A dog tied to a fence on the side of a Florida highway during Hurricane Milton has now become immortalized.
The story of Trooper the dog has inspired the new " Trooper's Law ," which would make it a felony to abandon a dog during a natural disaster.
Trooper's family shares about how he's doing and how his namesake law can help
Frank Spina can't keep his new dog, Trooper, off of him.
Trooper has come a long way since the Florida Highway Patrol found the bull terrier tied to a pole along Interstate 75 during Hurricane Milton last year. That video went viral and the story made it on CBS News This Morning.
Spina told CBS News Miami that Trooper is still recovering from the trauma of that storm.
"He still has a little bit of PTSD, I would say," Spina said. "He reacts when he hears c