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I wanted to share my wonderful experience rescuing a dog from South Korea. I live in Northern California and poodles are highly in demand here for rescue. I knew back in August 2019 that I was ready to start searching for my own dog. I had graduated from college in May and had started a great job that had a dog-friendly office. Seemed like the perfect time to get my own red poodle.
I searched for months, put in a few applications, and even went to a shelter only narrowly miss adopting an available poodle. I almost gave up and was extremely dejected; I just wanted my own poodle to love and care for. On Halloween night, I suddenly found a 2-year-old light red boy named Bonggu on Petfinder. Without hesitation, I applied for him and heard back a few hours later (at 2:30 am LOL). I had been the first person to apply for him and I found out he was arriving from South Korea on Sunday (it was Friday). In less than 24 hours after seeing him on the site, I was approved for adoption. Even though I didn't see anything but a few pictures and no videos, I decided to take the leap and adopt him. It just felt right.
I picked him up from SFO airport on Sunday. He immediately bonded to me and I cried in the car. I knew all the rejections I had faced the months prior led me to him.
I've had him for over 10 months at this point and I am confident he is my heart dog. He is extremely sweet, friendly, cuddly, and a ray of sunshine. He is a very happy dog despite his past. His family abandoned him at the vet's office because they didn't want to pay for his vet bills after he was hospitalized. He was less than 2 years old when he was abandoned.
Bonggu is 3 years old, light red, around 11-13 lbs, and a purebred miniature poodle. He has beautiful markings; his chest is half white and his paws have white markings as well. He loves to travel and has been on 5 plane rides so far. We are moving to Germany next month so within a year he has lived in 3 countries.
I am so happy I decided to stay patient. I ended up finding my dream dog who is my whole heart. If anyone has any questions on rescuing from Korea or China, please let me know.
I've connected a few families to other (red) poodles.
I wanted to share my wonderful experience rescuing a dog from South Korea. I live in Northern California and poodles are highly in demand here for rescue. I knew back in August 2019 that I was ready to start searching for my own dog. I had graduated from college in May and had started a great job that had a dog-friendly office. Seemed like the perfect time to get my own red poodle.
I searched for months, put in a few applications, and even went to a shelter only narrowly miss adopting an available poodle. I almost gave up and was extremely dejected; I just wanted my own poodle to love and care for. On Halloween night, I suddenly found a 2-year-old light red boy named Bonggu on Petfinder. Without hesitation, I applied for him and heard back a few hours later (at 2:30 am LOL). I had been the first person to apply for him and I found out he was arriving from South Korea on Sunday (it was Friday). In less than 24 hours after seeing him on the site, I was approved for adoption. Even though I didn't see anything but a few pictures and no videos, I decided to take the leap and adopt him. It just felt right.
I picked him up from SFO airport on Sunday. He immediately bonded to me and I cried in the car. I knew all the rejections I had faced the months prior led me to him.
I've had him for over 10 months at this point and I am confident he is my heart dog. He is extremely sweet, friendly, cuddly, and a ray of sunshine. He is a very happy dog despite his past. His family abandoned him at the vet's office because they didn't want to pay for his vet bills after he was hospitalized. He was less than 2 years old when he was abandoned.
Bonggu is 3 years old, light red, around 11-13 lbs, and a purebred miniature poodle. He has beautiful markings; his chest is half white and his paws have white markings as well. He loves to travel and has been on 5 plane rides so far. We are moving to Germany next month so within a year he has lived in 3 countries.
I am so happy I decided to stay patient. I ended up finding my dream dog who is my whole heart. If anyone has any questions on rescuing from Korea or China, please let me know.
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