Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Sep 6, 2026 12:15 PM EDT

Doggos who have been dumped by the roadside are often some of the easiest to convince to be saved. They have spent however long seeing cars zipping by at terrifying speeds making tons of noise, all the while trying to process being dumped. But in this story our pupper was so fear stricken that it took offers of freshly cooked chicken to convince her to make even the smallest of moves towards a life of safety, which she eventually and begrudgingly did.

Most of the time doggos really do know what is best for them. But in a way that is not at all too dissimilar from us hoomans, our pups can sometimes let fear take the wheel and that usually means behaving erratically and unreasonably. Which is how it came to be that the sweet pupper in this story did not want anything to do with the hoomans who had come to rescue her. That is until they managed to bypass her fear with cunning use of cooked chicken to convince the pup that these people were actually on her side.

Thankfully, things got progressively easier and better from there on out, with this pupper getting the wag in her tail back and being given a foster home to hangout in until she is found a loving furever home. It might not be a straight up adoption, but we wanted to share this tale with you to show you how hard it can be fur puppers to deal with the situations that we put them in. and that while the situations might be tough, it does not mean they are not redeemable.  
 

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    But she wasn't comfortable with me touching her A few days later..
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    She didn't run into my arms. She ran away from me Alone and frightened.. I can't blame her. We spotted this little girl last weekend on the side of the road, in a particularly dangerous spot, right on a bend. The cars simply don't wait for anybody. She was scared. Her instinct was to run, and my instinct was to make sure she didn't run into the road. Thankfully, we had some cooked chicken in the car, which we were taking for one of our patients at the shelter and that was simply too tempting to
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    Fast forward some days and that same little girl has transformed. This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get. She is the sweetest little soul and just loves being loved Rosalyn has sponsored her and named her Amelia, after Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator who flew solo across the Atlantic Rosalyn said "I'm sure at some point this girl felt alone out there." And I don't doubt this. ES She isn't microchipped, We have no wa
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    figure, I don't think Amelia has missed too many meals But food isn't all that she needed She needed to feel safe, wanted. She needed to learn that hands can be gentle. That voices can be kind, That she doesn't have to run anymore and now she knows From a frightened little dog running away from us on a dangerous bend... to a sweet old lady who now leans into our hands for affection. This is why we rescue to change lives for the better. DOG
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’

  • Jheez what a tough background to come from. This is truly what is so sad about these roadside rescues, there is no telling how long a doggo has been out there. Not to mention that you do not know in what condition they arrived and what might have happened to them since their arrival. And considering how scary it is to be a dog dumped by a road we can more than understand that this small sweetheart had no interest in being touched. But that really does put the rescue in a treacherous pawsition. If she had run into the road it would have all been for nothing. 

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    Thank you, Rosalyn for sponsoring and naming her. Thank you, Sue for her pamper session and thank you Irene for covering her spay... And thank you to everyone who helps us turn frightened, forgotten dogs into dogs who finally know what it feels like to be loved. Amelia is safe now. And she doesn't need to run anymore
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES A little soul in need DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES My aim for her not to enter into the road DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES Thankfully we had something tasty in the car DOG RESCU
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    She found it hard to resist SHOWS RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’

  • Goodness, it is so reassuring to see a sweet pup finally relax a little after such a stressful situation. Think that this poor doggo has likely barely slept and been on constant alter while awake for who knows how long. Now that she is inside the safety of her cage she can finally relax a little. Knowing that at very least it will take a few good steps to get to her if the worst were to happen. What a hectic and horrible world we live in sometimes. But not this time thankfully. 
     

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    SADIES But she wasn't comfortable with me touching her with DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    So we'll try it this way instead SADIES DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES DOG And it worked RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    DIES
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES A few days later.. DOG G RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES We're good friends.. DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES You're safe now Amelia DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    SADIES You're safe now Amelia DOG RESCUE
    via Senior pup spotted dumped by roadside saved after tense cooked chicken negotiation to convince dog not to run into road, rescuer says: ‘This chubby little old lady has gone from running away in fear to melting into every bit of kindness she can get.’
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    via Laura - Sadies Dog Rescue 🐾

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