A dog was "starting to lose hope" of ever being adopted after spending 1,500 days at the animal shelter, but then everything changed.

The plight of Lucky the Labrador retriever was first highlighted on social media when the staff at the Ady Gil World Conservation (AGWC) Rockin' Rescue Animal Adoption Center in California posted a video to the shelter's TikTok highlighting how he was closing in on 1,500 days there.

"Lucky came to us on June 29, 2021," Fabienne Origer from AGWC Rockin' Rescue told Newsweek . "He was originally rescued from a neglect situation , and although we don't know every detail about his past, it's clear he didn't receive much love or structure before arriving here."

Though Lucky was a favorite among staff, described by Origer as "incredibly intelligent, loy

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