After 5 years, shelter dog finds a home.

[Catherine]

Merrick the dog was abandoned at a garage sale when he was young. He needed surgery and a lot of work before he was okay.
Then it took a billboard and a social media campaign and five years to find him a home.  It finally happened. For Merrick's new people  it was love at first sight. For Merrick it is a dream come true.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/07/us/kansas...index.html

It is always a happy day when a pet who has been at the shelter a long time finally gets a home. I don't know why some pets seem to get stuck at the shelter. They just don't attract anyone or they don't show well. Five years is a long time to wait while other dogs come and go. Merrick must have really felt unwanted after a while. I am glad they finally found him the right home. No pet should spend that much of their life at a shelter. Even the best shelter in the world is not the same thing as a home.