SAN DIEGO — Karen Olson and her husband walk their beloved rescue dogs on the sidewalk in their Rancho Penaquistos neighborhood every night.“Our hearts are very, very heavy,” Olson said. “He was very sensitive, very loving and very kind. He was always a protector of our little dogs.”
Despite being vaccinated for it, Olson said Ozzie tested positive for leptospirosis. Sadly, Olson told ABC 10News that Ozzie died from the disease. San Diego Humane Society’s chief medical officer told ABC 10News it spreads through the urine of an infected animal, which dogs can be exposed to by being outside in contaminated water.