Mother of tennis star Jennifer Capriati finds furry friend during coronavirus pandemic

Mother of tennis star Jennifer Capriati finds furry friend during coronavirus pandemic

Finding companionship in a furry friend.

A Singer Island woman saw one of WPTV's stories on a local animal rescue trying to clear their shelter and ended up finding the perfect partner.

STORIES ON A LOCAL ANIMALRESCUE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TOFOSTER DOGS.

SHE ENDED UPFINDING HER PERFECT PARTNER.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS YOU WHIT WAS*LOV* AT FIRST SIGHT.<< "HE'S THE SILVER LINING INTHIS WHOLE CRISIS." DOG MOMDENISE CAPRIATI IS PASSIONATEABOUT HER PUP TEDDY.

"IT WASTHE RIGHT TIME GOD HAD THISPLAN." DENISE IS USED TO BEINGA DOG MOM AND MOM,*MO*..

HERDAUGHTER IS JENNIFER CAPRIATIAN INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALLOF FAMER.

JENNIFER AND HERMOTHER DENISE USED TO TAKETHEIR SHITZU BIANCAEVERYWHERE!

"WE WOULD JUST PUTHER IN A BAG AND SHE CAMEEVERYWHERE WITH US SHE HAD HERCREDENTIALS." AROUND THE TIMEJENNIFER RETIRED, BIANCAPASSED AWAY.

FOR YEARS DENISEHAS LIVED ALONE.

UNTIL SHE SAWA STORY RIGHT HERE ON WPTVABOUT FURRY FRIENDS ADOPTIONCLINIC LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TOFOSTER DOGS FROM SENIORS WHOARE IN QUARANTINE.

SHE ENDEDUP ADOPTING A DOG INSTEAD.

"ISAID I'D REALLY LIKE A SMALLDOG I HAD A SHITZU, I KNOWTHEY'RE HARD TO FIND AND ACOUPLE OF HOURS LATER SHE SENTME A PICTURE OF TEDDY." IT WASA*PERFECT MATC* (PATDESHONG, PRESIDENT OF FURYFRIENDS ADOPTION CLINIC) "SOWE'RE DOING VIRTUAL ADOPTIONSWHERE YOU CALL US MAKE ANAPPORTIONMENT, WE MEET YOUOUTSIDE IN ONE OF THE PLAYYARDS.

WE HAVE OUR MASK YOUHAVE YOUR MASK.

WE WANT IT TOWORK, WE ARE NOT LOOKING TOBURDEN ANYONE.

I THINK IT CANBE AN UNBELIEVABLE, INCREDIBLEEXPERIENCE AS IT HAS BEEN WITHDENISE." AS FOR TEDDY..

NAT:(GOOD BOY) HE'S FITTING RIGHTINTO THE FAMILY..

"I STARTEDPLAYING WITH THE BALL, HE WASJUMPING AND RUNNING AFTER IT.NOW HE HAS TWO TENNIS BALLS(LAUGHS) AND A COUPLE OF OTHERTHINGS AND WE WERE JUSTWATCHING WIMBLEDON BEFORE WEGOT INTO THIS CONVERSATION(LAUGHS)." REPORTING IN PALMBEACH COUNTY, SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.