David and Bernadette really scored big when they joined Muttville and had the opportunity to foster little Zito. Here is the story of how David and Bernadette came to love the little pom lovingly named after San Francisco Giants pitcher, Barry Zito, and how they decided that Zito was for keeps:
We had lost our “doggie” son, Capone, and we needed something to help us with the healing process. I saw an article in the San Francisco Examiner about ‘Bring Your Pets To Work’ day featuring dogs from Muttville Senior Dog Rescue. I decided to check out the organization and loved the fact it helped senior dogs.
Zito was our second Muttville foster dog. I was blessed to meet Zito when I went to pick up my 2nd foster doggie. I couldn’t stop staring at Zito! He looked like a bird to me. He was so tiny and had no teeth, which gave him such a huge personality. I could not resist.
What were the first few days like with Zito? I have three cats who all welcomed him with open arms. They weren’t sure if he was a cat or dog at first. Zito definitely ran the show with us and knew he had us wrapped around his little paw. We fell in love right away and knew he was our new little guy.
One of the things we love about Zito, when he gets excited he looks like he is dancing the salsa. And also…what perfect timing! We have a dog that turns out to be a huge San Francisco Giants fan named after Barry Zito! We knew he was special and the Giants’ ‘lucky charm’.
Today, Zito is ‘a big man on campus.’ He makes us laugh. We can’t help but spoil him, and we jump at every chance to make sure he has everything he needs. We’re very happy that he is part of our home and he knows he has a family that will make sure he’ll stay very happy too!
Zito Jojo Abordo. His middle name is in honor of our first Muttville foster dog whom we also loved.
Thank you Muttville!
David and Bernadette
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10/25/12
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