A Second "Chance"

Mission Viejo Animal Services Center received a phone call from a resident who rescued a dog from an overcrowded animal shelter in Riverside. The dog was so under-socialized that when she arrived home, he would not enter her house, so she put him in the backyard where he managed to jump a wall and escape.

Animal Services officers found and safely rescued the dog, but since he suffered from heat exhaustion and burns on his paws from traveling on hot asphalt, he couldn’t walk any further. A nearby resident heard the commotion and offered to help by bringing the dog cold water and a hose for the officer to cool the pup down.

For her good deed, Mission Viejo Animal Services gave the resident a challenge coin. 

In the dog’s best interest, the new owner relinquished the pup to the shelter where staff will work to socialize and find him a forever home. Animal Services staff named the dog "Chance."