ShreyaRedirecting Love
Daya was expecting to be a mom, hence her motherly instincts were on a rise. When she did not have her puppies, she directed her love and care to inanimate things. She took care of toys and socks lying around in her new foster home as if they were her babies. She cleaned them and licked them. It was heartwrenching to watch.
Heartwrenching To Watch
When Daya’s foster mother saw her taking care of toys and socks, treating these non-living things as her puppies, she was overwhelmed. She liked dogs and was compassionate but nothing had prepared her for handling a depressed She dog. She was at a loss; how to cheer Daya up, nothing worked and so she sent out a plea, as is told in the video clip ahead.
Completely Broken
The second foster mom, Katie, told this about Daya to The Dodo, “(She) was very much expecting to be met with a litter of puppies and there were none. She was just really depressed. Her foster mom was watching that unfold and just said, “This dog needs help. She’s not gonna get over this.”‘ While this was Daya’s life there was a dog somewhere else, going through a worse phase.
Missing What She Never Was
Jennifer Werner explained, “She had a wonderful home to recover in, but her instinct had taken over with nowhere to direct her energy without her puppies. While everyone at [the rescue] was so happy that Daya had made it through surgery, we were heartbroken that she was missing her babies. She didn’t understand what had happened to them.” Somewhere there was another dog in need of help.
Light Of Hope
While Daya was in her foster home and the foster mom could not understand what to do, the rescue shelter got to know about a female pitbull puppy who had been hit by a car and abandoned. She was not well, had skin infections and had one of her eyes ruptured. Halfway There rescue immediately rushed to her aid.
Pitiful Condition
One of the rescuers said, “I saw this… gremlin of a dog. She just looked so pitiful. She has a ton of personality but that has come with time, ’cause obviously, when she came to us, she was very sick. When he (the vet) saw her, he kinda looked at her and thought, “ooh, I can save her but I don’t know who will want her after this.”‘ It can all be seen in the video clip ahead.