we were informed that his birthday was in two days, exactly when we were expecting to be home and have the first snow fall of the season! We excitedly headed on our way to Atticus’s new home. Where he will spend the rest of his senior days in peace and surrounded with love and other calm animals.
I swear the world had planned this gift just for Atti. As soon as we arrived, at 3 in the morning, it started snowing. The senior dog looked out the window and was absolutely amazed. He rushed to get out of the car. He just had to feel the bitter cold of the white fluff that fell from the clouds. His eyes were filled with excitement. He started trotting around in circles, gently standing on his hind legs to nip at the snow.
I brought him inside, but it wasn’t long until he was back outside. The light snow grew harder and covered the grass quickly. The greying agouti whined to be outside. He pawed at the door and basically screamed at the windows. Luckily we had a winter coat and boots that fit him. He was very good and didn’t freak out.
We brought him outside into the yard we had just for the dogs and he ran. He threw himself onto the ground and rolled around in the snow. Making dog snow angels and getting snow on the part of his body that wasn’t covered. The snow melted away as he rolled and ran and jumped, leaving big old spots of uncovered grass.
The next day he was so exhausted that he slept all day. He didn’t get up once and we had to bring his food and water bowl to him. I can definitely say that will be one of the birthdays he will remember for the rest of his life.