Dog adoptions have soared during the pandemic. One TODAY.com editor shares her experience rescuing a dog and what she's learned along the way.
on the couch, leaking from her anus, two days after we got her. I asked my boss for the afternoon off to take Layla to the emergency vet. Stool sample in hand, which I remembered from the Johann days, I carried a terrified pup into an Uber and across Brooklyn.
We waited on the street in the sun, and I forgot to bring water. She panted, probably from stress and thirst, until I left her in the vestibule due to . While waiting to get a call from the vet, I paced over a mile. On the phone, I asked so many questions that I drank an entire beer.When Layla was returned to me, $450 later, I called an Uber, and she barfed in it while huddled on the opposite side of the car from me. In the days that have since passed, we've gotten to know each other better and avoided ride-share services. She's stubborn , affectionate , spunky and resilient .
Through it all, I've continued to think to myself, something's going to happen to her because I can't be this lucky. She loves me even though most humans she's met have hurt her. She trusts me even though she's known me for less than 1% of her life. She sits in my lap even though I've just accidentally yelled at her.Earlier this week, I took Layla to the vet for a wellness checkup after we'd had her for exactly 16 days.
We talked a bit about how our family had been adjusting socially, too. She's adaptive and brave, I explained, I'm just worried about all the things that can go wrong.Maura Hohman is a Brooklyn-based staff editor and reporter for TODAY Digital who joined the team early in the coronavirus pandemic.
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