‘Saddest dog in the world’ in foster care, spurs GoFundMe contributions

Lana the rescue dog, dubbed the ‘saddest dog in the world’ has a reason to smile – but her story isn’t over yet.

On Friday, a photo of a depressed Lana went viral, raising concerns about the pup, who had been sent back to a boarding kennel because she had snapped at the mother of her adopted family. Lana had arrived in Canada as the runt of a 14-pup litter from Mexico.

A volunteer at the kennel said “it’s almost like her world shut down,” when she was back in the kennel, stating that the loveable canine refused to even go for walks, and was just pressing her face against her kennel wall.

According to the Mighty Mutts Facebook page, the obedience and match-making service was overwhelmed with inquiries about the adorable Lana when the story broke, and that all the queries crashed their email and website.

The good news is that Lana will likely never see the walls of that kennel again. Mighty Mutts reports that Lana was quickly moved to a foster home, where she could be “in a safe, home environment and out of the kennel.”

When CityNews reporter Adrian Ghobrial visited her on Friday night, he found “an absolutely gorgeous dog,” who was “really skittish – she wouldn’t let me pet her.”

“She’s just so broken,” said foster mom Nadine Ayoub. “She’s so broken and lost. She doesn’t understand what she’s done wrong.

“To be sitting there all by herself all day had to be really, really hard for her.”

Lana will begin a strict training regime this week to correct her guarding issues with Mighty Mutts before they allow her to try a permanent home. Since Lana is timid and has exhibited guarding behaviour, she would be best suited in a home with just one or two people in a quiet environment without children.

In the meantime, Lana’s story has drawn attention to the plight of thousands of rescue dogs, and a GoFundMe page set up for Lana and other dogs in need has raised about $13,000, which will mean a happy ending for so many dogs like Lana.

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