Dying Texas Dog Gets to Play in the Snow [VIDEO]

Little guy loved playing in the snow and he got to have some fun before he leaves us. 

Ashley Niels has an adorable husky-German shepherd-chow mix. His name is Spunky. I only hope he was named after the dog from 'Rocko's Modern Life'. Ashley learned a couple weeks ago that Spunky had an untreatable form of cancer.

The vets said this cancer is extremely painful for the animal and it's recommended to put him down sooner rather than later. Ashley scheduled an appointment for the next evening. During the day, Spunky got to relive one of his favorite things. Playing in the snow. Her colleagues and friends at the Austin Animal Center, where she works as behavior and enrichment specialist, rented a snow machine and brought it to Niels’ house, where she sat in the front yard with Spunky and experienced a storm of tiny proportions.

A nice heartwarming story, but it gets even better. Spunky is somehow recovering. The vet had a family emergency and Niels couldn’t go through with putting him down. In addition, Spunky was feeling better. He was eating and running and seemed to be in no pain.The veterinarian said this might happen, that Spunky could rebound if his body absorbed the internal bleeding caused by his cancer.

Last week, when sudden weakness overcame Spunky, and he wouldn't eat. The vet's prognosis followed. Ashley has been enjoying this extra time with him and sadly she knows the end is near.