Woman goes out looking for Pokémon — and finds someone who needs her

He chose her. No Images? [Click here]( July 26, 2018 Good morning! Today we have a dog who found his perfect home, a kitten who loves her new dad and a bonded cow and dog. 1. Woman Goes Out Looking For Pokémon — And Finds Someone Who Needs Her Photo Credit: Ela Okreša Đurić Ela Okreša Đurić had been thinking about adopting a dog for around two months, but every time she went to the shelter, she didn’t seem to click with any of the dogs there. She was worried something was wrong with her and wasn’t quite sure how to proceed — until one day, the perfect dog found her all on his own. Đurić was out playing Pokémon Go with her boyfriend and some friends a few weeks ago when out of nowhere, a dog approached the group. The poor dog had extremely matted fur, was covered in ticks and fleas and was so exhausted he could barely keep his eyes open. Despite how uncomfortable he must have been, though, he was suddenly fixated on Đurić’s group. Đurić let the dog, later named Loki, sniff her hand and she whispered kind words in his ear — and that was enough for him to decide that he had found his new family. “I just sweet-talked to him like to any other dog,” Đurić told The Dodo. “He followed us around the city. He was very calm and surprisingly well-behaved.” After an hour passed and Loki was still following his new friends, Đurić decided she had no choice but to take him home with her. Loki had chosen her, and as they walked home together, she began to fall in love with the sweet dog. After offering him some food and water, Đurić took Loki back outside to see if he might lead her to wherever he had come from, but he stayed loyally by her side. She contacted a local animal shelter, who came out to scan Loki for a microchip and didn't find one. They offered to take him back to the shelter to try and find him a home — but in that moment, Đurić knew that Loki was already home. Photo Credit: Ela Okreša Đurić “I couldn't even imagine him being locked up in a cage and that was what made me decide to give him a home,” Đurić said. After deciding to officially adopt him, Đurić took Loki to the vet to get him cleaned up and checked out, and was relieved to find out that he was in pretty good health. Loki is slowly settling into his new home, but is still learning how to be a dog. From the way he acts, it seems he may have been living on the streets for quite some time, so he’s still adjusting to finally having a home and a family. “He has a very calm personality so he is a great dog,” Đurić said. “He started playing outside with a ball just two days ago and he is still learning.” Before Đurić met Loki, she couldn’t figure out why she couldn’t find the perfect dog for her — but now she knows it was because Loki was meant to be hers all along. “I was not sad, but frustrated,” Đurić said. “And then, all of a sudden, Loki came into my life, and now I couldn't be happier.” 2. Blind Kitten Immediately Falls In Love With The Man Who Saved Her Photo Credit: Andrew Duff and Rebecca Warner Last November, a kitten named June turned up as a stray in Hout Bay, a town in Cape Town, South Africa. “She was brought in ... by a member of the community who had found her, and I think her mum had been killed,” Holly Gilbert-Jones, a volunteer at Domestic Animal Rescue Group (DARG), told The Dodo. “There were no brothers or sisters.” The DARG team immediately noticed that June was a little different — she’d been born blind, although June didn’t seem fazed by this. “She obviously has no understanding or idea that she was any different than any of the other cats,” Gilbert-Jones said. “She would be zooming up and down the hallway.” Soon June stole the hearts of Andrew Duff and Rebecca Warner, who’d seen a post about her on Facebook and decided to adopt her without even meeting her first. When they went to pick her up, they knew they were making the right decision. “From the word go, we fell in love,” Duff told The Dodo. “She curled up in my arms, and I gave her a nice cuddle, and since then, we’ve been very, very tight. She’s very loving — she’s probably the most loving animal I’ve ever come across.” As they drove home, June climbed into Duff’s arms and snuggled into him. “She just curled into his neck and stayed there,” Warner told The Dodo. “On the way home, I got a little tag that said ‘Daddy’s Girl’ because I realized, ‘Well, that’s it. He’s become hers.’” Photo Credit: Andrew Duff and Rebecca Warner Two individuals who weren’t too keen on June were Duff and Warner’s other cats, Leia and Leeloo. “We were a little bit worried about June integrating with them, and the first couple of weeks, there was a lot of hissing and chaos,” Duff said. But June eventually won Leia and Leeloo over as well. “She was determined to be with them, and was very persistent about playing with them,” Warner said. “Now they’re very much sisters, and they love each other.” Beside her obvious love of her family, June loves going for walks on her leash and harness with her family. “When we take her for walks, it’s amazing to see her react to sounds,” Duff said. “She’ll hear a bee around the flowers, and she’ll leap at it. Or she’ll hear birds and suddenly turn.” Photo Credit: Andrew Duff and Rebecca Warner Duff also explained that June has helped Warner and himself learn to be more mindful and enjoy the present moment. “When she walks, she has to sniff everything,” Duff said. “The outside world is quite large, so you have to have patience. It’s actually quite wonderful because it calms us. I think she teaches us.” Neither Duff nor Warner could imagine their lives without June, and they love everything about their little blind cat. “She’s absolutely perfect, every little inch of her personality,” Duff said. “I never met an animal so loving and so happy and so resilient. She’s the most loving little creature." 3. Loyal Dog Won't Let His New Baby Calf Brother Out Of His Sight Photo Credit: Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary Just several hours after Calvin, a tiny calf, was born, he and his mom were separated. That's because Calvin's mom is a dairy cow living on a large industrial dairy farm in Canada. "He was taken from his mom at 2 days old and put in a little concrete pen," Megan Mostacci, cofounder of Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary in Ontario, Canada, told The Dodo. In order to keep producing milk, dairy cows have to give birth. But, sadly, this leaves a lot of unwanted calves like Calvin, who end up being sent to slaughter. A very early death would have also been Calvin's fate — but a few people were determined to save him. They spoke to the farmer and asked him to spare Calvin's life. Surprisingly, he agreed. Photo Credit: Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary On Thursday, Calvin arrived at Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary, where he was allowed to step outside in a field for the first time. As soon as he was let outside in the sunlight, Calvin simply could not contain his joy — he started running and jumping around on the fresh grass. "He never got to go outdoors or stretch his legs and just run!" Mostacci said. "You can see how much he loves running." The pleasant surprises didn't stop there. Two dogs also live at the sanctuary, and they have taken on important roles helping raise the animals their humans rescue. Drake, a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, and Lincoln, an Australian shepherd, were introduced to Calvin — and they swiftly took the new resident under their wing — or, rather, paw. When Calvin drifts off to sleep, Lincoln keeps watch over him, as if intuiting that Calvin, at just 2 weeks old, has already been through enough hardship and should be allowed to rest. Photo Credit: Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary The sweet moments of levity between Calvin and Lincoln are also extremely meaningful, not just for Calvin, who will probably never see his mom again, but also for Mostacci and her husband; it helps them remember why they started the sanctuary even in the more difficult times. This week, Mostacci and her husband planted a weeping willow in a patch of yard where they will bury some of the animals they couldn't bring enough strength to. "It was a hard moment," Mostacci wrote. But Calvin was there — and little did the tiny calf know, he was making a big difference for the people who saved him, just by being himself. "He was running and playing — full of joy and life," Mostacci wrote. "He is one of the lucky ones. He is a reminder of why we do this." 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