Over forty dogs were rescued by the Houston Humane Society from a severe hoarding case inside a rundown trailer filled with trash and waste.

Among them was an elderly Chihuahua later named Toothless.

After spending years in those horrible conditions, it was no surprise that Toothless was fearful and wary of people.

But his story took a beautiful turn when a kind-hearted woman decided to open her home, and her heart, to him.

A Traumatized Dog’s Past

Toothless’ adoptive mom, Madeleine Cantrell from Houston, described him as extremely feral and nervous when he was first rescued. She explained that the dogs found inside the trailer had lived in chaos for so long that most had never known gentle human contact.

The environment was appalling. The trailer was piled high with garbage, and

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