Two tiny Chihuahuas who arrived at a South Carolina shelter terrified after severe neglect have melted hearts online, after a volunteer won their trust and filmed the moment they finally asked for love for the very first time.
Staff and volunteers at Just Passing Through, the shelter arm of Animal Allies Spay & Neuter Clinic in Spartanburg, recently took in 17 severely neglected dogs, according to PetHelpful’s report. Each dog slowly began to open up as it realised it was safe — but one bonded pair of Chihuahuas was especially frightened after their ordeal.
Patience, treats and time
One woman set out to win the pair over, spending time with them every day and offering special treats. It was not easy, the report says, but the patience paid off in a moment she described as one of the most rewarding of her rescue work: the two little dogs approaching her and asking for affection on their own terms.
Viewers who watched the clip agreed on one thing above all — the pair must stay together. One commenter warned the shelter “better not split them up,” and thousands of others echoed the point.
A jackpot adoption
When PetHelpful checked the shelter’s AdoptAPet page, the pair were no longer listed — a hopeful sign, the report says, that they were adopted together. The writer concluded that whoever adopted the bonded pair “truly hit the jackpot,” and that the grateful little dogs “can’t get enough attention.”
Bonded pairs can be harder to place because they must be adopted as a unit, but shelters say the reward is double: two dogs who comfort each other through the stress of a new home, and twice the love for the family that takes them in.
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