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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDog Who Was Chained Up His Whole Life Looks Completely Different Now
That SMILE 😍💕BY CAITLIN JILL ANDERS
Odin was rescued in October 2018 from a pair of breeders who had completely neglected to care for him and several other dogs. The poor dog had been chained up and ignored, and it showed. He was in absolutely horrendous condition when he was picked up by rescuers from Southern Pines Animal Shelter and Southern Cross Animal Rescue of Mississippi, and they knew they needed to get him to a vet and then into a loving foster home as quickly as possible.
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When Odin first arrived in his new foster home, he had no idea what to do or how to act. He seemed incredibly confused, as if hed never had that much freedom to walk around and explore before. It seemed as though Odin had never been allowed to just be a dog before, and that broke his new foster moms heart.
I honestly dont know if Odin had ever been inside a house before, Schelkopf said. He sniffed around the whole house and kept looking back at me like, Whats the catch? For weeks after I got him, he would just lay in a spot. I couldnt get him to play with toys or act like a normal dog.
It took some time, but slowly, Odin began to realize that there was no catch. This woman had agreed to take him in and love him, even if just for a little while, and for that, Odin was eternally grateful.
Initially, Schelkopf was only planning on fostering Odin but it soon became clear that Odin had found his forever home, and he wasnt going anywhere.
The second night I had brought him home, he was brave enough to come to bed with me, Schelkopf said. He climbed onto the bed and just threw his bony body on me, looked up at me with such heartfelt eyes and sighed in such a loving embrace. I knew Odin had finally found where he needed to be.
Once Odin officially became a foster fail, there was still the matter of getting his health in order. He was such a mess when he first arrived at his new home, but with a whole lot of care and love, Odin slowly began to transform
and soon, he looked like a completely different dog, and exactly like the fluffy, confident Alaskan malamute he was always meant to be.
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Odin is such a fun, loving and goofy guy, Schelkopf said. He has become completely accustomed to the spoiled life.
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Dog Who Was Chained Up His Whole Life Looks Completely Different Now (Original Post)
catbyte
Feb 2019
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. There are some wonderful people in this world.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. Unbelievable transformation to a happy, healthy dog.
There are human miracle workers.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)3. Now these are stories I love to hear!! Fabulous!!
Thanks for posting!!
red dog 1
(27,837 posts)4. OMG!
After seeing those first few photos, I never would have guessed that Odin was a Malamute.
Bless those Mississippi rescue organizations and the woman who adopted him.
K&R, thanks for posting, catbyte
catbyte
(34,418 posts)6. You're welcome. I hope the Siamese cat in the first photo found a loving forever home, too.
democrank
(11,098 posts)5. I love Odin.
Good doggy
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)7. Love that face and smile!
Can't expand on that.
Roadside Attraction
(238 posts)8. God bless the folks who saved this dog . . .
. . . and the folks who save other of God's creatures.
iluvtennis
(19,865 posts)9. Wow, just wow
jls4561
(1,258 posts)11. It's wonderful to see the transformation
May Odin have a long, loving and happy life.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)12. Some people don't deserve to live.
Anyone who could do this to a dog could...
Shanti Mama
(1,288 posts)13. Amazing, heartwarming transformation.
Sometimes I wish we could see posts like this about children. Analogous scenarios exist. My child was pretty darned malnourished when I adopted him/her. Won't give more details except to say this kiddo walked about three weeks after becoming mine, at 15 months, and though still small is an absolute wonder.