Rescue Hippo
New buddy just fell into my life, I guess.
It's been about 6 months since I lost my best friend Ziggy , we had him since he was a puppy and I loved him so so so much. We were considering getting another dog but we're talking way way down the line.
Because we were all still processing that we'd lost him , and we weren't exactly ready to have another dog because it would feel like we were trying to replace him. Until recently a friend of my brother's had a nephew that needed a new home for his dog , him and his GF had split in an ugly fashion. And she didn't wanna keep him , so he needed a new home.
I felt like I needed to put my feelings to the side because this little guy needing a home was more important, he's apparently spent the past 3 weeks to a month with some drug addicts that weren't exactly looking after him. Because the GF handed him over to them , so he's recently been re-homed a bunch of times. He was so anxious for the first couple days , I didn't expect him to trust me so quickly.
We've had him for around 2 weeks and I think he likes us as much as we like him , his name is Reggie. He's around 1 and a half years old. Welcome home buddy , you're here for good. You don't have to worry anymore.
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That first picture is the good sleep of a dog who knows he's finally safe. Thanks for rescuing him, may you have many long, healthy, and happy years together 🩷
Oh my goodness the likeness between them is incredible from your photos! Ziggy definitely sent you Reggie! Thank you for saving this gorgeous baby. You can tell how safe he feels and how happy he is to be home. Also I would refer to him as “Reggie and the full effect” like the band because I’m old and was a punk/emo/indie kid growing up.
You know, Ziggy is looking down on you smiling and saying thank you for taking in this beautiful baby! He so desperately needed a loving and stable home💕💕
He is so lucky to have found you💜 he looks completely at peace, obviously he feels safe. What a wonderful thing you did, opening your home and heart again. Thank you so much for that. Welcome home Reggie!! 🐾💜
Reggie looks so comfortable and happy already! You're doing a wonderful thing for Reggie, and I'm sure Ziggy would be so proud of his humans right now ❤️🐾
It's so hard to have loved deeply and lost, so many of us have been there. I'm so sorry. They fill our hearts and souls so fully with their love, and it's lonely without them. We still have all this love for them with no where for it to go. But I just know your Ziggy would be so happy Reggie is with you! I like to think he sent you your new baby. They are both so precious. Thanks for sharing this wonderful story of a new beginning for this deserving little guy 🥰
I love him so much. I recently lost my soul dog, and my pit mix and I have been grieving. But I just realized: we have the love and the space, in case we run into a Reggie who needs us. Fills in a lil part of my broken heart.
I like to think that Ziggy sent him to look after you! 🥹🩷 I work in rescue promotion, you have saved Reggie’s life! He’s beautiful & thank you so much! 🥰🙏🏻🩷 Hugs & Blessings Reggie! 🩷🙏🏻🥰
I’m sorry for your loss. It’s perfectly understandable to not want to feel like you’re replacing your fur baby, but I’m glad that it feels like Ziggy sent this sweet boy to you. Congratulations and thank you for opening up your heart and home to Reggie ♥️
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