401 days of waiting, one cake, a round of applause: Timothy goes home

Timothy arrived at Wags & Walks Nashville as a sick, underweight 10-month-old puppy with constant stomach trouble. He stayed for 401 days. Staff and volunteers nursed him back to health and told his story online, post after post — and a couple who had followed the whole journey finally reached out as his one-year anniversary at the rescue approached. This week, Timothy was adopted. Staff surrounded him with applause as he left, a local bakery made him a dog-friendly cake, and his new owner Ally wrote on the rescue's video: 'We already love him so much. So grateful for Wags and his wonderful fosters for bringing him into our life.'