After 15 Years In A Shelter, Sweet Dog Finally Finds A Home

[joeybee12]

Chip arrived at an animal shelter when he was only a 7-week-old puppy in need of a loving forever family. And then for the next 15 years, he waited.

The little gray dog spent almost his entire life at the Save-a-Pet Shelter in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, until Thursday, when Chip finally got to go home with a dad of his very own.

One of Chip's fans posted a desperate plea on behalf of the aging dog earlier this week, writing "Chip has NEVER had a home, NEVER had a family to love and cherish him, NEVER had someone to play with him or take him for walks, NEVER had a warm bed to sleep in or a human to cuddle up to."

Now, finally, Chip will have everything a dog could want. On Thursday afternoon the shelter posted a triumphant adoption portrait of Chip and his new dad, Jaco Rademeyer, about to take the little dog to his very first home.



https://www.thedodo.com/dog-gets-adopted-after-15-years-1170519847.html#dog-gets-adopted-after-15-years-1170519847.html

[hlthe2b]

1. this story is absolutely wrenching....

How could such a sweet dog not have gotten a home earlier?

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Dear Fate, Please let this little dog live to be at least 25...

[BrotherIvan]

3. Perfect

I'm adding my prayer to yours. But 1 year, even one good year with lots of love, that would be awesome. New Dad is my hero today.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. He is mine too!

[shenmue]

4. Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[myrna minx]

5. Im go happy this pup will finally have a home.

15 years!

[SoapBox]

6. Oh...

It's a sad story...it's a happy story.

These kind of things make me emotional...thanks for posting joeybee12.

[calimary]

8. Dang! I'm glad they kept him alive and sheltered for all that time.

Tragically, too many shelter animals don't get much time.

Thank you joeybee12 for posting this. A little happy ending to wrap up the work week!

[hifiguy]

10. Both of my now late (from old age) kittehs

were from a no-kill cat shelter. When I heard that no one had called about Max in the year he'd been in foster care I knew he was the cat for me. I cried after I hung up the phone; such a sweet cat that nobody wanted until I found him. He'd had such a hard life but I spoiled him rotten for the five years we had.

[Luminous Animal]

16. So sweet. Thanks for that.

[DashOneBravo]

9. Wonderful

Shelter dogs are the best.

Made me smile

[BlancheSplanchnik]

11. :o

Ohhhhhh.....sweet puppy..... Be a good dad, New Dad!

[roguevalley]

12. :(*****

that man is a hero. that dog had only one good eye. Bless them both forever.

[narnian60]

13. +1000

[Vattel]

14. That dog is so cool.

[New Orleans Strong]

15. Jaco -

I. Just. Love. You. I'm crying - with my dog...

[SheilaT]

17. I can't help but wonder if this shelter ever turned away another dog

during those same 15 years.

[Enthusiast]

18. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!