Food truck owner in Chicago spots malnourished dog hanging out of an abandoned apartment window, grabs a ladder and rescues her, now living her best doggo life: ‘What a difference love will do for an animal!’

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Apr 28, 2026 6:45 PM EDT

"I am Evorie Parker, my brother Anthony, and I rescued a puppy from the second floor of an abandoned building."

Can you imagine just driving down your street and then something catches your eye? High above the street lamps is a dog perched on a window, looking so very sad. You ask around, and it seems that no one has even been to that apartment for weeks, and it looks abandoned. So, you see that next door, the house has some construction going on, and you ask to borrow their ladder. Then you climb it and scoop a malnourished, but grateful, pup into your arms.

"She was hanging out the window, blending in with some brown paper. I drove by and happened to see her standing there with pleading eyes. We asked the people working next door to the abandoned building to use their ladder so my brother could climb up and grab her. We decided to keep her because we knew she'd be put down if we called it in. She's extremely malnourished, and I need funds to get her back to health and to take her to the doctor. I didn't want to send her to a shelter because they will put her down, the non-k!ll shelter is full, and wherever she'd go, she'd have to wait for a home. I've chosen to provide her with a home…"
-Rubmabellyep

We applaud you, Parker siblings! She currently has a wish list for the little pup she has named Coco, you can help her out here. But first, check out the entire story and some updates below.

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“Let me introduce y'all to Coco. I was riding past on a block next to mine, and I saw a dog hanging out the window. And I was like, 'we can't leave her there.' And I noticed how malnourished she was. So me and my little brother, we took her home. My brother climbed up the ladder, as you can see, and we took her to the house, we bathed her, we fed her, and she's been eating slowly on her own, and gradually she's been gaining weight.”
-Rubmybellyep
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We've had her since Saturday. I've taken her to the park introduce her to [my dog] pack. Yesterday was her first day at the vet, and she did pretty well. Found out she was a good six-month-old, American bvlly. We don't know if she's mixed, I guess we'll know as she adds weight on to her. But as far as we know, they said she was a Merle American Bvlly. A tricolor American Bvlly. Coco did pretty well. Oh, yeah, and she was born in November."
-Rubmybellyep
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"We took Coco to meet my mom's and my little sister, Angel. And after that, straight to get a pup cup from Starbucks. So she had a pup cup and she had a kids meals from Chick-fil-A. That is a tradition. If you've been following. My page [is about] my fur babies. Cause I always talk about all of them, especially Storm. They all get they Pup cup and they get the kids meal after they get their shots, they check up. So even after going to the groomers now, my dog is so bougie… She enjoyed it, of course."
-Rubmybellyep
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"So after that, we ended up going back to the building where I rescued her. I called for another wellness check. For the second time, the police came out and they actually did it while we were there, finally. After me watching this house day and night, the man who lives there showed up. He told me that someone gave him the dog like that and he had her for a month.
So in my mind, for the last month, she still ain't been eating enough. But anywho, we had it out. We definitely had it out. I took her to meet my sister, cause no, she wasn't going back there. And um, after that, we went home. And this is how Coco ended up. Late, comfortably laid up, full, and snuggled up next to Hunt.
And I really appreciate everybody who has donated to her. I'm going to make sure she has the best outcome ever. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate y'all."
-Rubmybellyep
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“Update: We found out Cocoa was severely abused. Which explains why everything scares her. She tucks her tail at every sound and shakes when we are out. Also found out she’s the one that clawed the window and broke it. Which explains the bl00dy nail bed… We took her to the vet she is now 27 pounds. I will continue doing updates on the baby… She’s been through so much. We have three more vet appointments. Please don’t get irritated with me because I will be posting her progress… Thank you guys!”
-Rubmabellyep
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