He had it ruff.
In late October, a video of a scraggly, shy little dog being ignored at a Central Park adoption event went viral. The footage showed the pup, Bob Parr, together with his handler, looking around forlorn and ignored, all the opposite doggies seemingly having been snapped up. It netted nearly 4 million views on TikTok, hundreds of swooning comments and a whole bunch of adoption applications.
One online admirer was Jade Letlow, a 31-year-old Bensonhurst resident whose beloved adopted Yorkie, Brooks, had passed away in May.
Letlow, who works in insurance, wasn’t really in search of a latest furry companion, but then she saw Bob online.
“I used to be scrolling, and I randomly saw this video,” she told The Post. “And I said that is the cutest freaking dog ever. I need this dog … how is he not adopted.”
She submitted an application for the 3-year-old, 10-pound Terrier Chihuahua mix to Badass Dog Rescue. They invited her to an adoption event to fulfill Bob and learn more about him. He’d ended up in a shelter in Georgia for unknown reasons after which was sent north, where he was fostered by multiple families. The assorted moves had left him shaken.
“The volunteer told me that Bob has issues,” Letlow recalled “He was on anxiety medication and was super, super timid, to the purpose where I used to be attempting to touch him, and he was shaking.”
But she wasn’t deterred.
“I like an underdog,” she quipped.
Letlow began the adoption process, which took just over a month and saw her competing for Bob with dog lovers from across the country. After a radical vetting, included a house visit and references, Badass sent the news that Bob was hers.
“It was a matter of finding the appropriate person,” said Letlow.
She picked him up on December 10, but her latest roommate was initially too terrified to go inside Letlow’s home and nipped at her. She eventually coaxed him through the door and he quickly retreated to a corner, refusing to eat or go to the lavatory for days.
After about per week, and with the assistance of a trainer sent by Badass, the pair made progress. One night, Letlow went out with friends and returned home to search out her little pooch was not in his usual corner.
“I used to be like ‘Where is Bob?’” she said. “He was on the couch. I sat down and he nudged me and [gave me] a ‘pet me’ look and we’ve been best friends ever since.”
She even took him to her parents’ Pennsylvania home for Christmas, and he cuddled and sniffed his way into her family’s heart.
“He did fabulous. They absolutely loved him.”
Bob is now thriving and loving his latest life — especially when Letlow cooks him chicken breast.
“He may be very chill, so certainly one of his favorite things to do is hop on the couch with me and watch Netflix. He’s my shadow,” she said. “He’s the right Latest York dog,” she added. “He just needed to return out of his shell.”
He had it ruff.
In late October, a video of a scraggly, shy little dog being ignored at a Central Park adoption event went viral. The footage showed the pup, Bob Parr, together with his handler, looking around forlorn and ignored, all the opposite doggies seemingly having been snapped up. It netted nearly 4 million views on TikTok, hundreds of swooning comments and a whole bunch of adoption applications.
One online admirer was Jade Letlow, a 31-year-old Bensonhurst resident whose beloved adopted Yorkie, Brooks, had passed away in May.
Letlow, who works in insurance, wasn’t really in search of a latest furry companion, but then she saw Bob online.
“I used to be scrolling, and I randomly saw this video,” she told The Post. “And I said that is the cutest freaking dog ever. I need this dog … how is he not adopted.”
She submitted an application for the 3-year-old, 10-pound Terrier Chihuahua mix to Badass Dog Rescue. They invited her to an adoption event to fulfill Bob and learn more about him. He’d ended up in a shelter in Georgia for unknown reasons after which was sent north, where he was fostered by multiple families. The assorted moves had left him shaken.
“The volunteer told me that Bob has issues,” Letlow recalled “He was on anxiety medication and was super, super timid, to the purpose where I used to be attempting to touch him, and he was shaking.”
But she wasn’t deterred.
“I like an underdog,” she quipped.
Letlow began the adoption process, which took just over a month and saw her competing for Bob with dog lovers from across the country. After a radical vetting, included a house visit and references, Badass sent the news that Bob was hers.
“It was a matter of finding the appropriate person,” said Letlow.
She picked him up on December 10, but her latest roommate was initially too terrified to go inside Letlow’s home and nipped at her. She eventually coaxed him through the door and he quickly retreated to a corner, refusing to eat or go to the lavatory for days.
After about per week, and with the assistance of a trainer sent by Badass, the pair made progress. One night, Letlow went out with friends and returned home to search out her little pooch was not in his usual corner.
“I used to be like ‘Where is Bob?’” she said. “He was on the couch. I sat down and he nudged me and [gave me] a ‘pet me’ look and we’ve been best friends ever since.”
She even took him to her parents’ Pennsylvania home for Christmas, and he cuddled and sniffed his way into her family’s heart.
“He did fabulous. They absolutely loved him.”
Bob is now thriving and loving his latest life — especially when Letlow cooks him chicken breast.
“He may be very chill, so certainly one of his favorite things to do is hop on the couch with me and watch Netflix. He’s my shadow,” she said. “He’s the right Latest York dog,” she added. “He just needed to return out of his shell.”
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