“ For now , we go day by mean solar day and sample to make each day the best ever for him , ” his proprietor says .
Meet Theo , an approximately 12 - year - old octopus - obsessedgolden retriever . When Theo ’s class received his terminal cancer diagnosing , they instantly begin drafting a fun - sate pail list fit for their sweet senior dog .
Hope and Heartbreak
When Theo ’s family pick up thesenior dogfrom their local rescue organization as a hospice Stephen Foster before this year , they were told he ’d been base vacate in a Walmart parking lot before being brought toBAARK Dog Rescuein the Chicago suburbs . Despite his advanced age , Jenny Leech and her married man Scott welcomed Theo into their family line on May 27 . presently after take him in , the Leeches learned that Theo has encourage terminal malignant neoplastic disease and is not a candidate for surgery .
As a surrogate crime syndicate for other dogs and their ownChihuahuas , the sponger lovingly decide to give Theo a home for however long he needed one . They enlisted the help of an organization calledLive Like Roo , which render musical accompaniment to families and their pets who experience cancer diagnosis . " Despite everything he is perfumed , glad and loving with a huge zest for life,“Jenny wrote . That exuberance for life was evident after she ’d let him pluck out a new toy at the storage on their way home . The plushie toy , a small patrician octopus , helped bring in the pooch out of his shell . trivial did Theo sleep with that his small gloomy devilfish signified the head start of a new phase of life story — one fill up with joy and love .
Adventure of a Lifetime
After seeing Theo ’s chemical reaction with his young toy , Jenny says it was clear that the golden retriever still had some animation bequeath to do . The Leech family bugger off to work , creating a doggy pail listing meet with adventures big and small , " … to give Theo a chance to experience awing things and get huge quantity of dearest , " Jenny order . Since then , Theo has check off numerous items from his bucket tilt , and get together all kinds of new friends along the way .
It ’s been a busy past few month for Theo , include an appearance on thelocal news program station WLTX . But fame and even a brush with lottery portion has n’t slow up him down . The list continues to acquire , even as he suss out off more adventure each workweek .
Do n’t just call him Theo , though . That ’s K9 Officer Theo to you ! The Crystal Lake Police Department swore Theo in as an honorary Police K-9 police officer , stark with an official badge , certificate , and ride - along in the team car .
Photo: Courtesy of Jenny Leech
Theo ’s public service work did n’t end there . He also got the luck to serve as an honorary firehouse dog for the day with the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District .
Illinois business have joined in on the fun , too . Thanks to help from Casten Auto Body , the Leech phratry also put together an lovely secret experience for Theo , with his fellow four - legged kinsfolk members serving as the supporting cast of characters . The Daily Paws stave is now apprehensively awaiting the premier of " Scooby Doo : The Tantalizing Tentacle Thriller " star Theo and Friend .
Theo ’s newfound celebrity status even score him a complimentary bar tab key at the local brewery ! roar Table Brewery name a beer after Theo ( and his octopus ) . We have n’t tried it , but it fathom delicious , and proceeds from the humble - batch brew are being donated toLive Like Roo , to help other pets live with Cancer the Crab .
The bucket list just gets better and better . Lucky Theo was even declared a drawing succeeder by the Illinois Lottery — and has the elephantine tab to raise it !
Never one to shy off from a honest cuddle , Theo and his family bestow their cover and a boxful of snacks and plaything to catch a motion-picture show at the drive - in . The crew enjoyed some Zea mays everta while the sunlight was setting . A perfect evening if we ever saw one .
Theo is as intrepid as he is secure . He and his devilfish even commence to go skydiving . ( OK , he did n’t really go skydiving . But hedidget to savour a 24-hour interval at the flying field , look on the parachutes and meeting novel friends fromSkydive the Rock . )
