Rescue Team Saves Abandoned Senior Dog Dumped On The Street – Heartwarming Rescue
Heartwarming Rescue (Video)
Another victory for the Hope for Paws lucky leash! When the wonderful team at Hope for Paws was recently alerted about a senior dog roaming the streets, Lisa Arturo and Joann Wiltz grabbed a lucky leash and were on the way. The sweet old boy was reportedly abandoned after his family moved away and left him. He waited outside the gate of his old house for months, waiting for his family to come back for him. The senior dog was on his own, being fed by neighbors, before someone finally decided to call for help.
Hope for Paws got the call about Pumba and immediately drove out to his neighborhood to try and find him. When rescuers arrived, he was curled up in some grass along the curb. But as soon as he saw them, he got incredibly scared and ran to the other side of the street, nervous and confused after being on his own for so long. His rescuers tried setting a trap with food to try and lure Pumba in but he was much too smart for that, and managed to steal the food without getting in the trap. Rescuers tried approaching him again, but as soon as he saw they had a leash, he got scared again and crossed back over to the other side of the street.
He finally gave in to his hunger and loneliness!
Finally, one of the rescuers approached him very, very slowly, making it clear that she had food and sweet Pumba finally gave in to his hunger and loneliness and let her place a leash around his neck, ensuring that he was safe at last. As soon as he was on the leash, Pumba began to relax a little bit, and accepted some love from the people who helped save his life. They loaded him into their car and drove him to the vet to get checked out, where he became more and more affectionate, so excited to finally be away from the streets for good. Pumba is currently staying in the best foster home, where he has lots of room to play, dog siblings to hang out with and people to give him all of the love and attention he’s been missing for the past year. Watch the video of Pumba’s rescue, you will see that he has so much love to give!
