Some dogs lose everything in a single moment. The person they loved most leaves them without saying goodbye. The dogs don’t understand why. They just wait, hoping the sound of familiar footsteps will return.

That’s what happened to Mocha. The sweet pit bull thought she was being left with a sitter for a short time. She didn’t know it was forever. Days turned into weeks, and the one she waited for never came back.

But Mocha’s story didn’t end in heartbreak but it took a surprising turn.

A Promise Broken

When dog-sitter Grant Huffman agreed to look after Mocha, a pit bull from Detroit, it seemed simple enough. Her owner often booked short stays through the app Rover, and Mocha had always gone back home after a few days.

She was shy at first, keeping her distance, but Huffman thought th

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