Dogs are popular pets. Although there’s been a significant increase in rescue dog adoptions, there are still people who prefer buying their dogs from breeders. This creates a demand, which people with no experience at breeding take advantage of to make money.
Unfortunately, the demand for purebred dogs also encourages puppy mills where dogs are relentlessly bred to produce as many puppies as they can. This is unethical and it’s especially traumatic for the dogs involved. Many of the lucky dogs that have been rescued from puppy mills are depressed and terrified of people.
A dog named Eleanor was rescued from a puppy mill. She was bred numerous times and every time she gave birth to a litter, her babies were snatched away from her. The breeder would artificially inseminate Eleanor so she could produce as many puppies as she for the breeder to sell.
Thankfully, Eleanor was rescued from the puppy mill. However, she was a broken dog who lived in a cramped cage her entire life. Because of how she lived before, she found the world to be intimidating. She wasn’t used to living outside a cage that it was overwhelming her to be inside a house.
Eleanor was fostered by a woman named Jill and she described Eleanor as a dog that looked like she lost all hope. Jill had to carry Eleanor everywhere since she was too scared to walk on her own. Eleanor missed her babies so much and she didn’t trust humans at all.
Eventually, Jill introduced Eleanor to dog toys. That’s when Eleanor started to show interest. When Jill gave Eleanor her first toy, Eleanor took care of it as if it was one of her puppies. She would take the toy everywhere she went and she refused to move without her toy.
Eleanor found comfort from her first toy, which allowed her to be a mom, which she missed out on when she lived in the puppy mill. One morning, something clicked and Eleanor started to show happiness again. Eleanor started to come out of her shell and her transformation was truly incredible.
From a completely shut down dog, Eleanor now loves to go outdoors and run around with Jill. Thanks to the love and care that Jill gave, Eleanor finally got her chance to be happy again. Here’s a heartwarming video featuring Eleanor and her amazing transformation thanks to a dog toy.
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