Having parents who love them immeasurably is all that shelter dogs long for.
Every day, they wake up with hearts filled with hope, wishing that their greatest dream would finally come true.
Unfortunately, senior dogs and dogs with special needs are often perceived as less desirable and they usually wait the longest to get adopted.
Beluga, a sweet senior dog, knows how it feels to be overlooked by adopters time and time again.
The pup spent more than 700 days in a shelter kennel, hoping with his whole heart that somebody would choose him and love him forever.
Beluga’s Story
Beluga was a 10-year-old stray dog who was taken in by the Texas shelter, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) in 2022.
The first thing that his rescuers noticedaout the pup was his head tilt. They didn’t know much about his past, but the rescue team suspected that Beluga suffered a trauma at some point of his life.
He was a sweet pup who had special needs. Apart from having arthritis and neurological issues, Beluga was partially deaf and partially blind.
He needed a calm home and a loving human who would give him a chance.
Beluga’s shelter friends did their best to be there for Beluga and to give him the affection that he needed.
They hoped that the doggo would find a forever family who would spoil him with love.
However, months went by, and Beluga continued waiting in his shelter kennel. He watched other shelter residents smiling as they left their kennels in the arms of their new parents.
Beluga kept wondering if he would ever be as lucky as them.
