Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/belle-senior-dog-gets-soft-bed/

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes and, as you can imagine, there are also plenty that are either young or old.

The unfortunate thing for many older dogs, however, is the fact that they may have a rough time getting adopted when they end up in the pound.

In addition, some dogs have lived their entire life without a loving family. This isn’t to say that they are not part of a family, but not every family is going to show the love that a dog deserves. That was the case with Belle.

Belle is a tiny little Chihuahua and she lived in a home near a woman named Maria. When Maria found out that Belle was being abused by her owner, she stood up for the little dog and told the owner that she was not treating her dog properly.

To her surprise, the woman surrendered Belle into Maria’s care. In that way, she came to have a senior dog and she became a foster parent to that beautiful animal.

At first, Belle was quite skittish and it took some time for her to be able to trust humans as she should. Eventually, however, she was able to learn to trust Maria and you could tell that she was absolutely loving life.

Perhaps the best part came when Belle received a present from Maria: a soft bed. As it turns out, it was the first time that the little dog ever had an opportunity to lay down in such comfort and Maria couldn’t believe how happy the dog was with something so simple.

Maria learned that Belle was between 11 and 12 years old, had never been to a veterinarian, and had a few ailments that needed treatment. After being given the TLC that she needed, she became almost a different dog.

These days, Belle is perfectly satisfied to be loved and she has a personality that is precious, all because somebody decided to stand up and do the right thing.

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Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog