A dog’s health and happiness is a direct reflection of how well their owners treat them, which is why many dogs that have been abused or neglected are physically unwell and suffer from anxiety and behavioral problems.
So when a South African couple brought a small dog named Nik Nak to the vet last month, the staff could instantly tell the couple had mistreated and neglected the poor animal since he was covered in scabs and mange, was malnourished, and had a broken leg.
Yet instead of asking for their help, the cruel couple demanded that the staff euthanize the dog because he was too ugly and they feared his skin infection would spread to their other animals. “He’s yucky, put him to sleep,” the couple said.
Thankfully, the staff hadn’t given up on Nik Nak, and instead of putting him down, they reached out to the Sidewalk Specials animal rescue network who helped find him a foster home. “When I collected him, he was in such a bad way,” said Cape Town resident Kamilla Nurock, who volunteered to foster Nik Nak. “He was very malnourished and he had been through a lot.”
Nurock was only supposed to foster Nik Nak for a week, but as he healed and got treatment, his personality started to shine. Nurock decided to adopt him and renamed him Newman to better matched his new life. “I had been looking for a rescue for a while,” she said. “But someone told me [you don’t choose the dog], the dog chooses you.”
Watch the entire video below to see Nik Nak’s unbelievable transformation.
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[Featured image: Sidewalk Specials/Kam Nurock]
Dog ‘Too Yucky’ To Live Is Unrecognizable After Being Loved is an article from: LifeDaily