Charlotte (Abused Dog) Learns to PLAY!

Hi Everyone, It's been forever since I uploaded a video, mostly since I LOST our video camera, doh!

I've managed to put together this video of Charlotte, a Very-Most-Pathetic Dog we adopted over a year ago.

This is the first time we've ever seen her play! A wonderful Christmas Present for us!

If you think Charlotte is cute, please visit your local Animal Control/Humane Society/ASPCA shelter, to find the cutest pets ever!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• ASPCA
• Humane
• Society
• American
• Shelter
• Dog
• Breed
• Pets
• Cute
• Pit
• Bull
• Play
• Peaceful
• abuse
• recovery
• shy
• frightened
• Beagle
• Dachsund
• mix
• stray
• Christmas
• present

[elsbett1]

Thank you everyone for your kind comments!

Charlotte is just fine today (Oct. 2010) and even more relaxed and happy. She's just adorable, honestly.

[tsarstepan]

Hey there! I had to watch this one again! It's great to see Charlotte come out of her shell!

Yay for Charlotte!

[elsbett1]

@tsarstepan , Aaaww, thanks so much!

Watching Charlotte play was probably our best Christmas Present ever!

[elsbett1]

Thank you so much everyone for your kind comments!

Lacy, you're so right that these dogs rescue us.

We had no intention of adopting a third dog, but that day when her "owners" said they'd bring her to Animal Control by 5 PM, my husband brought her home.

We thought we'd find a better home for her, not realizing it would be OUR home. She stole our hearts, and the hearts of our 2 other dogs AND three cats!

[pennymcintosh]

I lufs her! And the pitbulls, and the kitty. Hugs and Merry Christmas!

[elsbett1]

@pennymcintosh

OMG you saw Happy! I didn't think anyone would notice his pouffiness in the background... he's another shelter rescue, of course!

Stimpy and Poo (Pit Bull Mixes) have been Perfect in their behavior with Charlotte. They adopted her too!

Thank you for your kind comments.

[standingsun1]

little little doggy,

do not cower,

for you now are protected.

little little doggy,

do not fear,

for you have are loved.

[Tommit9]

I have a male Beagle myself, Bubbie. I rescued him in the nick of time before he went to the pound. He HAD been abused and was only 8 mths old. Thank GOD we got him. No longer kept ALL THE TIME in a cage in a room with a closed door, only out to relieve himself. He has the run of the house and got along with the cats and Jack Russell Terrier. He thinks this is Heaven, I'm sure. What a lovie he is. We managed to, I HOPE, take away ANY of those bad memories.

[buggld]

KUDOS!!!!! An adorable doggy, makes me wanna hug my dog after seeing this!

[wnesbitt1]

IMO, we show just how positively humane we can be by the way we treat other animals with respect and love. Well done with what you're doing with Charlotte.

[LadyAnura]

Nice dog you have there :)

It's nice to see a happy ending like this

And yes, shelter dogs are the cutest! I love my shepherd mix, Annie.

[lovecassxo]

chorlet is soo cute

[pammygirl73]

this is the sweetest thing

[shilohsister]

She looks like my George he was an abused beagle as a puppy by a previous owner it took almost a year for him to bark.

[Mominator]

@elsbett1

It is a gift to see a formerly abused, neglected animal feel relaxed enough to play. I've got a cat who was abused, and it thrills me every time I see her play.