Melissa Davis already had a house full of pets and a teenager, but when she saw Chevy and his story, she knew she had to do something about it. Chevy attended one of my recent Pet Photo Shoot Fundraisers and he stole the show!
Chevy found himself at the Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center in Tampa, Florida for the first time in November of 2015. He spent a little over a month in the shelter, but was adopted a month later. Sadly that home was short lived and he found himself back at the shelter 2 months later, but in a much worse condition.
He was now heartworm positive and had horrible hair loss covering his face. His behavior notes from the shelter were all exemplary, and Chevy was adopted once again in March.
Unfortunately, this adoption would not last either and volunteers from the Pet Resource Center recognized him immediately when a video was shared of a stray Bulldog named Chevy at Pasco County Animal Services.
Chevy’s owners were contacted, but never came to claim him and he was now shaking in his kennel at Pasco County Animal Services and refused to even move. Chevy’s video was extensively shared and was seen by Melissa and Bill Gray, the Director of the all-breed rescue, Second Chance Friends, Inc. Bill agreed to pull Chevy and Melissa asked to foster him.
“I was nervous about taking Chevy into my home as I have 4 older dogs and 2 cats, but something about him just spoke to me” said Davis. “I had also recently lost another American Bulldog that had come from Pasco County Animal Services, so there was some sentimental value in taking Chevy in as well.”
Chevy was only meant to be a temporary member of Melissa’s family, but that changed quickly. ” I did not need another permanent member for my canine family, but there was simply no way that I could let him go. He has never had an accident, chewed anything that he wasn’t supposed to, or caused a single issue in or outside of my home.”
Chevy’s is a Bull Dog and his story is part of my Pit Bull Picture Project. The goal of the project is to show how goofy and lovable pit bulls can be to inspire more adoptions.
