After being abandoned, a dog searches for the family she lost. She keeps looking for them, walking around nearby houses. “She wasn’t interested in anybody else, just kept going around in circles around all the houses nearby,” showing how much she missed her home. This is truly heartbreaking.
Neighbors Step In
The rescue team, with help from neighbors, successfully cornered the frightened dog. Despite her fear, she was calm and did not react aggressively. “She was really timid; she didn’t bite, she didn’t growl, she was very quiet,” one rescuer observed. This moment was crucial for ensuring her safety and beginning her path to a new life.
Finding Trust Again
After being rescued, the dog received immediate medical attention. “She’d gone to the vet, she’d had her temperature taken, she’d had deworming, de-flea, all that sort of thing,” the rescuer explained. To help her adjust, she was given a quiet space in a garage with a blanket and open door. “I left her in the crate with a blanket in our garage with the door open… I knew she would probably need the space to get used to what the heck had just happened.”
Slowly, the dog began to explore her new environment. “Little by little, she’d come out of the garage door and have a sniff around,” showing signs of curiosity and adaptation. She visibly relaxed and showed signs of comfort, “The moment she kind of came into the garden and sat around us, could almost see her yawn and stretch and let go of a lot of worry and anxiety.”
A New Family
The next step was finding her a forever home. The rescuer’s father- Jo, initially seemed the perfect match. However, Jo’s family fell in love with her and decided to keep her. Jo had to break this news to her father, “I felt really bad to call him a few days later and say, um, actually we’ve all fallen in love with her, and I think that maybe we’re going to keep her. But he was okay with it.”
