Alexandria was browsing the Arizona Humane Society website when a photo of a black and white pit bull named Wyatt caught her eye. The 10-year-old immediately knew that this was the perfect dog for her family.
“As soon as she saw Wyatt, she started crying and knew that he was instantly the one,” Alexandria’s mom, Angela, said in a statement. “She said, ‘He’s the one that’s going to take good care of us, Mom! If you go get him, I promise to love him forever and take really good care of him.’”
Angela told her daughter that they should wait a little longer before adopting a dog, but Alexandria continued to check Wyatt’s profile, making sure he was still available just in case her mom changed her mind.
Wyatt came to the Arizona Humane Society through Project Reachout. “We collaborate with other shelters — whether they are overrun and have too many pets in their shelter, they have pets who have medical needs and they aren’t able to provide their medical care, or a number of other reasons,” Kelsey Dickerson, spokesperson for the Arizona Humane Society, told The Dodo. “Through this program, we’re able to save more than a thousand dogs, cats and even critters sometimes from other shelters.”
Wyatt was brought to the Arizona Humane Society in May and was diagnosed with kennel cough. He quickly won over the entire crew with his upbeat, loving demeanor as soon as he felt better.
“Everyone who knew him knew how wiggly and wonderful he was,” Dickerson added. “A huge ol’ love bug,” he was described as.
Unbeknownst to Alexandria, her mom made a secret appointment to meet Wyatt in person. “As soon as I met him, I knew he was the one for our family,” Angela said.
Angela signed the adoption paperwork on the spot and drove Wyatt over to her daughter’s school to surprise her.
When Alexandria walked out of class and saw Wyatt, she didn’t understand what was going on. It wasn’t until her mom showed her the adoption papers that it finally sunk in that Wyatt was now part of their family — and the tears started flowing.
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Since that day, Wyatt and Alexandria have been inseparable.
“We take him everywhere we go — to the grocery store, hiking, swimming and many walks throughout the day,” Angela said. “This sweet, loving boy is fully housebroken and knows many tricks. He is so very eager to please and is such a great cuddler.”
Angela is overjoyed that her daughter now has the perfect buddy to cuddle with all night and greet her when she gets home from school.
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