Hilary Klein, a resident of California, noticed an unusual pile of fur beneath a parked trailer and felt curious.
She moved closer to inspect it. Suddenly, the furry heap shifted, revealing a pair of sad eyes looking back at her.
The kind woman was shocked to realize that the heap was actually a dog in desperate need of help.
The dog’s fur was badly matted, and his expression showed he had lost hope of being rescued.
Seeking Urgent Assistance
Klein snapped a picture of the dog and sent it to Suzette Hall, founder of Logan’s Legacy 29, a dog rescue in Irvine, California.
“He looked like he was just a pile of fur under a trailer. Thank goodness Hilary noticed him and reached out for help,” Hall wrote in a Facebook post.
Hall and her committed team of volunteers hurried to the location to rescue the pup.
Volunteer Mary Nakiso arrived first.
Nakiso watched as the dog paced between two preferred hiding spots: the trailer and a patch of bushes nearby.
Hall soon joined her.
The rescuers were heartbroken to learn the dog had been abandoned from a car weeks earlier.
They couldn’t wait to hold him and show him kindness.
Efforts To Save The Pup
They devised a plan, placing a humane trap filled with treats near the trailer.
Once Jersey caught the scent, he approached the trap.
But just as he was about to step inside, a neighbor accidentally frightened him.
The startled dog bolted. The neighbor tried to catch him, causing Jersey to panic even more.
“He literally scaled [an] 8-foot wall and ended up in a construction site. I was in shock — he is a small dog, and he scaled 8 [feet],” she wrote.
Peering over the wall, she scanned the site but couldn’t spot him.
Refusing to give up, Hall and Nakiso returned to Jersey’s favored hiding place and waited all night for him.
The next morning, Hall saw him walking down the street and quickly set another trap near his familiar bushes.
Staying hidden so as not to scare him, she observed from a park as he approached the greenery.
Starting A Fresh Chapter
Tempted by hot dogs, the hungry and weary pup stepped into the crate.
The rescuers were thrilled — Jersey was finally safe.
Hall brought him to Camino Pet Hospital for a checkup and much-needed grooming.
The vet team shaved off his matted fur and bathed him.
Jersey began to understand he was now surrounded by caring humans, and his body language softened.
Once cleared medically, he was ready for a forever home. Second Leash On Life, a rescue organization based in San Diego took him in to help with adoption.
“[L]ook who has been adopted, and his new mama is a professional soccer player. He is beyond LOVED, he is beyond SPOILED,” Hall shared in an update on Facebook.
Jersey settled in quickly, receiving toys and affection from his new mom.
Thanks to the compassion of strangers, Jersey’s life transformed, and he finally found the love he had been searching for all along.