101-year-old woman adopts unwanted 11-year-old toothless chihuahua, brought ‘joy’ to the house
After spending months at a dog rescue, Gnocchi, an 11-year-old chihuahua started losing hope that he would live out his senior days in the loving arms of his human.
The little guy, rescued from a hoarding home and missing all his teeth, was overlooked by people visiting the shelter and his spirit was slowly dying.
Meanwhile, a 101-year-old woman was mourning the loss of her beloved dog Rocky, and longed to fill the empty space on her lap where he always rested. And then, fate brought the two together, allowing them both to experience unconditional love in their golden years.
California’s Johanna Carrington was grieving the death of Rocky, her four-legged fur baby who died months before her 101st birthday.
There was little reason to celebrate, she missed Rocky, who left a huge void in her heart when he passed in 2022.
“I missed him so much, especially because he liked to sit on my lap. The house seemed really empty after Rocky was gone, and I was quite sad,” Carrington told the Washington Post. Carrington’s daughter Debbie said that her mom’s mood shifted significantly after Rocky’s death and wanted to lift her spirits with a new furry friend. But Debbie worried that due to Carrington’s advanced age, she wouldn’t have the mobility to care for the sweet creature, who might also outlive her.
“My mom was 100 at the time, and we weren’t sure whether it would even be possible for her to have a dog at her age. I honestly wondered if anyone would allow it,” she said of potentially being rejected by a rescue.
