Senior Pup Finally Finds a Family

Nov 16, 2020

It’s the feel-good story we could all use: Brody, our 10-year-old former farm dog, has found a home after almost two years at PAWS.

Brody’s a ten-year old southern gentleman turned PAWS Chicago alumni. We’ll never fully know the life he led before making the journey to PAWS, but we hear he grew up on a farm, away from the hustle and bustle of a city and with room to stretch those long legs of his.

For a senior pup who’d only lived in the country, the Windy City was loud and scary. Like so many of the animals in our care these days Brody’s always been independent and set in his ways, prefers a calm, quiet family without children, and needed to be the only pet but despite it all, we were dedicated to finding him a home where he could feel safe.

Throughout his time with us, we worked hard to learn what made Brody tick. Our Medical Center provided all the TLC many senior pets need to feel happy and healthy, our foster team found him foster homes tucked away from the busy streets of Chicago, and our adoption team continued searching for his home. And just last month, we found it - Brody’s home for good with his foster fail mom, Karen.

Every day, more animals like Brody come to PAWS. They need special homes to meet their specific needs. To everyone else, they might seem like underdogs. But not to us. We’ll never stop fighting for the pets who need an extra hand to find a home. Brody’s proof that with some patience and the right people, they can be wonderdogs.

If you’d like to make a difference in the life of an animal like Brody, sign up to foster at pawschicago.org/foster.