Woman Asks Shelter For Most Senior, Most Passed Over Dog And Ends Up Going Home With Two

Aug 09, 2019 by apost team

Dogs are truly fascinating animals. When you’re having a bad day, you can bet that your dog will show up with lots of unconditional love. A family in North Carolina recently returned some of that unconditional love by adopting two older dogs from a local animal shelter.

Leslie Sacks is an avid dog lover. In all, Leslie estimates that she has adopted about 50 dogs over the years, many of whom are older or suffer from medical conditions. When the Sacks family lost some of their prized pooches, Leslie knew that she could assuage their grief by getting a new pup. Heading to the Asheville Humane Society, Leslie asked the staff for an older dog that people might overlook in the adoption process.

"Who's the oldest that you have, the longest that has been here, who has been overlooked? I need that dog," she asked, reported Inside Edition.

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Shelter staff quickly introduced Leslie to Brutus, a 13-year-old dog that has been living at the shelter for about five months. Brutus’s former owner had brought the animal to the shelter to be euthanized, but staff decided to give him a second chance at happiness. Passed over for adoption numerous times, Brutus was more than happy to hear that he was going home with Leslie, smiling and wagging his tail at the cameras.

But Leslie wasn’t done yet. As Leslie was signing adoption paperwork, she saw a shelter worker walking another dog. Finding out that the dog, whose name is Sam, had several medical conditions and was also up for adoption, Leslie decided to take her home too.

As Leslie left the shelter with her new loving companions, tears rolled down her eyes as shelter staff celebrated Brutus and Sam going to their forever home. Leslie told everyone that she was happy to give Brutus and Sam a place to live for the last few years of their lives and says that she knows that they will give her family all the love in their hearts in return.

When shelter staff shared Leslie’s story, Leslie was more than happy to talk with reporters. Leslie says that Brutus and Sam, who are now called Bruno and Bella, are doing great in their new home. Leslie says that it saddens her to see older dogs left at shelters as they have a great deal of wisdom and love in their hearts.

Leslie’s daughter, Siena, told that she wasn’t sure that she could love another dog after losing her previous pets, but now can’t get enough of Bruno and Bella. The intelligent little girl says that it is important to give older dogs a chance at adoption because welcoming an older dog into your home gives the dog a happy conclusion to their story in this life.

What do you think of Leslie adopting Bruno and Bella? Have you ever adopted an older or special needs pet?