As much as we wish every dog only knew love and adoration, reality can be far harsher.

Today’s story follows a pup whose early life was anything but joyful, until the right humans changed everything.

Love at First Sight

When Jackie met an irresistible Pittie named Pumpkin, she fell head over heels.

Pumpkin was in the care of Collar Inc., a Newark, Delaware rescue that stepped in after she was cruelly abandoned.

“She was a throwaway mom. She got heartworm, so I guess whoever had her before couldn’t breed her anymore because of that,” Jackie told GeoBeats Animals .

Jackie wanted to adopt Pumpkin immediately , but she still lived with her parents, who were not ready for another dog. Reluctantly, she set the idea aside.

Everything changed when she came home one day to a stunning

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