“She changed my life in four days—I couldn’t stop crying without her”: A stray pup rescued off the street is surrendered to a shelter in hopes of reuniting her with a lost family… but her rescuer couldn’t bear to leave her there

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    About 6 days ago I found a stray dog wondering around hungry and scared. I called her over and offered some food to her, which she took right away. I brought her home
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    tan dog sitting sad face in the middle of an empty street
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    and kept her for 4 days before deciding to give her to the local animal shelter. She seemed domesticated and was very friendly and potty trained. I figured that this meant they're was a slim chance a family could be
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    out looking for her and I didn't want to possibly prevent her from going back to a family if she had any.
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    However, I feel like a part of me died the second I gave her away. For the 4 days I had her I loved that dog so much, more than I've ever loved anything before. We bonded so much and she felt like my other half. I've never been
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    a smiling golden retriever in a field of flowers
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    a dog person before, but when I tell you this is the sweetest most loving dog ever I'm not lying. I feel so bad fo dropping her off because she had terrible attachment issues and I feel like I just emotionally damaged her.
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    I love her so much, she changed my life in so many ways in such a short time. It really feels like I gave away my child. I have this huge hole in my heart. I've been crying since I dropped her off and I can't stop. It's been
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    about a day and a half and no one has claimed her. I put in an application to adopt her, but I don't know how successful I'll be. I want to go up to the shelter and just ask to see her one last time. I miss
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    her so much I can't concentrate on work or school or anything. I loved her so much and I regret ever taking her. I I want to see her do bad snd tell her I didn't drop her off because I was mad at her or I didn't want her, but because I wanted to
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    brown and white dog looking sad covered in blankets
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    see if she could be reunited with her family. I don't know what to do, I feel so d¨¯¯sed and empty.
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    UPDATE: I GOT HER!! I get to pick her up in 5 days after the holding period is over and they do the necessary vaccines and microchipping and whatnot. I got the call this
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    morning and I'm going to see her tomorrow. I'm going to leave my number at the shelter and keep up all the ads I posted for her in case someone comes forward in a few weeks or a few months. But I don't have
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    it in my heart to keep her in the shelter. I just wanted to help get the word out by taking her to the shelter. If I had a dog that got lost that's where I would look, so I figured that that was my best option to find her owner.
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    So far no one has claimed her and I have about 20 hous left before the stray hold is over.
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    I can't keep her there though. The shelter has posted a few pictures of her since I dropped her off and she looks so heartbroken and devastated. I remember
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    when I went to drop her off she figured out that I was letting her go and she just went limp and mute the second we pulled up to the shelter. I feel like I broke her heart. I've been crying nonstop thinking about her. I cant
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    sleep or eat knowing that she thinks I don't love her. I've been looking into doggy daycare for her for when I'm in school. She
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    seems to have bad attachment anxiety and I'd like for her to be around people and dog tha will distract her while I'm away. Im also looking into puppy training for her. If there's anything else I need to know please tell me!
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    RoboSapie... You can start by fostering her. File adoption paperwork, mention that you found her. Higher chance of you adopting her after a hold period.

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