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MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO ADOPTED HIM. LETICIA: THREE-YEAR-OLD TOBY FROM RENO CAME TO VISIT US A WEEK AGO. DURING A TRIP TO THE PARK HE SHOWED US HIS HEART SURGERY ISN’T SLOWING HIM DOWN. >> HE LOVES ATTENTION AND BELLY RUBS. HE IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT LOVES TO BE HUGGED. LETICIA: AFTER FEATURING HIM ON THE NEWS, THE FAMILY HERE WANTED TO GIVE HIM A HAPPY HOME. I SAW THE NUMBER I STARTED BLOWING UP THE PHONE IN NEVADA. LETICIA: LAST STORM -- LAST WEEKEND STORM DIDN’T STOP THEM FROM DRIVING FIVE HOURS TO REACH HIM. >> WE HAD TO DRIVE TO RENO. IT WAS SNOWING. WE HAD TO MAKE STOPS BECAUSE IT WAS SLIPPERY, BUT WE GET IT. LETICIA: THE D MADE AN INSTANT CONNECTION TO THE FAMILY. >> HE RAN TO US. THEY SAID, IT WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES -- NO, HE CAME STRAIGHT TO US. JUMPED IN OUR LAPS AND WAS READY TO GO. >> THE SWEETEST DOG I HAVE EVER MET. LETICIA: NOW THAT TOBY IS LIVING IN AN ELEVATION THAT IS LOWER, HIS HEART PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. >> I FEEL LIKE NICE ABOUT IT BECAUSE I GAVE HIM A NEW HOME AND HAPPY HE IS ABLE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE WHERE HIS HEART WON’T HAVE THAT PROBLEM. LETICIA: HE IS LOVING SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND SPENT PARK TIME AND IS ALREADY FRIENDS WITH THE OTHER DOG AND CATS. >> I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT. ALL DOGS NEED A HAPPY HOME. LE