When Lee Asher, a lifelong dog rescuer and the founder of The Asher House in Oregon, drove to Wild Rivers Animal Rescue , he couldn’t have predicted that one meeting would touch his heart so deeply.

A staff member led him down the rows of kennels until they reached Sammy. The Pit Bull’s tail began wagging furiously, and his face broke into a wide smile. It was as if Sammy knew right then and there that his life was about to take a turn for the better.

The dog had suffered abuse and neglect and ended up in a high-euthanasia shelter. By the time he was taken in by Wild Rivers, he was in rough shape, recovering from surgery and still carrying both physical and emotional scars.

Despite his sweet nature, Sammy had been ignored by potential adopters time after time. With his chances runni

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