FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Maria Helena Lugo says the past three weeks have been an emotional struggle as she fought to get her dog, Coco, back.
Lugo, who speaks only Spanish, said someone found Coco and brought him to Sandy Paws K-9 Rescue in Fort Lauderdale. But when she went to claim him, the rescue said she did not have enough proof of ownership to take him home.
“When the deputy arrived, he told me to stay outside while he went in to see what was going on,” Lugo said in Spanish…