Alumni Pupdate - Pablo

Pablo’s past was dark and sad, but thanks to many angels he has the brightest future…

Pablo came to UDR via a phone call from a rescue angel running a shelter in Kansas City.  Pablo was surrendered to her shelter with nothing, and was afraid of everyone and everything.  He withdrew to huddle in fear to the back of his kennel run and stopped eating altogether.  The shelter director called UDR for help, fearing for Pablo’s slide into emaciation, and we were happy to take this scared boy in.

                           

Pablo's Before & After Body Condition photos after 2 months in foster care

More angels came to Pablo’s rescue by fostering him locally and providing transport up to Minnesota 3 weeks later.

Like all UDR dogs, Pablo was placed in a loving foster home, who took on the task of rehabilitating him both physically and mentally.  Pablo was deathly afraid of men, and it took 3 long months for Pablo to readily approach his foster dad.  His foster home worked at Pablo’s pace and slowly boosted his confidence and ability to trust. 

               

Pablo's Before & After Body Lanuage:  1st Meet & greet spent clinging to his foster mom versus his last Meet & Greet with UDR spent smiling and playing

After 6.5 months in foster, Pablo met his ultimate angels – his adopters.  By the time Pablo was adopted, you would have never guessed his difficult past – Pablo had become a joyously happy boy who was eager to meet new experiences and people.  Here’s what his new family has to say about him:

We’re the Medvec’s, and this is the story of how Pablo became part of our pack. Our family lost our first dog (Buddy) in a tragic car accident last Summer. During the grieving process, we realized we weren’t ready to be dog-less. We love animals, and our young daughter had grown very attached to her fur-brother. Knowing that we wanted to find another dog, I started doing some research on family-friendly breeds and local rescues that would possible have those breeds. I found Pablo and UDR through PetFinder in late August, and I have to say it was love at first sight! I immediately called my Husband and reached out in hopes that we could start the adoption process. Luckily for us, he was still available and so the process began!

Going into this adoption, we were given fair warning that Pablo had a rough start to life. We were told that it would most likely take him MONTHS to warm up to us, but we were willing to wait. To our surprise, he was snuggling with us the first night he was home. Through trust and bonding, Pablo has happily blended into our family. He’s great with our daughter, great with our 2 cats, and loves every neighbor dog he meets. We keep waiting for a negative trait to emerge, but it hasn’t happened yet! He’s all-around the perfect dog.

Drop-Off with his new Mom!!

Pablo’s favorite hobbies are: going up to the cabin, swimming, running, playing frisbee, playing with other dogs, popping bubbles with his Sister, chewing on his antler, and cuddling!

           

Pablo's new, happy life

Thank you, UDR, for saving Pablo and allowing us to give this sweet boy a home. I can say with confidence that he has a family that loves him and he will forever be taken care of.