Rehomed Dog Ran Away From Her New Family — To Find Her Rescuer

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Dogs who are rescued never, ever forget the humans who had saved their lives. Many dog rescues often carry heartwarming stories of their own, from being saved from dire situations to being cherished as invaluable family member after getting rehomed. But what happens if that very rescuer was the person the canine had always wanted to be with?

Meet Pepper, who had a very rough life until a man named Josh Woodyard rescued her in Houston, Texas. Josh had been alerted about a hoarder via a phone call, and went to investigate.  Pepper was in terrible shape when Josh found her, thus the kind man took her in and cared for her as best as he could. Josh even fostered Pepper while nursing her back to health – he even paid for her rehabilitation fees. However, the Labrador Retriever, Pointer and Jack Russell Terrier mix’s story was not about to end there. She loved Josh, and wanted to stay with him at all costs. Pepper did the most unimaginable thing, and ended up as part of Josh’s family!

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Her actions had inspired Josh to re-write Pepper’s story, from her point of view in a social media post (edited):

“My name is Pepper, and I was a dumpster dog who was brought to the SPCA as a puppy. Ironically, an animal hoarder took me in, abused me, neglected me and kept me locked in a storage shed in Houston Texas’s 110 degrees summer heat. I had a rusted cook pot as my bowl, but ate twice a week. I slept with a choke collar attached to an exercise bike, was beaten and learned how to sleep standing up. When Josh, my savior found me, I was surrounded by the smaller dead animals that the hoarder neglected to feed. The vet told me that I had mange, 27 lacerations, worms, fleas, ticks, a fractured leg. I was malnourished, and not to mention being petted scared me to death.”

“My new owner fixed me up, and gave me away to a loving family. They lost me in a month as I got out and ran away. A week later, a teacher found me at a school miles away and dropped me off at a vet clinic where I stayed for 4 days. Josh had kept in contact with the family he gave me to and did his homework since I was microchipped, but with the info still being the SPCA – they were able to locate me when he called. The new family said it was an accident, so he gave me back to them. A month later, they lost me again. I ran 14 miles to the exact same vet clinic where the school teacher took me the first time. They knew who I was, called Josh and as I was hoping for – he kept me! Dreams do come true! I am now a healthy happy dog who lives with a great family and has a Siberian Husky step-sister whom I love, and a wonderful human who spoils me rotten, feeds me the best food on the market – and I live next to a 20-acre dog park.”

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