Cuando te rescataron y ahora solo te tienes que preocupar por ser el perrito viejito más adorable del mundo para que te adopten pronto.🥰
Goyo busca una familia.
Estamos en CDMX.
She had spent 180 days in the shelter without one serious adoption application. Most people barely glanced at her kennel before moving on. Then one afternoon, a man who admitted he wasn't sure he was prepared for such a high-spirited dog stepped forward and said, "I'll take the challenging one".
We admitted her in the spring of 2022. After a violent storm, someone discovered her wandering alone, hurt and frightened. She was underweight beneath her scruffy coat, patches of fur missing, and one ear permanently nicked from whatever hardship she had endured. Despite how fragile she felt in my arms, nervous energy radiated from her.
The team nicknamed her Flicker because she constantly made sharp little yips and restless sounds.
Later, I began calling her Maple — around the time I stopped trying so hard to persuade visitors to choose her. Dogs like her are rarely first picks. Families gravitate toward bouncy puppies, not older dogs with visible scars and a reputation for being intense.
She snapped quick barks at unfamiliar faces. She refused food if anyone hovered nearby. She guarded the back corner of her kennel and reacted instantly to sudden motion. Still, she was particular about her blanket, pawing and turning it until everything felt just right. In the late afternoon, when sunlight streamed through the windows, she would lie in the warmest beam and finally loosen her guard.
We shared her profile repeatedly online, highlighting overlooked animals. It didn't change much. Over time, she blended into the routine of the shelter - alert, observant, always there. I'd leave a few extra treats by her bea. When I worked late, she sometimes drifted closer, near enough that I could hear her steady breathing, though never close enough for touch. We had an unspoken understanding. Then Thomas Greene arrived.
He was seventy-three, a retired carpenter who had lost his wife the previous year. Grief followed him quietly. He came to donate old linens but stayed, asking gentle questions. Eventually, he asked if we had a dog nobody else wanted.
I asked him why.
He said the quiet in his home had become unbearable. No footsteps. No shared conversations.
Just stillness.
I guided him toward the back kennels. Maple lifted her head, watching carefully. Thomas didn't rush. He simply stood there, observing her.
"So you're the tough one, huh?" he said softly.
She let out a briet, curious bark.
He smiled. "That's okay. I'm wary of anything that trusts too fast."
She didn't pull away. He didn't try to touch her. After a long pause, he said he would take her home.
I cautioned him that she might always be spirited and intense. He nodded. Perfection wasn't what he wanted. He just needed a heartbeat in the house.
He called every day that first week. She shadowed him from room to room. She proudly carried toys around the house. When she finally wore herself out, she curled beside him. A few weeks later, she had a new name - Rosie.
Six weeks atter that, he returned with a photograph.
Rosie lay stretched across his lap, bathed in a strip of sunlight, eyes closed in complete contentment. Thomas looked changed too - lighter, as though the heavy silence in his home had softened into something warmer, something that sounded like laughter.
Mucha gente nos ha dicho que no vale la pena rescatar a los perritos más viejitos. 💔
Pero nosotros pensamos… ¿por qué dejar que un perrito se vaya de este mundo sin haber conocido un poquito de amor, cuidados y la tranquilidad de sentirse querido?
Ellos también merecen una familia. También merecen una cama calientita, una caricia y saber lo que significa ser parte de un hogar. 🩷
Rescatemos y adoptemos a los viejitos.
Porque cambiar una vida no tiene límite de edad. 🐾
Amigos creemos que este chaparrito que rescatamos ayer , está perdido.
Es muy difícil que un perro llegue a viejito en la calle , se veía asustado y desorientado
Nos ayudan a buscarlo y publicarlo en grupos de perros perdidos por favor? 🙏🏻
Fue encontrado en #chimalhuacan.
Solo se entregará a quien demuestre que es suyo , con fotos , videos , carnet ACTUALIZADO
Se dará un tiempo adecuado de espera, mientras tanto se le dará atención médica , se le hará su protocolo de salud, si el veterinario lo autoriza por su salud y edad también se esterilizará
De no encontrar a su familia se pondrá en adopción responsable
Si lo reconoces por favor manda wats al 5548724347
#buscamosasufamilia #rt #comparte
Movido por la pura compasión, rescató a un perro callejero que estaba completamente solo y le dio algo que nunca había tenido: un hogar lleno de amor y una nueva oportunidad para ser feliz. ❤️🐾