It is not hard to imagine how lonely and unwanted a shelter dog named Maddie must have felt after spending so many months with no one choosing her.

From the moment she arrived at the Humane Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the two-year-old believed that her dream family was just around the corner.

The shelter staff thought the same. Maddie, an American Staffordshire Terrier Mix, was everything an adopter could ask for. She was gentle, playful, and affectionate, with perfect manners.

Still, despite her loving nature, Maddie was overlooked again and again. Through no fault of her own, she waited 400 long days for someone to see her worth and give her the home she deserved.

Watching Families Pick Other Dogs Instead Of Her

Maddie often pressed herself against the k

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