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catbyte

(39,304 posts) Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:11 PM Oct 2025

Caged dog sees ocean for first time

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Caged dog sees ocean for first time (Original Post) catbyte Oct 2025 OP

What joy! Wild blueberry Oct 2025 #1

Reminds me of a cocker I knew years ago nuxvomica Oct 2025 #2

I'm glad you found each other... ultralite001 Oct 2025 #3

He Became Everything He Should Have Been 😢 Chicagogrl1 Oct 2025 #4

Got me. Thanks. twodogsbarking Oct 2025 #5

So heartwarming and refreshing to see him finally enjoy his puppyhood, his friends, and his life. wordstroken Oct 2025 #6

Great video LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #7

Wild blueberry

(8,370 posts)

1. What joy!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:24 PM

Oct 2025

Thank you.

nuxvomica

(14,200 posts)

2. Reminds me of a cocker I knew years ago

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:28 PM

Oct 2025

He was rescued from a puppy mill where he was used as a stud. Lived his first 10 years in an enclosed dirt run, never seeing the sky or grass. He was the sweetest, gentlest creature. When I took him for walks, he would run to tree stumps thinking they were new friends. He was like a 10-year-old puppy, living his best life after a decade of imprisonment. The resilience of his spirit taught me many lessons.

ultralite001

(2,673 posts)

3. I'm glad you found each other...

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 01:45 PM

Oct 2025

No one should live in a cage, never seeing the sky or grass...

Chicagogrl1

(669 posts)

4. He Became Everything He Should Have Been 😢

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 02:23 PM

Oct 2025

Beautiful story. Healing is definitely not linear.

twodogsbarking

(19,326 posts)

5. Got me. Thanks.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 02:59 PM

Oct 2025

wordstroken

(1,406 posts)

6. So heartwarming and refreshing to see him finally enjoy his puppyhood, his friends, and his life.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:53 PM

Oct 2025

Thanks once again, catbyte, for sharing a beautiful story.

🦋 wordstroken

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,006 posts)

7. Great video

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 05:37 PM

Oct 2025

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