Many people visit shelters dreaming of a playful puppy. Senior dogs, despite their calm hearts and loyal spirits, are often passed by without a second glance.

Yet these older souls have already learned what it means to love deeply. They wait and hope that someone will see beyond their gray muzzle and notice the kindness shining in their eyes.

Sweetie, a 10-year-old pit bull terrier, knows exactly how that feels.

For months, she lived inside Cobb County Animal Services in Georgia, greeting visitors with bright eyes and a hopeful tail. No matter how many times people walked past, she never gave up. She simply waited for the day someone would stop and stay.

Then, one afternoon, everything changed.

The Long Wait

Sweetie arrived at Cobb County Animal Services as a stray. At first, she w

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