Just two years ago, Patience’s future seemed bright. She was an eager, loving shelter dog in New Jersey, waiting to start her new life in a forever home. But her dreams were shattered when her adopters gave up on her in less than a year.
Once again, she was left with nothing.
Hope didn’t return this time. Instead, Patience shut down completely. She withdrew from the world, curling up in the corner of her tiny kennel, her face turned to the wall.
The sight was devastating. Her caregivers did everything they could to pull her from the depths of despair.
A Broken Soul in a Lonely Kennel
Patience’s suffering was impossible to ignore. Volunteers from SNARR Northeast in New York saw her sitting with her back to the world, frozen in fear. They knew they couldn’t wait any longer. They had to help her.
“In a crowded, chaotic city shelter in New Jersey, Patience sat alone, facing the wall, frozen with fear,” SNARR Northeast wrote on Instagram.
Her story was even more tragic than they imagined.
Patience wasn’t just hopeless—she was mentally defeated. She couldn’t even lift her head to look at potential adopters. She had given up.
“She’s shut down, mentally defeated, and lost. Patience doesn’t look at anyone because she doesn’t believe anyone sees her,” the rescue shared.
After finally finding a home, Patience was abandoned once more. She was discovered alone on the streets of New Jersey, severely injured.
No one knows exactly what happened to her, but her wounds told a painful story. Rescuers suspected she had been hit by a car.
She had suffered a spinal injury, and her peripheral vision was completely gone. Now, she could only see straight ahead.
But despite her past, SNARR Northeast refused to give up on her.
They knew she needed a quiet, loving space to heal. So they searched tirelessly for a foster home that could give her exactly that.
And after all that waiting, Patience finally found the perfect place to start over.
A Second Chance at Happiness
No one could have imagined how quickly Patience would transform.
With Patience (no pun intended), care, and endless love, this once-hopeless girl came back to life.
The broken, shut-down pup? She was gone. In her place was a quirky, joyful Pittie who cherished every moment with the people who truly loved her.
Now, Patience is about to start her neurological treatment.
But before that, she will experience the warmth of a true home, surrounded by people who finally understand her.
And most importantly, she will never, ever have to worry about going back to that tiny kennel.