Helping a dog who has spent years inside a shelter comes with many challenges. Rescuers understand that long-term stays weigh heavily on these animals, even when their basic needs are met.

Food, clean spaces, and daily enrichment provide comfort, but none of it compares to the stability and connection of a real home.

Every rescuer dreams of seeing their dogs adopted, yet the process is not always quick. Some pups wait far longer than they ever should, even when they have so much to offer.

This was the case for Punkin, a sweet-natured dog who had been at the shelter far too long and needed extra help to finally find her match.

Waiting For Someone To Notice Her

After more than 1,000 days at The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, staff members began to worry that Pun

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