When rescuers Hanah Hueston and Kathleen Orcutt received word about a frightened Husky abandoned on a lake, they wasted no time packing their gear and setting off to help.

When they arrived, their eyes fell on the pup curled tightly on the dock, trying to make herself invisible.

The moment the dog—later named Mingo—noticed them, she stood and edged closer to the water, her tail tucked firmly beneath her and her eyes wide with fear.

Though they didn’t know her story, it was obvious that she had endured trauma.

Finally Brought To Safety

Orcutt began carefully inching toward Mingo.

The pup lowered her head, scanning desperately for a way out. Frozen with fear, she could barely move.

“And the closer I got to her, even as slow as I was going, she was looking around, looking for her exit

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