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COPPER Written by Copper’s dad Goodbye Sweet Copper Boy. . . . SEVA GRREAT rescued “Lenny” from Animal Control near Richmond in November of 2012. They listed him as 10 years old. His foster named him “Chipper”. Unfortunately, “Chipper” developed a reputation for escaping. He would open his gate by lifting the latch. But he didn’t stop there! He would then go around and open the gates of all of his friends in the neighborhood. (No one left behind!) After doing this several times, SEVA decided it was time to move him to a more secure location – from minimum security to maximum security – so to speak. Debbie was to be a part of the team to transport him from Richmond to Chesapeake. She met up with “Chipper” in Williamsburg and was to take him to Chesapeake. It tore her heart out when she saw how defeated he seemed. She tried to comfort him and ended up falling in love with him. Me? Not so much. Nothing personal,
I never met the guy. But we had 3 large dogs already and my brother was temporarily staying at our home with his 2 labs, Casey and Chloe. Long story short, we adopted him. Lenny/Chipper became Copperfield – Copper for short - named after the great escape artist David Copperfield. Once here, Copper never tried to escape, even when he was off leash outside the gate. Interesting story – my brother took his dogs to the pet psychic. Chloe (who is quite the gossip) told the psychic that she really likes the new one. She said “he barks a lot but he doesn’t really mean anything by it – he is just so happy to have friends”.
merrier! I think of him chasing that ball and have come to realize it wasn’t the ball that made him so happy - it was all the friends he had to play ball with. We were so fortunate that Debbie transported him that day. He has added so much joy and love to our lives. Today, we had to say goodbye to Copper. It was time for his gate to be opened. Now go and run and play! Get that ball Copper Boy! Friends are waiting for you to come and play. Until we meet again. We love you so much!! Mom and Dad –Debbie & Joe Morris
Copper was one happy guy. He was a senior rescue that became a puppy again. He was given a second chance at life – thanks to SEVA GRREAT. He went from being defeated, to living the life he always wanted. He was full of life and love and he lived each day to the fullest. He loved his sisters, cousins, and anybody who came to visit. The more the
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