Rescue Dog Flinched When Mom Tried To Pet Her Until… | The Dodo



She would flinch every time her foster mom came near her 🥺

Our producer Monica talked to Mable’s foster mom, Angela, about the magical moment Mable tried to play with her for the first time 💞

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  1. I didn't know I was rescuing my doggy until I got him home. They lied and said he was just nervous because of meeting at a truck stop…My Henry didn't want to be touched. I never forced anything. He's still afraid of strangers but he is my bestie. He is the sweetest most loving creature I have ever met.

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  2. We had a foster dog like this, she didn’t come from an abusive home or anything she just had really bad anxiety. She would hardly ever leave the cage. It was hard to help her come out of her shell but my family never gave up on her. One day my mom shared the news that she might be going back to her original home and I cried. She came out of her cage and laid with me. We knew after that we had to have her. After a year and a half we formally adopted her. She passed last February. I miss her so much. Fly High Bailey 🕊️ ❤️

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  3. We are a no kill shelter but that dog would still likely be deemed unadoptable if it didn’t improve after a week or so due to the risk of escalation. It would require a unicorn adopter who has a ton of experience with undersocialized/fearful dogs and willing to work with her long term and manage her behaviors and contact with new people for life. No kill does not mean saving every single animal that enters the shelter regardless of medical or behavior concerns and putting public safety at risk. Sometimes you have to let go of one to save 30 others. An animal shelter is different from an animal sanctuary. We are trying to save thousands every year while a sanctuary can usually save 20-30 a year. I’m glad things worked out with this beautiful dog! Also, literally everyone in the comments is assuming the dog was abused, that may not be the case. This behavior is very common with dogs who just never had any human contact.

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  4. I adopted a shelter dog 3 years ago. So much like Mable. My Charlie Brown is a miracle walking. I supported him and now he supports me. How wonderful that we have each other. There are so many out there who need us and become amazing!!!!! Thanks for your story.

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  5. And you know that someone was hitting her it makes me sick to my stomach because I just adopted a beautiful dog five months ago a lab just like this and you can tell that he was being struck at. He’s much better now and thank goodness that he wasn’t three years old, you know makes it even worse because he was five months old when I got him so he’s come along really nicely beautiful animal. I can’t imagine anyone harming them but I know there’s monsters out there that do they shouldn’t even be breathing anyone to harm a animal or a child is unforgivable really good job with this dog. You’re a sweet beautiful human and I’m so glad that this dog found the right person just in time.🐾💋

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  6. Poor baby has been through a lot. Thank you for showing Mabel the love and patience all dogs deserve. Praying that she finds a loving forever home with an owner who will be there for her always. Love you, sweet Mabel!

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  7. My wife resues Dobermans that are deemed unfit to be adopted and
    scheduled to be put down.
    These dogs have lost their trust in humans and sometimes it's a long, hard road but most of the time it's pretty easy to rehabilitate them.
    Sadly, my wife can only do one at a time because of financial restrictions.
    In 20 years we have only had 1 dog that was to far gone and had to eventually be put down, but a 99% success rate is pretty good. My wife will always credit the dog and not herself. The dogs themselves are the success story.

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