Life inside a shelter can wear a dog down.

Many arrive full of energy, only to find themselves living in chilly kennels without a family to lean on. Little by little, that kind of environment can drain their joy, alter their behavior, and weaken their health.

Yet even in those conditions, some dogs manage to cling to hope.

One pup in Skokie, Illinois, did exactly that. She found a lifeline in the form of an unexpected companion, a friendship that kept her steady until the day it was suddenly taken away.

A Friendship That Held Her Together

Misty, a soft-hearted dog, had been sent to Community Animal Rescue Effort (CARE) in Skokie, Illinois after spending time at a rural Missouri shelter. She had waited there for a family that never came, and her outlook had begun to crumble.

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