Society is usually very unfair to people, judging them by their appearance alone. Sadly, for a male or female dog it is usually not very different, and if possible, they are victims of even greater cruelty. Sometimes, certain races, whether because of their friendliness, their cute features, or their size, end up stealing the hearts of humans; and for some strange reason, the shelters are filled with some dogs that are rejected again and again. This is what happened to the All Dogs Matter organization in London when they found themselves faced with the question of whether a Staffordshire dog named Lily could really find a home one day. Especially since that breed of dog used to be one of the most rejected at the shelter. The dog had been at the shelter for 2 days and had already made everyone fall in love with her charming smile.
The dog had been at the shelter for 2 days and had already made everyone fall in love with her charming smile.
It was then that to help her get her dream home, they decided to take a photo of her and upload it online, hoping that someone would fall in love with her as much as they did on All Dogs Matter. Undoubtedly, Lily was not just any Staffordshire, she destroyed all the stereotypes of her breed from day 1, captivating the entire world with her expression on her face that only invited you to love her. And it was exactly what Frankie Murphy thought when he saw her post on Twitter. In fact, the tweet went so viral and the shelter received so many messages and adoption requests, that Frankie, although she dreamed of it being hers, was afraid it would be too late.
‘We saw his lovely little smile and couldn’t resist, we contacted the charity in the hope he would still be available. When we went to visit her, we fell in love with her immediately. “We were sitting there in the waiting room, and she walked in with her foster mom, and she was so excited to see us,” Frankie said.
When they told her that she was the first to formalize the adoption, she couldn’t believe it.
But to do everything right, he decided to take her for a few days, to first introduce her to the family and make sure that it would be the best for the dog. And without a doubt, it was the best decision: a few days later they decided that they would keep her forever.
Frankie named the dog Sybil
«She is so good, she follows my dad like a little shadow, and she doesn’t bark at all. My neighbors didn’t even know we had a new dog because she had been so quiet. He is also so smart that he has managed to open our back door. She’s not tall enough to reach the handle, but she can push it with her nose and open it,” says Frankie.
Sybil’s smile and sweet personality were her best passport to a life full of love.
For her part, All Dogs Matter deputy director Laura Hedges was very surprised with how quickly Sybil found a forever home. But at the same time, he regretted that the other dogs did not suffer the same fate.
«His case simply shows the power of how a photo can say more than a thousand words. “We have a lot of dogs coming in that are just as lovely as Sybil, so if you’re thinking about getting a dog, always think about rescuing one first because there are so many dogs all over the country looking for good homes,” Laura said.
Share this story to make everyone see that we are no one to judge a dog’s appearance, and that adopting not only changes the life of a little animal, but above all, it changes yours forever. All furry people deserve a chance to be loved.
