Pupdate: Trooper The Dog Famously Abandoned In Hurricane Milton, Has Found A Happy Forever Home

Trooper, the bull terrier left to die in a flooded field
as Hurricane Milton approached, but rescued by a Florida
State Trooper, is now living his best life with his new
mom and dad, Frank and Carla Spinner, and his 
sister dog Dallas. 

 Since I'm a sucker for happy dog stories, or at least ones with happy endings, I have to update you on Trooper.  

Trooper was the dog found tied to a fence in floodwaters as Hurricane Milton approached Florida back in October. 

An eagle-eyed motorist spotted them, call the cops, who came and rescued the terrified bull terrier. The dog's owner, Giovanny Aldama Garcia, was arrested and charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals.  In addition to his legal trouble, he can never see the dog he abused ever again. 

After his rescue, Trooper was housed at Leon County Humane Society in Tallahassee, where he recuperated and prepared to eventually meet a forever family

To nobody's surprise, there was a ton of interest in adopting Trooper. But Amy Raddar of that humane society said they were looking for a specific type of adopter, given the bull terrier''s rough history with his former owner.

Trooper didn't like men, given that previous owner was a creepy guy. The Humane Society were a bit wary of Frank and Carla Spina, because Frank is obviously a man, as CBS News reports.   

 The Spinas, however, had been raising and giving homes to bull terriers for more than three decades. The couple drove seven hours from their home in Parkland, Florida for a meet and greet with Trooper.,

The couple sat down, and Trooper came over to the couple. The dog got under Frank Spina legs, Frank gave Trooper and nice scratch and that was it, they were fast friends. 

The couple have another bull terrier named Dallas. Trooper and Dallas got along immediately, too. 

The papers were signed, and Trooper became part of the Spina family. "We will take good care of him," Carla Spina said. "We just want everyone to know we are going to give him the best life."

CBS continues:

"For the Spinas, it feels like their family's missing piece was found. "We are like living in a dream,' said Frank Spina. 'We just can't believe that a month ago we saw a news report and now a month later he's in my bedroom.'"

Here's the happy CBS News video to completely fill you in. As always, click on this link to view, or if you see the image below, click on that.