Dog That Spent Year And A Half Chained Up Gets Rescued (Viral Thread)

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Feb 15, 2021 12:00 PM EST

Bring the tissues, everyone, because this one is a tearjerker. Meet Baldr. This poor pup has spent the first year and a half of his life chained up before he got rescued. He never even had a name, and it has left him afraid of trusting people. Thankfully though, his life changed when imgur user, poorschmuck, opened up their hearts and took him in.

Baldr is now the happiest he's ever been. He's found his forever home, and he knows it. In this home, he will get nothing but love, and as poorschmuck said: he's "[n]ever going to see a chain again." And nothing could make us happier.

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"This is Baldr. He spent the first year and a half chained up before being rescued. Didn't even have a name. "

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"Yesterday he came home with me. Never going to see a chain again. He's a good boy.
A bit cautious about all the new experiences and smells, but still so trusting and just wanting to be loved"
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"Walkies? Yes please!"

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He already looks so, co much happier. We want to take the chance to say thank you to this person for having the place in their heart to help this animal in need. Though most people would have wanted to help it, very few people actually would have one it. We wish you guys a happy life, and we hope that your story inspires many others to do the same.
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"The couch is a great place for cuddles."

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"He knows he found his safe and forever home."

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"Snooze time."

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"here is a 1st week update"

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"This is just to show where him and me started. The first time I saw him at the shelter. It was love at first sight from both of us."
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"The Canny Collar we have used for leash training."

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"Spending his first 1 1/2 years of his life chained up, he had zero leash training, so opted for an aid. One week one, we rarely even need the training strap anymore. He's an excellent good boy."
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"This is the common pose after our 2-hour evening walks. Both of us passed out on the couch binging Netflix."

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"In addition to the walks, of course we play ball and do training on fetch, release, return, sit and everything else. He loves his squeaky ball."

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"Baldr is living his happy life, and loves to stop and look out on the ocean. Just one week out of the shelter, he is proving to live up to the brindle characteristics. Smart, loving, stubborn, happy and loyal to his new human."

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