If dogs could express joy in words, they would describe it as having a loving family and a safe, warm home to call their own. Too many dogs, however, never experience this kind of happiness.

Chiquitita, a 12-year-old senior dog, had endured years of uncertainty.

After more than 650 days in shelters and foster care, she finally believed she had found her forever home, only for that hope to be cut short when her new family returned her to the shelter.

Chiquitita’s Long Journey

Chiquitita’s early life was harsh . She had been used as a bait dog in a cruel dogfighting ring before being rescued. Traumatized and in pain, she required time to recover both physically and emotionally, compounded by an arthritis diagnosis.

Her first shelter was overcrowded, and heartbreakingly, her name appea

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