“Because he’s a larger dog, a beautiful dog, our staff just fell in love,” she said. “… I felt like he was the face of HAP.”
Despite the care shown by staff, Ace spent those two and a half years watching his shelter companions find forever homes.
That is, until Michael Doyle came along, and Ace walked out of the front doors of the shelter for the last time on his 942nd day, into the arms of his forever family.
Since adopting Ace seven months ago, Doyle’s life with his partner Tamela Whitlock has changed for the better. He even jokes that the dog is training him on a few things at this point.
Doyle and Whitlock, both in their mid-50s, have always been dog people. After their dog Max died in March 2022 at the age of 15½, they knew another dog would be in store for them after the grieving period, said Doyle.
