Every dog’s dream is to live in a warm home with a loving family. Unfortunately, not all dogs are lucky enough to live such an ideal life, which is why many of them have to settle for a shelter. However, for most dogs, this is not a place where they can find true happiness.
It is especially difficult for dogs who have spent most of their lives in a loving home to get used to the four walls of a kennel. After so much love from your dearest people, it’s not easy to adapt to a place where you can’t even see people most of the time.
Unfortunately, shelter staff are witnessing these situations more and more recently, and it’s especially difficult for them when owners abandon their pets for no reason. That’s exactly what happened at a shelter in West Milford, New Jersey.
“Scared and confused”
A dog named Diesel was handed over to the West Milford Animal Shelter Society (WMASS), located in West Milford, New Jersey, in March 2024. According to News weektheir volunteer, Richard Adamonis, was so upset by this dog’s plight that he just had to share his story.
“Diesel was scared and confused, like most animals who arrive at the shelter three weeks ago,” he said in an interview with Newsweek.
However, this was really no surprise given that this 10 year old Pit Bull had spent almost nine years in a warm home before it is delivered. This, along with the fact that he was left at the shelter for no serious reason, shook Richard and the staff even more.
“We feel bad for the animal, like in this case with Diesel, because they didn’t do anything wrong,” Richard said.
However, situations like this always motivate people like Richard to do everything to help these helpless beings and ensure a better future for them.
Dreaming of a new chance
An extreme change in environment like this can often have serious consequences for dogs. For this reason, Richard and the other people at the shelter were very careful around Diesel.
Thanks to this, as well as its “very calm and obedient” personality, Diesel adapted surprisingly quickly, and was a real joy to hang out with. Soon, he became the shelter’s favorite.
About a month after his arrest, WMASS wrote a Facebook post about Diesel proving he was a special boy.
“Diesel seems good with other dogs, he is also housebroken, he is friendly with a touch of shyness from the first meeting, loves to be petted and massaged, always loves life and playing!” they wrote.
At the end of the post, they said that many people love old dogs and expressed hope that such a kind-hearted person will notice Diesel and give him a chance to start a new life.
Although he was left at the shelter for no reason, there are many reasons why this beautiful dog deserves to be in a loving home again.
