Rescued and rehomed: How stray pup Coco found a new family

A re-energised Coco with his new family and his original rescuer/foster mum (right) a few months ago.

“You can’t change a dog’s past, but you could rewrite his future!” – Unknown

It was a fine evening in July 2017. Amma, Appa and I were walking to the car from the office of an institute when, all of a sudden, a puppy’s cry startled me. Baffled, I turned around, and was stunned to see a small, skinny puppy running frantically along a corridor as a woman was chasing him with a broom.