Patience’s story has been filled with heartbreak.

Two years earlier, she seemed to have found everything she ever wanted: a joyful shelter dog in New Jersey finally heading home with a loving family. But less than a year later, her adopters gave up on her, leaving her abandoned once more.

This time, Patience seemed to lose faith entirely. Instead of looking for comfort, she shut down emotionally. She spent her days curled in the corner of her kennel, her face turned toward the wall, unwilling to look at anyone.

Her caregivers watched with breaking hearts as she withdrew further into herself, doing everything they could to help her find a spark of hope again.

Lost In Despair

Patience’s condition soon reached the volunteers of SNARR Northeast , a New York-based rescue. Seeing photos o

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