Bodie's Big Break
Jan 20, 2025
“When I was told he might be difficult, that sealed the deal for me,” says Isaiah, Bodie’s adopter and biggest fan.
After seeing Bodie at the Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center, prospective adopter Isaiah ended up leaving alone. But he couldn’t get Bodie out of his head.
“I couldn’t stop thinking about him, so I went back the next day to foster him. There was something about him that intrigued me; I wanted to know his story and felt someone needed to give him another chance after he’d been in and out of PAWS a few times. When I was told he might be difficult, that sealed the deal for me,” says Isaiah.
Transferred to PAWS from Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC), the city impoundment facility, Bodie was struggling with basic manners, including resource guarding — when a dog becomes defensive over a valuable item, like food or a toy, and acts aggressively to keep others away — and overexcitement.
PAWS Chicago trainers and fosters did an amazing job helping Bodie build good behaviors. But what Bodie really needed was a permanent home and an adopter who saw all he had to offer. He found that in Isaiah.
“Since bringing him home as a foster, he’s grown and settled in so well,” says Isaiah.
Now contently adopted, “he rarely, if ever, shows his old behaviors anymore. Bodie still has limitless energy, which honestly energizes me too—when he’s not ‘aggressively’ napping several times a day, of course,” says Isaiah.
Today, Bodie’s life is full of all his favorite things.
“He loves playing tug-of-war and catch, often at the same time. He also loves going on runs, playing tag, and just lying around staring at you as if to make sure you don’t leave,” says Isaiah.
At PAWS, we believe there’s a person for every pet, but Bodie and Isaiah are proof.
“What I love most about Bodie, now Bulleit, is his dynamic nature. He’s a mix of lazy and athletic, curious and clever, which makes him such a joy to have around,” says Isaiah.
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