I was about to leave the shelter when I saw a Doberman with a broken heart...

UPDATE: ADOPTED ❤️🎉🥹 Today I was volunteering at the shelter, and right before I was about to leave, I came across Rocky lying quietly in his kennel with two stuffed animals beside him. I looked at his kennel card and realized he had just been brought in that day. His family had surrendered him. His kennel card said he’s good with dogs, cats, and kids… and he’s housebroken. He looked so sad that I decided to take him outside for a walk, hoping I could make his day just a little bit better… But little did I know he was about to break my heart even more. 😭 The entire time we were outside, he barely paid any attention to me. He didn’t care about treats or exploring. He just stood there, staring through the fence into the parking lot… looking around… waiting… hoping his family would come back for him. How do I tell him they’re never coming back? 😭💔 Rocky is only a little over a year old. What makes his story even more heartbreaking is that he was adopted from this very shelter when he was just a puppy. It’s almost his gotcha day… almost one year since the day his family took him home. Instead of celebrating that anniversary, they brought him back because they’re moving and said they couldn’t take him with them…🥺 Then I found out something that made my heart sink even more. This is actually Rocky’s third time at the shelter. Before this family adopted him, someone else had adopted him as a puppy too. They returned him because their resident dog didn’t get along with him. Even after everything he’s been through, Rocky is still the sweetest boy. He showed me how to sit and shake, and all he wanted was someone to notice him. Before I left, I made him a promise. I promised him that together, we would find him a family. This time… a family that will never, ever leave him behind. ❤️ #doberman #dog #rescue #sad #heartbreak