Morsel of Goodness: Rocky

This Week's Morsel of Goodness goes to Rocky (formerly Oswald)! While we are lucky to hear from newly adopted UAF animals in the weeks and months after they are adopted into their forever home, it's an extra-special treat to check in on a former UAF animal years later! And that's why we just had to share Rocky's story. UAF volunteer Katie found tiny puppy Rocky in a Prescott Valley warehouse in December of 2007, where he was trekking every day into work with someone who just put him in the back of the truck for the morning ride each day! Rocky was dirty, skinny and in need of lots of love and care. Katie convinced the then-owner to surrender the pup, and fostered him for a few days before finding him a forever home with Vikie and her husband. As Vikie recalls, it was love at first sight!

"My husband and I live on a 5 acres hobby farm/ranch with horses, sheep, chickens and an adopted dog “Mikey”. We felt that Mikey needed a playmate so we decided to adopt another dog. Shortly after we decided to adopt another dog, I received an email and photo of “Rocky” from Katie of UAF. As soon as I looked at the photo, I knew he was the one for us. His adorable face just grabbed my heart. His name was originally “Oswald”; however, we didn’t think the name fit him, so we decided to change it to “Rocky”. We chose Rocky because we felt he had a rough start, but was a fighter and champion like “Rocky Balboa!”
From the first day he came to our home, Rocky loved running and playing with Mikey and the other animals. Mikey looks after him just like a big brother and they get along wonderfully. They even roughhouse and tease each other just like brothers do! Rocky loves people and is very well behaved. He is especially attached to me and loves attention. We could not have asked for a better dog and we love him very much. We are so grateful to UAF for allowing us to adopt him and give him a loving home and family."

Thanks Vikie, for saving this little guy and keeping us updated on his happy life!