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| Name: |
Rico
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Age: |
Three years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Jack Russell Terrier
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| Home: |
Pflugerville, Texas, USA |
Rico
is my first experience with a shelter dog. I lost my beloved Jack
Russell Terrier, Tony, to cancer in July of 2012. Tony was eleven, and I was
heart broken to say the least. He got sick on 4th of July, and I had to let
him go seven painful days later. I was also very very ill at the time. My husband
and I swore no more pets, as it was too hard on me, and with my health
issues, I couldn't take another loss right now.
Two months later, I was on Facebook, and I saw the cutest little white
scruffy wire haired Jack Russell Terrier, and to my surprise he was right up
the road from me in a shelter. I looked at the picture several times that
day, and then moved on. I couldn't stop thinking about this adorable, scared
little dog. I called the shelter and they asked how I knew about him, as he
had only just been picked up, and dogs have to be held for seven days before they
are able to be adopted ... this was day six for him. They said I could come and
look at him, but not take him out of his cage, until day seven. I took one look
at that face, and knew he would go home with me!! To this day do not know how
or who posted that picture of him on Facebook.
My granddaughters named him Rico, after Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite. He
was scared, thin and had lost a lot of his fur especially around his face
from trying to escape the tiny cage they had him in, he had obviously been
abused. Those first few days he stuck to my side like glue; slept with me,
followed me everywhere I went though the house, he walked daily with me, and
soon we got him his own bed, and his own toys. Before we knew it, he had
turned into the class clown of our household. Within a couple of weeks, he
had put on weight, his fur grew back, and he was the light of my day. Since
Rico came into my life, I am now very active volunteering with Best Friends,
and organizing a dog walk/festival in Austin!
He runs to greet everyone at the front door and wags his whole body when we
come home from work. Who would have ever dreamed that scared little shelter
dog could be such a wonderful important addition to my family! He helped my
heart heal, and to this day, I believe Tony send him to me. He snuggles up to
everyone, and he has a way of knowing when you have had a hard day, and he
just curls up in your lap. Of course, he is a Jack Russell, so he will try to
make you walk by bringing your tennis shoes to you several times a day! He
loves to lay out in his back yard and soak up the rays. He knows he has a new
home where he will live out the rest of his days being loved!!
See more images of Rico!
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