Tara later contacted the rescue group to express her gratitude for caring for the dogs. She described how hungry and thirsty they were, with the female, Sweet Pea, eating more than the male, Dizzy, who was in too much pain. Dizzy appeared to have lived his life in a cage, with crooked and bent legs. He was swaying back and forth, in pain and fear, and relieved himself when the leash was taken off by animal control.