Unfortunately, many dogs' lives don’t look like that.
They’re left on the street or, in some sad cases, even abused.
After ten days of treatment, his skin completely healed.
The rescuers believed that she had been abused, as she cowered away from human attention.
They left food for her, which she would only eat when no one was watching.
Once they brought in another lurcher from the same shelter, Angel began to open up.
She stayed close to the dog, whom they named Cliff, and soon came out of her shell.
She had very little room to move, and they didn’t even give her a blanket or toys.
The neighbors finally calledAnimal Advocateswho came out to rescue Judas from her tiny living space.
She had feces on her legs and tail from lying in her own poop.
She could barely walk because of her terrible arthritis.
Mike and Alyssa, a loving couple, adopted her and took her out on many camping trips.
She lived with her new family for eighteen months before dying of old age.
She had finally been given the loving life she deserved.
That’s when he realized that Athena had been buried intentionally and left to die without food or water.
He toldTodaythat he was 350 feet into a narrow canyon when he saw something moving around.
Anderegg knew that he needed to rescue this dog.
He went to the Page Animal Hospital, where they gave him a carrier and dog bowls.
The next morning, Anderegg returned to rescue the puppy.
After that, he took the dog to the veterinarian, where they nursed him back to health.
Riley has his ownFacebook pagewhere you’re able to see him having adventures with Anderegg.
Bear ran away into the woods.
Distraught, Kupferman searched for Bear for 12 hours, calling his name and combing the area.
But he couldn’t find him.
Somehow, Bearended up in an auto parts yardin Marietta, Georgia, 16 miles away.
That’s where Stephanie Burke Sparks and Kera Bagwell found him.
For over a year, they tried to catch the dog.
They finally called local rescue groups who came out and captured Bear.
The couple cried as they welcomed Bear back into their home.
“I’m still crying over it.
The other puppies in her litter had already died, or they were deformed.
Pegasus was also sick with a pigment deficiency.
“The very first moment she arrived, she was comfortable and happy,” Burrows toldThe Huffington Post.
Burrows has another Great Dane named Luna, and the two dogs are best friends.
Pegasus still has many health issues, including partial blindness and low performing kidneys.
But she has a loving owner who will do whatever she can to improve her life.
“If love alone could save her, she would live forever.”
Her former owner was convicted of animal abuse and a loving family adopted her.
Peanut’s owner wrapped the girl in his shirt and ran back home with her.
When he got home, he covered her in blankets and called 911.
The girl, along with another young female, were removed from the home.
The two drove out to Hollister to help capture the frightened dog.
Daisy ran over to her, wagged her tail, and sniffed Meghan’s face.
When asked how she knew what to do, Meghan toldKSBW, “We earn their trust.
It’s just basic.
Play with them.”
The Toppings couldn’t adopt Daisy, so they found another family to take her in.
She then explained that she wanted Daisy to “help the kids and make them feel better.”
They threw pieces of cheeseburger to lure him closer to them, and he cautiously approached them.
It was kind of tricky.”
They eventually captured him by lassoing him with a leash.
Lionel’s Legacy postedan updateof Mufasa playing with his new brother Scout in his adopted family’s backyard.
It seems that the stranded dog is now loving his life in a wonderful home.
According to theASPCA, about 3.3 million dogs enter U.S. shelters each year.
Also, double-check to microchip your pup if you already have one.
Do what you’re free to to stop dog homelessness.
