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Callie (Chicken Nugget) Young There are Plenty of Sophie Grace Yosich

Shane and Shayla Bob and Tammy Yosich
Young lost their be- Best Friends to be lost their beloved Zoe
loved dog, Max, of Grace, an eight-year-old
eighteen years. Max found at Golden Pyrenees, in
was a sweet soul and April of 2019 .
brought them such
happiness. After Wagging Tail Tammy, an occasional
losing Max, as many volunteer for Compan-
of us feel, the couple ion Pet Rescue, was
wasn’t sure they Resort called upon in January
would ever be ready of 2020 to collect three
to welcome another 10-week-old puppies
furry soul into their from a home the trio
hearts and home. wandered up to in a
In April of 2020, rural area. Among the three was a fluffy golden mix pup, and
Shayla was scrolling holding the tiny fluff ball covered in ticks and cockleburs, she
through Facebook knew she knew she found her first ‘foster-fail”. She fostered the
and came upon a picture of a black and white dog that caught her three pups and at the end of the two-weeks delivered two of the
attention – similar in color as Max and slightly bigger than him – pups to the rescue group to prepare for adoption: keeping the
on Jackson Animal Care Centers’ page. golden fluff naming her Sophie Grace.

The beautiful pup made a mistake in her previous home that It had certainly been a while since the couple had heard the pit-
caused her to be an owner-surrender, stealing a chicken nugget ter-patter of little paws, and a while since they have experienced,
from a child. Shayla held the black and white furry pup and imme- “puppy zoomies”, but here she was getting up at all hours of the
diately started the adoption process. It was a long process because night for potty breaks, attempting to teach the pup, and training
the Jackson Animal Care Center makes sure the dogs have all Sophie The Yosich’s decided to seek training and found Wagging
their shots, spayed or neutered, and observe general temperament Tail Resort and enrolled Sophie Grace in KinderDOGen.
before going to their new home.
Once Sophie graduated, it was a no-brainer to keep the momen-
The first couple of weeks were challenging, the pup now named tum going and have her join the Doggie Daycare group. Sophie
Callie (a.k.a. Chicken Nugget) had no training and was rambunc- Grace still has zoomies and regular puppy antics but her atten-
tious. Callie certainly kept the couple on our toes. It had been a tion to commands and training is greater than they could ever
long time since the couple had a young pup in the home. Back have imagined.
on the internet, the couple searched for area training programs
and Wagging Tail Resort came up in the search. With all the One day as Tammy was waiting in line to collect Sophie from
enrollment procedures completed, Callie started KinderDOGen; school, she noticed a young man with a black and white dog
a six-week basic training program. The Youngs saw an almost calmly by his side as he talked to a staff member. Tammy noticed
instant improvement in Callie. The couple followed-up with all the the pup’s tail started wagging excitedly followed by her whole
training Callie was receiving from the staff at Wagging Tail and body and in the distance, Sophie was being led toward the park-
soon she graduated the program. ing lot. As Sophie got closer, both dogs were lit up with excite-
ment from what seemed like a long-awaited reunion; all though
It was an easy decision to enroll Callie (a.k.a. Chicken Nugget) the two had been in school together all day.
in Doggie Daycare because she had done so well in the Kinder-
DOGen program that the daycare would merely continue that Rachel and Kaylynn explained Sophie Grace and Callie (a.k.a.
training and socialization. Callie had been going for a while and Chicken Nugget) are the best of friends and are rarely not seen
the Youngs continued to hear about her classmate Sophie Grace together. The excitement between the two did not surprise the
and how you never saw one without the other. Callie had filled a staff at all – it is the same excitement they see all day every day
big hole in the hearts of the Youngs, remedying the notion they that the two pups are together. As with any parent, the Yosich’s
might never be complete again. They are so grateful for the Jack- are grateful for the compassion and care shown each dog at Wag-
son Animal Care Center and Wagging Tail Resort. In both organi- ging Tail and for our Sophie Grace finding her best friend and
zations, Callie found her way into their hearts and a best friend in being accepted by the sweet Callie Young.
Sophie Grace.

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