A dog that was abandoned outside of an animal hospital in Plantation has found a new owner and forever home.

The dog, now named Oscar, was dropped off at the Lakeside Animal Hospital’s parking lot in Plantation in July and left for dead, employees said.

On Thursday, his new owner, Frank Flores, got to take him to his new home.

“Something just connected with me when I saw him and I was like, ‘You know what, I got to meet this dog,” said Flores. “When I came here the next day after it was aired, I was with him for maybe two or three minutes, and I just fell in love with him.”

The previously abandoned pup narrowly avoided being hit by a car after being placed outside the animal hospital.

“I was mortified, like I really thought he was going to get killed,” said Estee Froehlich, the hospit

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