This dog spent five years of his life in a shelter but one picture went viral on Facebook and changed his life forever.
Chester was once a stray dog, he won the hearts of every volunteers and staff member in the shelter. Five years ago they found him in the streets and despite his huge smile and huge personality he couldn’t get people attention when they visited the shelter. Time passed as hope for him dwindled.
Gabby stroup manager of the North Fork Animal Welfare League, created a Facebook page for Chester and shared a picture of him in an attempt to get the world to know about him and his story…. and it worked.
“It was crazy. I posted the original photo on the League’s Facebook page and by later that day there were over 6000 shares,” Stroup said. “Someone suggested I make him his own page and I did, at about 3:30 p.m., and that evening there were close to 2000 likes.”
Chester seemed to be the perfect fit for Dana Dor and her family. They visited the shelter and had the fillin that `Chester was the perfect per for them. And now Chester is happily loving his new life in his new home.
Now that Chester has made it out of the shelter, his Facebook page will be used for updates about other shelter pups who could use some exposure while waiting for some kind humans to come along and whisk them away to a happy life. Highest of paws to the devoted shelter workers and volunteers who didn’t give up on Chester when he needed it most.
Now that Chester has made it , his Facebook page will serve as a way of finding loving families for other pups in the shelter. Highest of paws to the devoted shelter workers and volunteers who didn’t give up on Chester when he needed it most.