Something is paw-sible.
The “ugly” Florida pup whose heartbreaking wrestle to get adopted went viral final yr has been welcomed right into a loving house, the shelter introduced.
Lena — previously Duchess — is now a “cherished” member of a household of 4: she joins the couple who adopted her and “spoil her rotten,” and one other rescue canine, mentioned Rescue Dogs Dream, Inc., who saved her from an Orlando shelter.
Lena even had surgical procedure to eliminate her under-eye deformities that made her adoption so tough.
The pup — who was surrendered on account of a landlord difficulty — was born with giant keloids, or tufts of scarred pores and skin and fur, below every eye.
Orange County Animal Providers appealed to the general public simply earlier than the December holidays in hopes of discovering Lena a without end house — and to specific disappointment over the tough feedback they heard guests say in regards to the distinctive canine.
“She seems to be so ugly,” “How a lot is that this gonna price me?” and “She’ll by no means get adopted” have been simply among the judgments folks made as they hurried previous Lena’s kennel, pretending to not discover her, the shelter said.
“We all know sitting in a kennel, day after day, and watching folks stroll by on the opposite facet of these bars has to take its toll. It’s particularly laborious when nobody even stops to take a look at you. When you must watch different canines get pulled, get taken out, get taken house,” the shelter wrote in a heart-wrenching publish.
“The heartbreaking half is that Dutchess completely adores everybody. She runs as much as the kennel doorways day by day, excited for the brand new day, relentlessly optimistic. For her, every day brings new folks, and with that, new hope for adoption. Dutchess doesn’t know a foul day.”
The publish was shared 1000’s of instances and flooded with feedback from tons of of events till the pup was lastly linked together with her new household.
The couple, whose identities weren’t disclosed, took Lena house simply weeks after she broke the web.
They helped her by a profitable surgical procedure to take away the deformities and usually take her on hikes and different adventures, Rescue Dogs Dream, Inc announced.
Since settling into her without end house, Lena has graduated from a degree one doggie coaching class and is on her option to degree two coaching adopted by canine citizen class.
Her new household described her as “the sweetest canine they’ve ever met,” however admit she nonetheless causes some hassle.
“She’s nonetheless a counter surfer and has helped herself to some sticks of butter and cheeseburgers from the grill however we’re engaged on that,” they mentioned, in line with the rescue shelter.
“She’s so candy, simply likes to play and be round us on a regular basis … She is a superb lady and we love her a lot!!”
