Jarret Little was cycling in the woods near Columbus, Georgia when he spotted the dog, who appears to have been hit by a car.
โWe stopped to regroup and he came out of the woods to greet us. He was really thin, ribs showing and had a lot of road rash and a broken leg,โ Little told CBS News.
They gave the dog water and food and afterwards Jarret lifted the dog onto his back and cycled into town to look for help. But even he could not have imagined what happened next.
โThey say the odds of winning the lottery are one in a million. This pup was the winner this week. Amazing series of fortunate events,โ Jarret wrote on Facebook.
They immediately found Andrea Shaw when they arrived in downtown Columbus and were visiting a local bike shop to get the dog more water and food. Andrea was in town on a business trip from Maine and ran into Jarret and saw the dog. She immediately offered to help, โColumboโ.
Columbo must have known Andrea was the one to help him, because he hugged her right away.
Andrea got Columbo to an emergency veterinarian, where it was discovered Columbo had a broken front toe and a fractured back leg.
She paid for Columboโs surgery and found an organization, Canine Freedom Transportation, that would help transport the dog back to Maine and to her horse farm.
โBo traveled with 25 staples in his hind leg after having four pins to put in to stabilize the fractures and a full cast on a front leg to stabilize a broken toe,โ Andrea wrote. โThey gave him all his meds and kept him comfy until he was back in my arms.โ
Looking at Columboโs rescue now, Jarret canโt help but think how lucky Columbo is. Not only for him to have crossed paths with Columbo, but also for Jarret to have run into Andrea, a complete stranger, when he did. โHad I been five mins earlier or five mins later, we wouldnโt have crossed paths with her,โ Jarret said. โItโs pretty cool how far heโs come.โ
Also wonderful is how Andrea took Columbo into her heart and not only got Columbo the medical care he needed but has also given him a forever home.
