Man takes his dying dog on epic trip around America as a last goodbye

[Jazzy]

After finding out his dog only had weeks to live, this dog owner wanted to give his pet a proper send off.

So Thomas Neil Rodrigues took his dog Poh on an adventure across America culminating in giving his dog the chance to dip his toes in the Pacific Ocean.

Mr Rodrigues told ABC News: ‘It was a great trip. I got to spend seven weeks with Poh. At first, I did not think he’d make it two weeks, but he did.’

Rodriguez adopted Poh – who was 15 – from a shelter in 1999 when he was just eight weeks old.

‘I would say sometime in February he started to get sicker. I travel quite a bit but we came back from one trip and he was doing really bad[ly],’ Mr Rodriguez said.

‘I’m unsure of how long [he will live]. Doctors are unsure. My assumption is that I don’t have very long with him and that’s what prompted the trips.’

The duo started their journey in New York where Mr Rodriguez lives. The aim was to make it to the Pacific Ocean as Rodriguez had always wanted Poh to be able to swim.

Pictures of the adventure across America

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