After Two Years Of Being Stuck In A Shelter, This Dog Finally Caught The Scent Of Someone Familiar

after two years of being stuck in a shelter this dog finally caught the scent of someone familiar Paquita was familiar with her carers after all she'd been with him at the shelter for so long for two years the stray had watched other dogs go home with their new humans but she was always left behind then one day shelter staff took the kita to meet someone who had a very familiar scent in 2014 someone took a dog called Paquita to the ARCA Animal Shelter in March Akita Argentina the person explained to staff working there that they'd found the stray dog on the street apparently locals considered the pooch of a bit of a nuisance as she was always getting into the way of their bikes in fact the person who brought Paquita in claimed that disgruntled cyclist had been throwing stones at the dog presumably concern for the hound safety then the person left her in the care of the shelter but it soon became clear that in addition to having stones thrown at her Paquita had another reason to be unhappy on its Facebook page ARCA animal states that its ultimate goal is to provide comfort to our furry friends our main objective is to ensure the welfare of the suffering animal it wrote clearly then it must have pained the staff to be charged with looking after a resident seemingly beyond help that's because despite being well cared for poor Paquita was timid and distant to the point of depression not only did this break volunteers hearts but it also had another effect but Kita's demeanor was part of the reason why potential adopters passed her over in favor of other dogs moreover Silvia Ferrara and ARCA animal volunteer who grew up close to Bettina explained that the dog's age also counted against her people prefer puppies so for two years she stayed with us forever told the dodo on October 20th 2017 but Paquita is withdrawn mannered didn't seem to improve much over time initially Ferrara couldn't even Stroke vaquita without the dog cowering away but as time went by so arca animals determination to find a loving home for Paquita increased and with this goal in mind volunteers tried to take a photo of the pooch to post on the internet since Paquita was so withdrawn though getting a clearer picture the pooch proved trickier than staff imagined but they stuck at it and eventually their persistence paid off passable snap in their possession then they set about uploading it however nothing could have prepared them for what happened once the image was online immediately we get a message from a woman forever told the dodo she said that that dog was her son's and they'd been looking for her given that staff had thought the Paquita was a stray for the two years they'd had her the news must have come as a shock the woman described how Akita had vanished without a trace from her son's backyard apparently her son Arielle na Viera had subsequently searched high and low for his beloved pet but to no avail and it's likely that after two years Navi era had given up hope of ever ruffling his dog's coat again understandably Navi arrow was keen to be reunited with his dog so he arranged to meet Paquita the very next day on August 6 2016 but after 24 runs apart neither Navi era nor the ARCA animal volunteers could be sure how things would go consequently all parties braced themselves for possible disappointment and at first disappointment looked to be absolutely on the cards captured on a video uploaded to YouTube the reunion took place on a piece of land next to a car park the footage shows an initial apathetic Paquita moping around behind her handler by all appearances the dog seems to be our usual depressed self when she first class eyes with Navi era but then the Hound catches a whiff of her estranged owners scent and things begin to slowly change Paquita approaches Navi era warily as if the dog can't quite believe what her nose is telling her but then her tail starts wagging furiously and after that her pain and sorrow seemed to just melt away but kita pushes her nose into nevi or his face and leaps into his arms Paquita appears to be so ecstatic to see you're human after 2 long years but she can't stop kissing him in fact she only seizes when she rolls on her back to allow Aviara to rub her belly and when the pooch eventually gets back on her feet she literally jumps for joy it was beautiful Navy era later said of the reunion I was said to lose Paquita but to get her back was spectacular there are no words to describe it and from the pictures of the two together it's clear that Paquita think so too it's likely we'll never know the full story of exactly why Paquita was handed in to ARCA animal interestingly though the center claimed that it was never ours neighbor who brought the dog in a post on its Facebook page from August 6 2016 asked why did the neighbor do what he did we don't know the post continued but his wrong judgment deprived Paquita of the love of his family for too long however the truth is far away from his version she had a family and was happy whatever the answer is at least Paquita finally found her human and although our cat animal had to say goodbye to Paquita they were thrilled things ended well the group even penned a touching farewell on Facebook dear Paquita they wrote your foster moms Susannah and Silvia love you and now we are happy for you speaking of Silvia Ferrera she shared an update from bequite us home on November 1st 2017 happily the dog looks transformed gone is the sad pooch that stayed at the arca Animal Shelter these days she's the picture of happiness and wears a huge grin on her face patinas family must be so grateful to ARCA animal for looking after their pooch for so long and now pooch an owner can make up for those two lost year's content in the knowledge that they're together again at last Ariana Vieira is a happy man and then some we are super happy he says [Music]