In October 2015, a photo of the 'saddest dog in the world' went viral, prompting thousands of people applying to adopt labrador Lana.
The family who had originally adopted Lana returned her to the shelter home.
The runt of the litter, Lana often had to compete for food with her brothers and sisters. Not before long she was taken to Toronto, Canada so she could experience 'a real home'.
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"Lana was terrified of everything," Dahlia Ayoub of Mighty Mutts told The Dodo in 2015. "She was literally the size of my hand."
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On Lana went, from one foster home to the next. When she was five, it was believed she'd struck lucky. Hit the fostering home jackpot.
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But unfortunately, after randomly snapping at her owner while being fed, she was brought back to her shelter, for the protection of the young kids, who had grown nervous of Lana.
It was during that moment of complete misery that the photo was taken, capturing the hearts of thousands. "It's almost like her world shut down," Ayoub said.
Image: Rescue Dogs Match
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After her picture was shared, Rescue Dogs Match received 4,000 applicants to adopt Lana, as well as over $15,000 in donations.
In January 2016, she was given another shot. Another go at proving herself among humankind and society. Everyone thought Lana's pain was over - that her suffering was now forever replaced with affection and walkies.
They were wrong. In a Facebook post, Rescue Dogs Match wrote: "May 14 is Lana's birthday (she will be 3). Please help find her a foster or forever home. Lana only has until May 20th."
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When commenters asked what would happen to Lana after May 20th, the group said she would likely be put to sleep.
"Lana's adoption did not work out because people want a dog they can pet and play with," Brenda Dobranski, founder of Rescue Dogs Match, told The Dodo. "Lana is a silly fun girl but she is not the type of dog that will let you give belly rubs to and sleep in bed with. She loves to have a job."
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"She LOVES to be outside no matter what the weather," Rescue Dogs Match wrote on Facebook. "Lana loves to be part of whatever is going on but not in 'tight' quarters."
"We need to keep Lana's happiness and well being at the forefront," Dobranski said. "It is not fair for her to have to keep moving around. She just settles and becomes accepting [only] to be uprooted again. Every time she moves her progress is set back."
Featured Image Credit: Lisa Burchell