11/24/2025
To the person who said Cody was dangerous because he was on the euth list —- I’m sorry you haven’t been exposed to learning dog behavior before owning a dog. Once you learn it, you can’t unsee it. Once you truly understand dogs, you can’t meet a dog like Cody & decide he isn’t worth the cost of a rehabilitation program to undo what uneducated humans did to him. He was with his owner when he died & for at least 5 days until someone found them. He then landed at a shelter. One can only imagine the confusion he felt.
He definitely had some unhealthy behaviors rewarded (or ignored) that we will work on — but why is that his fault? Dogs do what works for them - which involves the humans response to their behavior. Cody does not know/understand anything different.
Here he is learning from one of his mentor dogs during his rehab program.
I’ll never stop advocating for misunderstood dogs.
— if anyone reading this would like to help us continue to take on local behavioral cases that no one else is able to help, dogs looking for a final chance, we have $2,200 left to raise for Cody’s program. 🙏
[Cody was known as Chopper at Minneapolis Animal Care & Control]
