This poor pooch was abandoned by his family, then one day his time at the shelter was up
When his family took him out for the final time maverick the German Shepherd likely had no idea they were about to dump him and
When the dog was abandoned it was at a high kill shelter
Then one day the pooches time at the animal shelter came to an end
Carson Animal Care Center is a shelter run by the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control as
Part of its work the center takes and creatures before attempting to find them loving homes
But while the shelter strives to find a family for every animal it can that's not always possible and perhaps
That's down to the sheer number of abandoned pets that come through the center's doors
indeed according to the ASPCA six and a half million pets arrive at shelters every year in the United States of
These 3.3 million are dogs well
3.2 million are cats and
Of all the animals who enter shelters each year only
3.2. Million are successfully adopted as a result one and a half million are euthanized each year to make space for new admissions
Who might have a better chance of finding families?
Establishments that carry such practices are known as kill shelters and
Carson Animal Care Center is one of those as a result animals who arrive at the center
Have a limited time to make good impressions on potential adopters
However when some pets are left at shelters
They may be simply too traumatized to come out of their shells and impress prospective owners straight away
consequently they can find themselves left on the shelf with no sign of a happy ending and
That's what happened in the case of one eight year old German Shepherd
maverick the dog had arrived at Carson Animal Care Center
After being given off by his former family and the animal seemed to be so sad about his predicament
That he couldn't look anyone in the eye
What's more as some people have suggested that dogs are capable of experiencing depression?
Maverick may have been exhibiting symptoms of the condition during his time of the shelter
What we do know though is that can be very sensitive to any disruptions in their routines?
Indeed when pets experience disturbances in their day-to-day lives such as house moves
Breakups or the death of other animals they've been known to show symptoms similar to those of depression in humans
common behavioral changes may include loss of appetite
sleeping more and increased aggressive episodes
So when maverick found himself alone at the shelter rather than in the home? He had shared with his family
He may very well have seemed upset
After all everything he had come to know had been taken away from him
But well may avrech had every right to feel miserable his inability to connect with people was seemingly preventing him from finding love once more
luckily though that changed when a family came along who were willing to take a chance on the dog and
The news of Mavericks eventual adoption was celebrated by the folks at saving Carson shelter dogs
The online community group promotes the rescue of all animals who have found themselves at Carson Animal Care Center
in
2016 saving Carson shelter dogs revealed Mavericks story in a facebook video
The accompanying description read he was dumped and discarded by the family. He loved it broke his heart so badly
He wouldn't even look at anyone he thought he'd done something terribly wrong
the caption continued however
Today he took his beautiful freedom walk out of the shelter
And he's going home to a family which includes humans dogs and a lot of land and a goat so he should be really happy
and
The video josè maverick taking his first tentative steps out of his shelter cage and into his new life
But while someone tries to comfort him as he's led away by a leash the dogs trust with humans is seemingly so broken that he
barely even reacts
Then as maverick makes his way towards an awaiting car
It's clear to see that he's unsure of what's going on
So he looks around anxiously for clues and when he arrives at an open trunk. He sniffs around it gingerly
Thankfully though those around him are confident that maverick is going to a good home
They carefully lift him into the car where he finally appears to calm down. It's as if he realizes that his happy ending awaits
Mavericks future therefore looked to be bright again and many people couldn't have been happier to see Mavericks transformation
Judging from the reaction to the video the clip would also go on to attract
672 thousand views and 19 thousand shares
the post additionally received more than six thousand comments many of them from well-wishers yay 4 maverick one person wrote
So happy he found a home. He looked so sad. Hope he's smiling now
Another individual commented meanwhile happy tales maverick so happy or going home
Your new peeps will continue to tell you you did nothing wrong at your old house and have nothing to fear at your new house
grow old and comfort, surrounded by love and buddies