What makes someone think a dog “looks mean” is beyond comprehension. Yet, for Sully — a gentle, 5-month-old Pittie — people couldn’t see past his appearance. To them, he was just another “mean, aggressive bully,” and they steered clear.

All it would have taken was five minutes to see the truth. Five minutes to realize he was nothing but a loving soul.

But instead, Sully spent day after day inside his cramped kennel, drifting off to sleep each night hoping that someday someone would notice the sweetness in his eyes.

And then, that person came along — and changed his life forever.

Months Of Heartbreak Inside The Shelter

Julia Correll, founder of Desert Dog Project — an organization that helps shelter dogs with medical needs and finds them foster homes — met Sully while volunteering at

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