Dobrogea arrived at our shelter in the summer of 2021, in a condition we rarely see. She had been hit by a car, with both hind legs paralyzed and three limbs fractured. Her movement was limited to dragging her body and taking a few steps with tremendous effort, until exhaustion forced her to stop. But that didn’t stop her from caring for her puppies—two fluffy little girls who were completely dependent on her, and whom we named Mieunica and Bălănica.
She was a mother, and an extraordinary one. Even in pain, even nearly immobilized, she continued to nurse and raise them with a love that left us speechless. She crawled and loved them. She kept them clean, fed, and protected. She gave them everything she could, even though she herself desperately needed help.
After her puppies were adopted together by a wonderful family in the fall of 2021, Dobrogea finally had the chance to focus on her own recovery. We began a complex physiotherapy program, with daily exercises designed to reactivate her atrophied muscles and stimulate the brain’s neuroplasticity.
Her spine had been severely damaged, and walking had become an almost impossible task. But Dobrogea never gave up. With each new step we helped her take, her brain essentially relearned how to coordinate all those large and small muscles whose cooperation creates something so simple and natural: walking. She fought with rare determination, impressive patience, and the same gentleness with which she had raised her puppies.
After months of treatments, small progress, and lots of hope, Dobrogea began to walk again. At first clumsily, with uncertain steps, but then better and better. By February 2022, we realized the struggle had not been in vain: Dobrogea was once again a functional dog, walking almost normally, full of life and joy in her eyes.
Time passed, and Dobrogea remained in the shelter—quiet and patient. She was no longer a mother, no longer a patient, but always ready to give: affection, loyalty, a warm look. For two long years she waited to be chosen. Her wait reminded us of all those women who, after a life devoted to others, one day find themselves wondering whether it’s finally time to receive something in return.
And the answer came just in time for the holidays, in December 2023. Two and a half years after her rescue, Dobrogea was adopted. Finally, she spent Christmas in a real home, surrounded by people who love her and who are giving her the life she always deserved.
After all she gave, life has given her a home in return.
Dobrogea has been given a new chance thanks to your generosity.
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Speranța Foundation was founded in 1996 and, for more than two decades, we have done everything in our power for the welfare of our silent friends, especially for abandoned and suffering dogs.
