Welcome to The Adventures of Lloyd, a story about a very lucky senior pitbull named Lloyd who was brought into a no-kill shelter as a stray. With only months to live, he’s being pampered like a king during the last days of his life.
He’s even got his own bucket list of “fun things to do” before he hands over his ticket to the rainbow bridge afterlife party!
When Lloyd was found wandering the streets of western New York by local police officers, his state of health was pretty grim. Vets examined the pooch and discovered that he was suffering from both cancer and end-stage kidney failure. Foster mom Amy Lewis told WGRZ that the sweet dog has anywhere from 3 to 6 months to live.
“He has these, you know, kind of sad eyes. You know, we don’t know what he went through.”
He might have sad eyes, but check out that adorable underbite!
She told Spectrum News 1 that even though he was sick he still loves everything about his life!
“Despite his ailments, he loves life. He loves people. He’s really great with other animals and he’s become quite well-known.”
To make up for all the shortcomings and failures of humanity, Amy and other staff at the Niagra SPCA decided to give Lloyd an amazing send-off. And now people can’t get enough of The Adventures of Lloyd!
After the story was posted to the shelter’s Facebook page, the community jumped at the chance to shower this good boy with all the love and adoration he deserves, which includes shopping for a luxury convertible!
In fact, the list of people wanting to help him with his bucket list grew so big, that this local celebrity is now fully booked!
“The Adventures of Lloyd: Lloyd Gives Back” include everything from slumber parties to receiving healing crystals to becoming an honorary member of the Lockport Fire Department.
Here he is on Day 19, where he took a field to Petco. And you know what that means!
He got to sniff out his favorite snacks, shop for new toys, and he even met some friendly people who couldn’t wait to be his new best friend.
More importantly, though, he’s been giving back to the community just by showing up as the best possible version of himself.
“What we didn’t anticipate is that Lloyd would give more than he would receive. He brings joy and happiness on the daily. He’s an incredible being who we have no doubt was sent to all of us to spread love.”
It’s not every day that a stray shelter dog gets a second “last chance” at life. He has captured the hearts of so many that the Niagra County Legislature declared that Wednesday, August 3rd, is officially Lloyd Day.
“A day dedicated to care for homeless animals and showing kindness to each other. A day to Be Like Lloyd.”
That’s right – be like Lloyd ya’ll!
You can follow The Adventures of Lloyd on the Niagra SPCA Facebook page. Thanks to the success of his adventures, the shelter hopes other dogs will be able to experience adventures of their own.
Watch the video below to find out more about this sweet dog’s story.
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