A little after 12 pm EST today, we found out about a male bull terrier in a Tennessee shelter who was in rough shape. He was found as a stray and unclaimed during his stray hold. He is heartworm positive and has something going on with his eye and skin. We didn’t know a whole lot else about him other than him being VERY sweet. We put out a plea looking for a longterm foster who was willing to deal with all of his medical needs. That plea was heard by a resounding number of you. Within minutes, we had at least 5 different people reach out offering to bring him home and even more since then. We immediately heard from a woman named Heather. Heather and her wife Kayla had previously saved a bull terrier with medical needs named Riku, a Blue Ridge bully. They were devastated when they lost Riku at the end of April, a loss that affected all of us deeply at Blue Ridge as well. As soon as they saw the post on the bully today, Heather reached out and said that Kayla and her would do all they needed to in order to make sure he is taken care of and loved, live about an hour away, would go get him this afternoon. Our hearts became full and we felt that things aligned the way they were suppose too. Heather spent the early afternoon getting the house ready for him and Kayla left work early so that they could go get him. The shelter neutered him today and Heather and Kayla wanted to make sure he would be at their home tonight instead of the shelter so he could recover from that in a more comfortable environment with humans who will be with him all night long. They had the opportunity to name this precious boy and he will now be known as Apu. He just left the shelter with his new moms and is one happy boy. Shortly after this picture he rolled around like a nutty bull terrier does to show his happiness and remind Heather and Kayla what bull terriers are really made of!
Special thanks to Ondrea Johnson and the staff at the Williamson County Animal Center for loving on and taking care of Apu while at their facility and Heather and Kayla for having huge hearts and dropping everything to get Apu, bring him home and take care of him.
You can like and follow Apu’s journey on his page, Much Ado About Apu
