Heart for Paws

My mom said I'm a good girl, but so far nobody has loved my picture, said a beautiful black dog looking desperately for some internet love! This heartbreaking yet adorable photo is melting hearts all over social media after her owner shared her picture with a deeply touching caption. With her sleek black coat, sharp ears, and a cute red bandana around her neck, she sits perfectly on the porch, looking straight into the camera as if she is truly waiting for her first like.

The post has quickly captured the attention of netizens everywhere, prompting dog lovers to flood the comment section with love, likes, and shares to prove to this loyal companion that she is indeed the best girl.

There on the television screen—surrounded by rescuers during a raid on a cockfighting operation—was their missing Pit Bull, Nina, who had vanished without a trace more than a year ago. Back in December 2013, Nina had disappeared from Northam and April Morris’s yard during what should have been an ordinary night after they let her outside for a quick bathroom break while making a cup of tea.

Just minutes later, when they opened the door to let her back inside, she was gone, prompting the family to search desperately for more than a year by hanging posters, posting on Facebook, and never giving up hope. Then came the shocking discovery in March of 2015 when authorities raided a cockfighting operation in Marlboro County, South Carolina, where 27 people were arrested, 120 roosters were rescued, and among all the birds, rescuers found one severely emaciated Pit Bull chained outside beside a makeshift kennel holding her 10 newborn puppies.

Carolina Waterfowl Rescue was one of the groups helping at the scene, and a touching moment was caught on camera when a volunteer named Amie gently wrapped her arms around Nina, with the rescue later writing that it was probably the first kindness the dog had seen in a while since she wasn't getting any food either.
Shortly afterward, the Marlboro County Humane Society picked Nina up, and the miracle reunion finally happened where Nina, although weak and exhausted, recognized her family immediately. April Morris said it seemed so surreal and felt like a miracle to have her back, especially since Nina had always been treated like family and had never spent a day chained outside before she was stolen. Safely home, Nina began sleeping at the foot of her family’s bed again with her puppies beside her—all of whom would later find loving forever homes—proving that after everything she endured, Nina finally came back where she belonged, surrounded by the family who never stopped hoping for her safe return.