Last night, I saw a post about a little puppy.
Another forgotten soul. Just skin and bones. Abandoned.
What h.u ŕt the most was that no one seemed to care.
As if p.a ìn had become normal.
Just another post, lost in the feed. I couldn’t ignore it.
I went out at 3 AM, because time can mean life or d.e αth.
He was still there. Waiting. Silently begging.
He wagged his tail weakly— too weak to stand properly.
The place was full of filth. The smell was indescribable. It was the only home he knew.
A miserable refuge where he rested after long hours of useless pleading.
His condition needed no explanation. The pictures spoke for themselves.
But this little soul’s destiny was about to change. His new life had begun.
And I promised myself I would do the impossible to make it a good one.
In the morning, we went straight to the vet.
He was covered in fleas. Mange. Infections.
We gave him Simparica for his skin, antibiotics for the infections,
and ran b.l σod tests.
He weighed only 14 pounds. A skeleton with a heartbeat.
His first bath— maybe the first of his life.
He was t.e ŕrified.
We used a gentle formula and chlorhexidine to help his da.m αged skin.
His gums were pale, but a transfusion wasn’t needed.
He tested positive for haemobartonella— a parasite destroying red blood cells.
We adjusted his treatment.
He never complained. Not once.
We named him Dobby.
Like the elf.
Small. Loyal. Sweet. And finally free.
His first walk in the park.
One paw was da.m αged— an old injury worsened by malnutrition.
He lifted it when he walked, but we started working on it.
His skin was still healing.
The itching slowly eased.
His fur might grow back soon.
We found him just in time.
A little later… and he wouldn’t be here.
He preferred being inside.
He loved his bed instantly— curled into it
like it was heaven.
For him, every small thing was magic.
One night, I found him sharing his bed with Amapola.
Acting like a gentleman… and a little scoundrel.
The look he gave me—
“How dare you interrupt us?”—
made me laugh.
He was healing.
In every way.
We joked that Dobby was “mutating.”
His soul had started to smile.
Slowly,
he forgot the p.a ìn.
Slowly, he became whole.
He followed me everywhere.
Like a little shadow that never let go.
If I stopped petting him, he nudged me
until I started again.
He came to meetups with other dogs.
Always smiling.
He wanted cuddles from everyone.
And everyone wanted to give them.
We began looking for a home.
But it had to be special.
He had s.u ƒfered too much to settle for less.
It had to be real love.
Responsible. Kind. Committed.
And then it happened.
He found his forever family.
Hearts as big as his.
They already had a three-legged greyhound— and we knew instantly
they were special.
Dobby felt at home right away.
He adapted immediately.
Letting him go broke my heart.
But love means choosing what’s best— even when it h.u ŕts.
His adoption meant
another life could be saved.
That’s rescue.
To love. To let go. To save again.
Seeing him smile like that— it was worth every tear.
From forgotten to adored.
From broken to whole.
From dy.i חg to dreaming.
Dobby became everything he was always meant to be.
Now his life is full.
Walks. Kisses. Beach days. Cuddles.
Everything he never knew— now he has in abundance.
There are thousands more like Dobby.
Waiting. S.u ƒfering. Dy.i חg.
All it takes is someone to care.
To notice. To act. You can’t change their past.
But you can change their future.
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