One day last year, when I was leaving Baldwin Park County Shelter in Los Angeles, I spotted a little dog on the side of a very busy street, nosing around. There were people walking by him, but he didn't seem to belong to anyone.
Then, I saw that he was eating rocks! Whose dog was this?
I pulled my car over and tried to get close to him.....and poof! Off he ran, b-lining for a very busy intersection. I ran after him, blocking traffic so that he could get across safely, and continued following him for another 25 minutes! I got lots of wolf whistles and comments like, "Crazy white girl!" from car passer-bys.
Finally, puppy pooped out and sat himself on a grass patch accross the street of a 5 story tall apartment building. I spent another 15 minutes, slowly creeping up next to him. The residents of the apartment building all came out onto their balcony to watch, and I overheard a few of them making bets on wether or not I was going to get my hands on this dog!
Well, the money went to the ones who bet I was going to catch him, because I did!
Poor skinny guy, must have been on the street for weeks! He was so matted and dirty, I even found a 16 inch long industrial wire embedded in his fur!!?!
Well, this little guy cleaned up well! Look at him after his bath!
That's not the end of it! Karl was adopted by none other than trainer-extraordinare, vegan, and animal lover Bob Harper from NBC's "The Biggest Loser!"
Now Karl flies on private jets, stays at The Four Seasons, he's traveled to Martha's Vineyard, Chicago, New York City....
among many other metropolitan cities, AND he gets to go with Bob on his television shoots!
How's that for a classic 'rags to riches' story??? Yay Karl!!!
