TALLAHASSEE, Fla. − The dog tied to a fence along Interstate 75 as Hurricane Milton approached Florida is a real “Trooper.”
The dog, which appears to be a Bull Terrier, is now in the care of the Leon County Humane Society, in Tallahassee. In a video clip widely shared on social media, a Florida state trooper is shown spotting the abandoned pooch tied to a fence along I-75 in Tampa with stormwater rising to the dog's chest.
After sparking an online outcry, the dog – now named “Trooper” – was pictured in his cozy blanket and plush bed in a post on the local society's Facebook page Thursday. The post explained his new name “for how much he's been through and to honor those who saved him.”
