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It was a beautiful, sunny day in South Florida, which encouraged\u00a0Marcela Rodriguez to take her schnauzer, Mia, to the dog park for a little play time. When she arrived, she saw a beige and white\u00a0pit bull mix sitting in the corner of the park. At first, it looked like he was just taking a break from playing, but she noticed he still had his leash on.\u00a0“I walked over to him to say ‘hi’, and that’s when I saw the note attached to his leash. My heart dropped! I just knew something wasn’t right,” Marcela said.<\/p>\n

\"dog<\/p>\n

Marcela didn’t hesitate to reach down and pet the\u00a0pup, who happily welcomed the love and attention. She then pulled out the letter that was folded inside the plastic bag. It read:<\/p>\n

“Hello Stranger!
\nMy name is Duke. I am a 2 year old boxer\/ pit mix. I am very friendly & love people, dogs, & cats. I am well trained & know basic commands such as sit, stay, come, lay, drop it, leave it, dance (you gotta dance with me though!). I have a lot of energy & love to play, but when it’s time to snuggle, there is none better. My daddy has to leave the state, and commercial airlines claim I’m an aggressive breed. He is heartbroken. I will be sad too, but be patient and I know we will grow to love one another. Please don’t blame him for leaving me behind, he already regrets it every second.”<\/p>\n

\"duke<\/p>\n

“What kind of person would just abandon their helpless, loving\u00a0animal? It broke my heart!”\u00a0– Marcela<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After spending an hour at the dog park with no owner in sight, Marcela decided to take Duke home with her.\u00a0The next day, she went\u00a0to the animal shelter to check up on Duke’s health and see if he was chipped. He got a clean bill of health from the doctor and didn’t appear to have a chip, at least not one that was activated.<\/p>\n

Since Duke was found abandoned, he had to stay\u00a0at the animal shelter for a mandatory holding period. This is\u00a0to protect the animal in case the owner changes their mind, or if the pet was accidentally lost or stolen. Marcela knew the owner was never\u00a0coming back, but had no other choice but to leave him there. “So I paid the pre adoption fee and had to leave him. He stayed there for a holding period of 10 days. I went to visit him almost everyday, but couldn’t go in the kennel, because he wasn’t officially mine”, Marcela admitted.<\/p>\n

\"Duke
Confused, heartbroken and ready for some snuggles!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Duke was officially adopted by Marcela after the ten days and taken back to her home to get acclimated to\u00a0his new life. There were many ups and downs during this whole process, including two adoption\u00a0opportunities for Duke\u00a0that fell through. But at the end of the day, it was fate that brought these two together, and together they would stay! He’s now as happy as can be, loving life with his new mom\u00a0and pup sis, Mia. He especially loves when the whole family comes over for dinner, because he gets to feast like a king when he sits next to the grandparents.<\/p>\n

\"Duke<\/p>\n

To make this an even better rags to riches story, Duke\u00a0was chosen as the face of\u00a0Disney’s Pete’s Dragon Sweepstakes, where people could enter to win a\u00a0custom stuffed animal of their pet<\/a> (with dragon wings, of course). See the contest imagery below.
\n\"petes<\/p>\n

The Petsies team couldn’t be happier for Duke!\u00a0We’re extremely thankful for people like Marcela who give abandoned animals a second chance.\u00a0Cheers to more happy endings like this one!<\/p>\n

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