Tania Cappelluti was traveling in Costa Rica in search of a stray dog when she unexpectedly came across another one who desperately needed help.
“It was a boiling hot Sunday…Seriously…it was unbearable…we drove and drove and couldn’t find the dog,” Tania wrote on her rescue’s Facebook page.
“All of a sudden we saw this little black girl sitting on the side of the dusty road in the middle of nowhere!”
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When Tania approached with water, the dog was so relieved to see her that she collapsed to the ground and cried.
“When I jumped out of the car to check on her she immediately fell on the ground and started crying,” Tania said.
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“She was covered in fleas and ticks and was extremely dehydrated. But the sweetest soul…We gave her water and a bit of food. She could hardly hold herself up.”
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Tania is a yoga instructor and runs her own dog rescue, Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue. She posted pictures of the dog she named Gaia on Facebook.
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As soon as she rescued Gaia she networked with other animal rescuers in the country and soon found Gaia a foster home.
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Shortly after she was adopted by a woman living in Costa Rica.
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Gaia now has a lot of reasons to “high five”! “Gaia found an excellent home in Puerto Jimenez,” Cappelluti wrote. “She lives with a lovely lady from France in a beautiful cool house and already knows how to give high fives!”
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Says Tania, “Stories like this make us soooo happy!” Me too!
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