We just got a call from the police regarding a dog
who was found in an apartment with his deceased owner.
It looks like they were alone in that apartment
for about five, six days.
- Tyson is clearly mourning.
He’s terrified.
He won’t interact with us at all.
- He’s refusing to leave the crate, he’s refusing to eat.
But we’re not going to give up on him.
- Twenty Paws Rescue is going to take this dog into our foster care program.
- Come on, baby.
- Should we go this way?
- Once Tyson saw we aren’t interested in hurting him,
he actually was pretty happy to go outside.
It wasn’t a struggle at all.
But he’s limping on one of the back legs.
- Good boy!
Good boy. Oh yes.
- And he’s not interested
really in interacting with us or meeting us.
- We are taking Tyson to the Vet Emergency Group.
The doctor did determine that
he is definitely underweight.
The x-rays are showing his paw is fine.
So physically it seems that he will make a full recovery.
But emotionally, you know, it’s still going to be up in the air.
Somewhere out there we’re hopeful
that Tyson does have extended family.
We’re very open to reuniting him with the people that knew him the most.
If they’re able to.
We will definitely continue to get him rehabbed
and then find him an adoptive home.
That’s the goal.
It’s been about two months,
that Tyson has been in his foster home.
- Okay, okay, okay. I got it. I get it.
Kisses.
- He is definitely coming out of his shell.
We eliminated the crate,
and we got him a gigantic dog bed.
And he loves that dog bed.
- Tyson is starting to play with other dogs.
- We found that he likes the water,
and got him a kiddie swimming pool
where he just stands in there and enjoys to soak up the sun.
And get his paws wet.
He’s definitely starting to trust us more.
- Yeah, that’s so sweet.
- We’ve been sharing his story on social media,
and we received a message from two family members
of the original owner.
Unfortunately they’re unable to reunite with him.
But there’s someone out there for Tyson
that’s going to love him.
You know, just let him romp around
and be the pony that he is.
We just got an email from a woman named Sarah
who’s following Tyson’s story.
We told her all about his history
and she is completely unfazed by it.
And we’re going to go ahead and move forward with everything.
We can’t wait for the adoption day.
- We’re really excited.
Today’s the big day where Tyson gets to meet Sarah.
- Tyson’s going to have a new mommy.
You’re going to your forever home, yeah.
- I think when Tyson first meets Sarah
he’ll be a little shy and reserved.
- My heart is racing.
It’s like a blind date.
(Laughter)
- We just really hope it works,
and they both swipe in the right way.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hi! - Who is this?
- Hello.
Hi buddy.
- It’s really just beautiful
for him to just go up and approach
this person that he’s never met.
- You gonna shake?
- Oh! - Hey bud.
- Meet Sarah.
- It’s so good to meet you.
- (Laughing) Do you have cheese in your —
- You smell like you have some.
- He’s still going to miss you.
- I will totally miss him.
It’s so sweet though.
It just makes me really happy to see him happy.
And that’s all I was, like —
that was exactly what we were talking about.
- He’s just been through so much,
and you always hope that things go well for them.
But when they initially hit it off like this,
it’s just such a beautiful feeling.
- Tyson is the epitome of mister cool.
I got a toy for him,
and he was kind of like, “I’m too cool for that.”
So when Sarah brought out the sheep --
- We got you something extra soft.
- And he dove right for it.
He heard the squeaker.
- Yes!
- I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little jealous.
But that’s okay, because that just means
that he was meant to be for her.
- This is making a lot of people jealous right now
that really wanted to win him over.
- It’s funny, because I have all this love in your heart for a dog
and never totally feel prepared.
And suddenly now I’m like, “I can do this.”
Like, we can do this.
- Come on, let’s go.
- Come on, buddy.
- He’s like, “Really this time?”
- Yeah.
- Yeah, buddy.
- I will definitely miss Tyson.
But, you know,
I’m happy that he’s going on somewhere special.
- I’m excited to welcome him into my life,
and just watch him get more comfortable.
And realize that, you know, this is my final stop.
This is where I live now, and this is home.
- Bye! - Bye T!
- Are you excited to go home?
Your first smells.
Oh, you got a friend?
Do you want to go upstairs, Tyson?
It's our first steps into the apartment.
Now we are officially home.
We are wrapping up Tyson’s first day
in his forever home.
Now that he’s in the apartment,
it seems like he’s settling down really nicely.
He really loves his bed
and fuzzy blanket.
He’s very, very sweet.
(Squeaking)
- Good boy.
I’m most excited to just see
over time how he realizes that he’s safe and at home.
And that he’s really loved and cared for.
This is forever for him now.
And I’m just really excited for him to get to spend it with me.