Patience’s journey was anything but easy.

Two years earlier, she seemed to have it all, a joyful shelter dog in New Jersey with a forever family ready to take her home. But in less than a year, her adopters gave up on her, leaving Patience with nothing once again.

This time, she didn’t cling to the hope that brighter days would come. Instead, she shut herself off completely. She spent her time pressed into the corner of her small kennel, her body turned to the wall, unwilling to face the world.

Her caregivers were heartbroken watching her retreat so deeply, and they tried everything they could to lift her from despair.

A Heartbreaking Scene

Patience’s condition caught the attention of volunteers from SNARR Northeast , in New York. Seeing her sit with her back to the world , desper

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