Last week, an elderly Florida couple, Miguel and Ada Rojas, were walking with a 3-year-old Chihuahua named Gucci when two stray American bulldogs attacked and killed their dog.
After the heartbreaking tragedy, both were hospitalized. 89-year-old Miguel was hospitalized for high blood pressure and Ada, 83, received 100 stitches after she tried to save Gucci from the aggressive dogs.
The two dogs that attacked them are now in the care of the local animal control agency.
Fortunately, a family friend and a dog breeder arranged to give the couple a new puppy. The Rojas’ daughter, who is also named Ada, brought the nine-week-old puppy to her parents’ home and both broke into tears when they saw the puppy. Miguel and Ada were overcome with emotion upon receiving this puppy.
Miguel was sobbing when the tiny puppy was placed in his arms and said he was “happy and sad”. His wife said the new dog will help the couple “continue to live.”
“I am numb with happiness and I am numb with pain,” said daughter Ada watching her parents hug their new loved one. “[Dogs] are family. They are not animals. They are part of a family.”
She is overjoyed that her parents had a new puppy that will bring them unconditional love.
