When a puppy is returned to the same shelter for the eleventh time, the staff eventually ascertains what is wrong…
Benji was adopted many times but kept being returned to the shelter for unknown reasons. It was the eleventh time, and each of his owners gave the same lame explanation. The new trainee didn’t know what was wrong with Benji until she took him home with her.
Also, no one at the shelter would have expected this to happen…
Stacy was rattled up as she drove back to the shelter. In the back seat, Benji was fast asleep. Stacy felt terrible because she had thought she could assist this poor puppy, but now she had to give him back to the shelter for the 12th time. They may not have understood why, but at least they knew why now.
Stacy had rung in advance, so when she and Benji arrived, they found three other workers already seated and waiting. Despite their evident sadness at the failed adoption, they couldn’t help but be intrigued by the prospect of hearing the real reason why.
Stacy was trusted because they knew she would tell them the truth about why Benji kept being sent back to the shelter. On the other hand, they would soon learn that they were unprepared to face the reality.
So, why did the Shelter keep sending Benjij back there 11 times? Can they figure out what’s wrong with this sad dog?
Benji had been living at the animal shelter for around 18 months at this time. He wasn’t even close to being a puppy anymore, but he looked like one, so naturally, everyone who came to the shelter to pick him up fell in love with him. And yet, why had poor Benji stayed?
While it may seem like Benji spent most of those 15 months at a shelter, the fact is he didn’t. If he were there, he’d be adopted within two weeks at the most. But the problem was that the folks who adopted him kept giving him back.
This began when he was only three weeks old and taken to the shelter. His original family had a dog that had five hale and hearty pups. However, for whatever reason, they opted to retain four of them, and Benji was abandoned at the shelter.
