Meet Cookie: An Adorable Stray That Gained A New Family After A Couple Vacationing In Mexico Found Her And Brought Her Back To America
One of my favorite kinds of heartwarming stories is dog rescue stories. People have found their “soulmate” level pets in the strangest situations, and the story of Cookie and her parents is nothing short of amazing.
One TikTok creator recently posted a slideshow about how she and her partner brought their dog Cookie into her family.
Shealyn Brooks (@sheabroo) was on vacation in Mexico with her partner Hugo when they stumbled upon an adorable black and white dog on the beach. After greeting her, the dog followed them up a hill back to their Airbnb.
Shealyn and Hugo asked around the neighborhood if she had an owner nearby, and they found out she didn’t have an owner.
They also noticed she was covered in fleas, so they brought her inside to give her a decent bath and let her spend the night with them. That night, the only food they had in the AirBnB to give her was a few cookies.
“So, we named her Cookie,” recalls Shealyn. “We said she could stay one night, and that’s it, but she stuck around.”
The pictures of Cookie, Shealyn, and Hugo are absolutely adorable, as if the second she entered their Airbnb, it was like she was home.
Shealyn then explains that she was ready to take Cookie back home to America with them right then and there, but Hugo was hesitant since they already had three dogs waiting for them at home.
One day, they went out to eat at a restaurant, and Cookie followed, but the staff told them no dogs were allowed inside.
Kate – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual dog
“We left her outside the restaurant hoping she would stay,” remembers Shealyn.
“But she was gone when we came out. Later that day, we took a ferry miles away to hike. When we got off the ferry, Cookie was standing on the beach. We don’t know how she got there, but we knew that her waiting for us miles away was a sign.”
On the last night of their trip, Shealyn and Hugo frantically contacted veterinarians and airlines that would give Cookie what she needed to return to America with them.
Three hours before their flight took off, they drove around to as many local vets as possible, looking for someone who could backdate the vaccines Cookie needed to get on a plane.
They visited three veterinarians, and all of them said no. Then, as they were driving around to get to another one, a motorcycle hit their car.
Finally, Shealyn and Hugo found a veterinarian whose office was in the back of a tiny shop that was willing to give Cookie her vaccines.
And just like that, they were off and made their flight in the nick of time. Cookie sat by their feet on the plane and was very well-behaved the entire time.
When Cookie went home with them, she quickly became an official part of their family and learned to live with and love their other dogs.
“She learned how to play with toys and felt grass for the first time,” says Shealyn. “Now, she travels everywhere with us. Here’s to Miss Cookie.”
How sweet is that story? We’re so happy that Cookie has a happy home now. She is so loved!
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