It was " love at first sight " for him and his new kinsfolk .
A 22 - year - sure-enough dog , the oldest whelp his rescue governing body ever cared for , has found a new , loving house in Great Britain , and it ’s a mythical way to celebrateNational Adopt a Senior Pet Month .
Ty , aStaffordshire bull terrierandDalmatianmix , get in atDogs Trust’sfacility in Bridgend , Wales , in August when his family could no longer care for him , according to a tidings release . But like most of us in our other 20s , he still had slew of living to live .
Photo: Courtesy of Dogs Trust
Bruno de Brito and Lee Szopa , who live in Penarth , soon — semi - inadvertently — found Ty . They already had two dogs , Gizmo , a 6 - year - oldChihuahuamix , and Fizz , a 15 - twelvemonth - former Staffy . Szopa ’s female parent sent them Ty ’s online profile . She was stress to assure Szopa that Fizz could have many years allow .
" That had unintended consequence , " de Brito said in the news discharge . " As soon as we read about Ty we have it away we desire to go and see him and find oneself out if we could give him the newfangled home he merit . "
They went to see him , bringing Gizmo and Fizz along to adjoin their potential raw buddy . It move splendidly , and they brought their new dog home , where Ty is bask his golden years after a brief adjustment period .
" It was dearest at first sight , for all of us ! " de Brito said .
He ’s become " inseparable " with Fizz — they slumber next to each other — and act like a brisk puppy when he ’s out on walks , de Brito said . But the smiley hombre with a gray gag is old enough to know what he want .
" He can be a stubborn old feller , so if we ’re out on a walk and contrive to go one way but Ty wants to go the other , we tend to go the other , " de Brito enjoin in the news release . " He makes us laugh and we are so beaming we could give him a home . He ’s brilliant . "
Adopting an older dogmight not sound as exciting as get home a new pup , but blackguard like Ty test they can still bring pile of delight and love to our life . ( And you might not even have to interest about training them too much . )
" It is always fantastic when our dogs find their perfect family , but when it ’s an older dog it ’s very special , " Melissa Cook , adjunct manager at Dogs Trust Bridgend , said . " give way Ty ’s age , how we felt to see him head off with Bruno and Lee and his newfangled doggy family is beyond words . "
