It took six days for Hope to let Linnelle Takeuchi pet her. The dog
had mothered countless puppies and lived cooped up in a small cage with
three dogs for years before being rescued by the Hawaiian Humane
Society.
Takeuchi, a 13-year animal shelter volunteer and retired elementary
school teacher, slept, ate and worked in the same room with Hope while
fostering the timid, fearful mixed poodle that wasn’t used to being
bathed, petted or receiving affection.
Takeuchi was supposed to house Hope temporarily while she
was being rehabilitated, but ended up adopting her two years ago. The
dog, who had been returned twice to the humane society by her adoptive
families, was among dozens of dogs seized in 2016 from a puppy mill in
Kahaluu.
