One of the very few bright points during the pandemic is the rise in the number of adopted dogs. A lot of bored people were holed up in their homes, and they got the time and opportunity to take care of pets. Shelters in the Northeast saw record adoption rates and dogs from the Southern states were sent to those areas to fill up the demand.
Dr. Dolittle’s Rescue Ranch in Texas is one of those organizations that sent former stray to places as far as New Hampshire. And this situation has led to an amazing story of chance, adoption, and happiness.
Three shelter dogs
This story starts with Marvin, and his two sons, Leo and Murray. They are three stray dogs that were rescued and brought to the Dr. Dolittle’s Rescue Ranch. Marvin and Leo were adopted by families in New York, leaving Murray behind.
Marvin was adopted by Mattie Kahn and her boyfriend Jason Hellerstein. They all lived in the Upper West Side area.
While walking their dog the day, Leo started sniffing another pooch. They looked amazingly the same. The two started playing, and the couple couldn’t get over the fact that they had so many similarities. They eventually got started talking with the other pup’s owner, a woman named Tara Derington.
As they were talking, they found more similarities between the two. Both dogs were adopted and came from a Texas shelter. Tara’s dog is Leo, and they soon figured out that Marvin is his father.
Tara knew beforehand that Leo’s dad was also living in NYC, but she didn’t expect to bump into his owners. Mattie and Jason, on the other hand, didn’t know that Marvin has a son. They were all amazed by the coincidence and exchanged numbers. They plan on meeting up in the future,
But the story doesn’t end there.
Family reunion
Tara was moved so much by the encounter that she convinced her friend to adopt the remaining member of the family trio. Murray was still in Texas and needed a forever home. The friend Anne Sachs, saw how amazing Leo was, so she agreed to adopt his brother. Soon enough, Murray joined them in the city.
Inevitably, the three dogs had their family reunion. Tara coordinated everything, and everyone was ecstatic to see the three dogs have their family reunion. They were so happy playing together that they planned to do more meet-ups for them.
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