It’s been nearly a year now since I told you the story of a man who lost his six-figure job and ended up homeless with his beloved corgi. Finding temporary emergency housing with a dog was hard. So he went on Craigslist in search of a kind stranger to foster the corgi.
A friend of @TedRogersLA and his wife Sandy saw the post. They were grieving the loss of their own corgi, Sienna, to cancer. The friend thought that fostering the corgi might help them as well as the man in need. The friend was right. Read the story here. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-07/city-beat-homeless-foster-corgi%3f_amp=true
City Beat: A homeless man, a Corgi and a rescue mission on two legs and four

When a man loses his job and becomes homeless, a couple fostering his dog lends a hand.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-07/city-beat-homeless-foster-corgi%3f_amp=true
At the time I wrote the column, the foster Corgi’s person — who asked to remain anonymous — was driving for Uber while trying to train for a new career. Ted and Sandy were caring for the corgi. He visited every Sunday. I asked readers if the could do anything to help to him.
I also put it out to the universe that I hoped the homeless man and his corgi soon would be reunited and that Ted and Sandy soon would find a new corgi of their own to love.
The story touched a lot of people. It spread across the corgi world. Ted and Sandy are corgi people. See the evidence I collected below from their apartment, pre-pandemic. Corgi people are devoted and passionate.
The story touched a lot of people. It spread across the corgi world. Ted and Sandy are corgi people. See the evidence I collected below from their apartment, pre-pandemic. Corgi people are devoted and passionate.
The story touched a lot of people. It spread across the corgi world. Ted and Sandy are corgi people. See the evidence I collected below from their apartment, pre-pandemic. Corgi people are devoted and passionate.
The story touched a lot of people. It spread across the corgi world. Ted and Sandy are corgi people. See the evidence I collected below from their apartment, pre-pandemic. Corgi people are devoted and passionate.
The column ran less than 2 weeks before the pandemic shut down California. But even in the ensuing crisis, readers never stopped asking me for updates. Today I deliver. The universe did. Job, housing, reunion, corgi puppy. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-30/happy-update-formerly-homeless-la-man-corgi
A happy update on a formerly homeless man who asked strangers to take care of his corgi

A man with a PhD lost his six-figure job and became homeless. He asked strangers to foster his dog. When his story was told, help poured in and gave him what he needed to get back on his feet.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-30/happy-update-formerly-homeless-la-man-corgi
I hope you’ll read today’s column and share it with anyone who needs a little cheering up and hope. Meanwhile, a few extra visual aids to enhance your read. First, meet Tazzy, now the center of the Rogers family. She is 9 months old. She loves to smooch.
I hope you’ll read today’s column and share it with anyone who needs a little cheering up and hope. Meanwhile, a few extra visual aids to enhance your read. First, meet Tazzy, now the center of the Rogers family. She is 9 months old. She loves to smooch.
I hope you’ll read today’s column and share it with anyone who needs a little cheering up and hope. Meanwhile, a few extra visual aids to enhance your read. First, meet Tazzy, now the center of the Rogers family. She is 9 months old. She loves to smooch.
Tazzy brings Ted and Sandy joy. She’s also a wild child. She tears around their apartment. She destroys toys. See the pile waiting for Ted to stitch back together. Photos courtesy of @TedRogersLA
Tazzy brings Ted and Sandy joy. She’s also a wild child. She tears around their apartment. She destroys toys. See the pile waiting for Ted to stitch back together. Photos courtesy of @TedRogersLA
Tazzy brings Ted and Sandy joy. She’s also a wild child. She tears around their apartment. She destroys toys. See the pile waiting for Ted to stitch back together. Photos courtesy of @TedRogersLA
Tazzy brings Ted and Sandy joy. She’s also a wild child. She tears around their apartment. She destroys toys. See the pile waiting for Ted to stitch back together. Photos courtesy of @TedRogersLA
And here’s the reunion photo I refer to in today’s column as a visual definition of love.
Is there a moral to this story? I think maybe there is. Help if you can help. Find someone or some organization to help. Help a little or help a lot. Even small help can help in big ways. You may never know how much.♥️
If you liked this story, you might also like some of my other columns. You can find them all at http://latimes.com/nita . Thanks for following along today.
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