FARGO — In her nine years, Meeka the pit bull has survived enough challenges for a whole kennel full of dogs.

She comes to us from Smiley’s Rescues in rural Polk County, Minnesota.

Sid Williams, the rescue founder, was kind enough to drive her all the way in to Fargo to share her story.

Meeka came in to the rescue when her owner, who was unhoused, had to surrender her, and she’d had a hard time getting enough food for the two of them.

So when she came in, she was bald.

Some hair loss is still visible in her tail and slightly in her hindquarters, but it’s only been six months, and already, with proper nutrition, most of her fur has grown back and she’s healed beautifully

Meeka is a senior in terms of her chronological age, but Williams says says she acts like she’s two, with energy an

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