Sweltering summer afternoons can be a harsh ordeal for all those homeless creatures lacking shelter, nourishment, and hydration.
On an especially scorching day in California, a woman observed something on an incline in her community.
Initially, she assumed this enigmatic creature was a coyote, but after watching it for three consecutive days, she ultimately realized it was a forsaken dog… the very one that had been mentioned on the Nextdoor application for weeks.
The poor animal must have been utterly drained and unbearably hot.
Powerless On A Scorching Hill
Throughout a span of two weeks, numerous locals caught sight of this dog in various locations around their neighborhood, yet no one reported it as “lost”.
Sensing that something was amiss, the woman reached out to a local rescuer from Irvine, California – Suzette Hall.
“It was so hot that day. I was feeling so dizzy, but I thought, ‘She’s gotta be hotter’,” Hall expressed to The Dodo.
The dog was positioned so far up on a slope that it was challenging even for Suzette to reach her, but fortunately, kind neighbors permitted her to utilize the access they had to their yard.
One thing was clear – Hall wasn’t ready to surrender.
Upon finally reaching the steep hill near the bushes where the dog had been trying to stay cool, she noted the unfortunate dog’s state.
“You could tell that she hadn’t had water in days,” Hall remarked.
Thus, she set up a trap with snacks near the dog and filled a large bowl with water. The dog was so parched that she drank from the bowl almost instantly, yet she wouldn’t enter the trap.
According to Hall, it felt like hours crept by.
She eventually managed to get closer to the dog and communicate with her a little, but it still wasn’t sufficient to capture her.
It wasn’t until she departed to acquire some fresh chicken that she was finally successful in enticing the dog into the trap.
“I placed the chicken in the trap and began to walk away and … I heard the trap click shut. I turned around and started crying. This was such a challenging rescue due to the location she was in, so I was drained and hot, and I couldn’t contain my feelings,” Hall wrote in one of her Facebook updates.
When she finally examined the dog within the trap more closely, she realized that it was actually a young Belgian Malinois puppy approximately 7 months old.
As she couldn’t physically lower the trap down the hill, Hall and her friend chose to contact firefighters for assistance.
With the support of four compassionate firefighters, they were ultimately able to rescue this puppy from the sun after weeks of wandering.
A Tiny Ray Of Sunshine
“I named her Sunshine because it was sweltering and because she’s a bright light of joy,” Hall mentioned.
The name fit her character and her situation nearly perfectly. Although they are unaware of her past, they were confident that gradually, she would become a bright ray of happiness.
“She’s just so frightened. She’ll allow you to pet her, but she just trembles. That’s typical for being on the streets for an extended period,” Hall explained.
Sunshine was immediately taken to the veterinarian in Irvine, where she could relax. Everyone at the clinic showered her with affection, which assisted her in regaining some trust.
Once she completed her relaxation, Sunshine transitioned to an extraordinary foster home. Brittany – her new foster parent – is an exceptional dog trainer and precisely what Sunshine required at that moment.
From that point onward, it was nothing but sunny days for this adorable girl.
Her foster mom transforms into her permanent mother, and Sunshine was officially adopted.
Brittany mentioned in a comment, “Originally I was fostering, but when she approached me and gave me my first kiss, it was a done deal and I requested to adopt her.”
Sunshine is now cherished, pampered, and relishes her days with her furry big sister – Akeela.