Skip to content
“She knew I might be her only chance.”
When Goran Marinkovic walks the streets of Kraljevo, Serbia, he always brings food with him.
He is fed every day 100 stray dogs and cats Who had no one to take care of them, but in March last year, he found a little puppy that he couldn’t bear to leave behind.
“I passed a narrow passage, and I heard a crying sound coming from the rocks,” Marinkovic told The Dodo. “She was cold, hungry and thirsty. She had eaten, so I immediately gave her salami.
The little dog was living near a pile of rubbish, using… Old boot To protect herself from the elements. The pup was too small to be without a mother, but Marinkovic couldn’t find any other dogs near him.
When he approached the puppy, she immediately lay down and showed him her belly.
“It was stressful,” Marinkovic said. “I knew I might be her only chance, so I lay down and surrendered to fate.”
Marinkovic picked up the little dog and brought him to the vet. He wasn’t sure if she would survive after being alone for so long, sleeping under the open sky. But the puppy, named Coco, refused to give up.
As Coco regained her strength, her lovable personality began to shine through: “She loves people,” Marinkovich said. “She’s always cheerful.
After posting photos of Coco on Facebook, Marinkovic’s inbox was flooded with messages offering to host the pup. But Marinkovic wanted to make sure she had the best home ever.
He reached out to one of his friends and fellow rescuers who had connections to international animal adoption. Once Coco had all her vaccines, she traveled to her new home in Germany.
A year later, Coco looks nothing like the sick puppy Marinkovic found hiding behind a shoe. She has grown into a happy, fluffy dog who is always excited to go on adventures with her family.
“[Coco] She has a beautiful home and is currently on vacation. “I take pictures regularly – they are at sea now,” Marinkovic said. “Every dog rescued from the street that finds a home is a victory for me.”
Marinkovic hopes that every stray in Serbia will be as lucky as Koko. But with the help of people like Marinkovic, these dogs are one step closer to having the life they deserve.
A: Dodo