Dogs feel deeply when they’re left behind. They may not understand why their human is gone, but they know the ache of being alone.

The places they’re abandoned still hold the memory of love they believed would last forever, and their devotion keeps them waiting, longing for a familiar face that will never return.

A young pup named Slugger had his heart broken too when his owners abandoned him on a baseball field in South Texas. Dumped in the pouring rain, he crouched low against the thunder and lightning, clinging to the only comfort he had: a discarded onion sack.

Through it all, Slugger never moved far. Weak, cold, and covered in ticks, he still kept waiting for the people he believed would come back.

A Rescue in the Rain

Fortunately, someone noticed Slugger while he was waiting in

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