The heartbreaking life of stray dogs is marked by loneliness. Day after day, they struggle to survive while wandering the streets searching for food and shelter.

Never knowing the feeling of real safety and affection makes them guarded and full of fear.

This is the story of Habanero, one of those frightened strays who had almost given up on ever being loved.

Here is how her journey unfolded as she began to let go of fear and rediscover hope for her future.

Searching Through The Ruins

When Stray Rescue of St. Louis , in St. Louis, Missouri, received a call about a dog hiding in a rundown, abandoned apartment building, Donna Lochmann, the shelter’s chief life saving officer, quickly gathered her team and headed over.

When they reached the crumbling property, they searched every corne

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