Thursday, September 20, 2018

Linnelle Takeuchi

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.

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