An emaciated dog found nearly dead will live the rest of his life swimming in the ocean and going for runs with his new adoptive family.
Anderson Cooper, the yellow lab-husky taken in by The Journey Home Dog Rescue, moved to his new home in Tsawwassen this past weekend.
“We’re super happy with Cooper. He’s such an amazing dog,” said Diana Thompson, the mother in the new adoptive family. Thompson explained the family dog passed away last spring, and they were finally ready for a new companion.
“We thought we were ready to open up our hearts to a new dog, and we’d been looking since November.”
Burnaby resident Jan Carroll, co-founder of The Journey Home Dog Rescue, was overwhelmed with adoption requests for Anderson Cooper, or “Cooper” as she calls him. Once she posted his adoption profile online, there were roughly 150 people hoping to adopt the stray. Cooper was found last fall in an abandoned farm building in Matsqui, emaciated and nearly dead.
He’s since recovered and has developed a friendly temperament.
“He is the happiest, most good natured puppy. He doesn’t have a mean bone in his body,” Carroll said.
Carroll said she chose the family, which lives close to the beach because they were the more physically active, athletic family.
“Cooper will be swimming, running and cycling with his new family,” she said. “He’ll get all the exercise he needs.”
Carroll is ecstatic Cooper survived.
“I believe that I found the perfect home for him, that they will love him and care for him for the rest of his life. It’s a match made in heaven for Anderson Cooper,” Carroll said.
Carroll chose the name because the dog looks like Anderson Cooper, the CNN news anchor.
For more information, visit thejourneyhomedogrescue.ca.
