A Dying Puppy Walked Up To A Man At Work. What Followed Is Completely Unforgettable.

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 132

It’s never too late to help a dog in need and give it the love it deserves. Most of the time we hear about puppies being rescued, but older dogs can benefit from it just as much. The story of Toothless proves just that. This is the tremendous bond that formed between Cody Leightenheimer and the dog he gave a second chance… and the life it deserved.

“I was working at a wood flooring factory a couple months after. I had an entire wing, basically, to myself. One day I was staining some custom furniture for my boss’s getaway Florida home when I looked at the other end of the hangar length building to see a little puppy. I instantly wanted to abandon post and grab the thing for cuddles but I had work to get done. This pup wasn’t having none of that though. He walked up to me and stared at me with his huge eyes. I pet him and noticed instantly that he was flea covered, matted and not in the best physical shape. As I looked closer I realized that he had a lot of gray around his muzzle, ears and face.”


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“I got him chicken-ish fast food during my lunch because he was so thin that I could feel his bones. I started sending these pictures to my wife planning on pleading to bring him home. I didn’t have to because she beat me to the punch.”


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“I thought that I would have to herd him away from doors all day until I could clock out and take him home. The little guy fell asleep on the floor and stayed there all day.”


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They took him home and cleaned him up, removing dozens of fleas. A visit to the vet resulted in this list of existing conditions: 1. Stunted growth from malnutrition. 2. Cataracts and one small pupil from blunt force trauma to the head. 3. Ulcers in his stomach causing vomiting. 4. Four oronasal fistulas in his mouth caused by his teeth rotting out of his head. 5. Completely deaf.


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They learned that he was a Shetland Sheepdog, somewhere between 8 to 12 years old. He weighed 7.3 lbs.


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132 thoughts on “A Dying Puppy Walked Up To A Man At Work. What Followed Is Completely Unforgettable.”

  1. Sheltie Ma

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    I’m so very sorry you & your family had so little time with this beautiful sheltie. Thank you for providing a very loving home & taking such good care of her.

  3. Paula Hendricks Rush

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    Thank you for touching toothless life the way y’all did. Make no mistake you are and were his family and he passed a happy fur baby. God is so pleased with y’all as his family. That’s what it is all about. Love God with all your heart and love one another and respect and love God’s creation. And y’all as a family took in one of God’s creation and loved and took care of him and blessed that little darling to be able to enjoy life before he went home. Thank y’all and I pray blessings in yalls life. Please help his little fur baby friends out there for he knew trauma, his fur baby friends out in this horrible abusive world need love just the way y’all gave toothless. Rest In Peace sweet fur baby.

  21. Sheri Schongold

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    Such a sad but beautiful story. Thank you for taking him in and caring for and loving him. I am sure that his last memories were all great ones to take with him. You are good people. RIP Toothless and we will be seeing you.

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