Dogs aren’t around on this Earth for long enough. They leave us longing for more time with them, but even though observing them in their last few days can be heartbreaking to watch, it also gives us the opportunity to make their final days incredibly enjoyable.
One family in Toledo, Ohio, just discovered that their beloved 10-year-old dog, Cody, a Labrador/boxer mix they’d adopted at only 8 weeks old, had come down with terminal aggressive bone cancer.
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Obviously, they were devastated, but owner Lynn Morris knew how she wanted to go after this heartbreaking news.
“I thought, ‘If I were a dog, what would be on my bucket list?’” she said to WTOL.
“About two months ago, my 10 year old dog named Cody was diagnosed with cancer,” Morris’ son, Alec Karcher, tweeted. “He was given about 1-3 months to live depending on how fast the cancer spread. My family and I were heartbroken by the news, but we decided we wanted to try and make the last part of his life the best we could.”
Like any good dog owners, Cody’s family had made sure he was on a proper, fairly healthy diet, but now they wanted him to enjoy his diet a bit more, so they decided to give him a daily burger.
“Everyday since we found out, we’ve gotten him a plain cheeseburger to eat with his many medications to make it easier and more enjoyable for him,” Karcher said.
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Most of the days, they made it themselves, but one Sunday, Morris and her fiancé decided to get a plain burger from Burger King for Cody’s supper.
That stop at Burger King changed everything, as Karcher explained in his tweet.
“Today, when we stopped at Burger King to get his daily burger, one of the employees nicely asked why we were getting a plain cheeseburger, and we told her Cody’s story. She immediately asked us to wait a second after she gave us our food.
“A few minutes later, she returned after talking to her manager. She asked us for a name, and said that the rest of the cheeseburgers for Cody would be free at their location.
“I can’t explain how much that means to us, and my family and I are beyond appreciative. S/o to the employees at the Burger King on Alexis Rd in Toledo, OH for being the best around.”
Ashley, the employee, and Josie, the manager, have made major waves on social media with their act of kindness. The Burger King Twitter account even responded to Karcher’s tweet writing “the world needs more kindness and empathy. thank you for giving us the chance to do this for Cody.”
“He’s such a loyal dog,” Morris said. “We call him ‘our old gentleman’ because of how he looks out for us. He’s the ideal companion.”
She also took the opportunity to encourage people to adopt, saying, “They turn out to be the best companions.
