Lumi's foster mom teaches her that humans can be kind

Lumi is one of 114 dogs the Humane Society of the United States assisted the Hertford County Sheriff's Office in rescuing in May of 2023.
Green Dogs Unleashed (greendogsunleashed.org) was one of many placement partners we turned to for assistance giving these dogs a second chance at life. Erika Proctor leads GDU and found homes or fosters for 29 of the rescued pups. Erika also became Lumi's foster mom and personal trainer. Utilizing patience and expert training skills, Erika, her dogs, and her cat helped Lumi learn how to be a dog. She also realized that humans can actually be sources of kindness.
The assistance of the Humane Society of the United States was requested by the Hertford County Sheriff's Office after members of the community and individuals who reported buying sick puppies from the breeder raised concerns about the welfare of animals on the property.
Law enforcement, consumer protection agencies, and the HSUS receive hundreds of complaints annually from consumers who have bought sick puppies from breeders and pet stores, as detailed in a report released earlier this month by the Humane Society of the United States Stop Puppy Mills campaign. These situations underscore the importance of choosing a responsible source when bringing home a new puppy.

[@lindapeden3572]

Thank you all Fosters wonderful people 🌏🌎🌍🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@esmeraldaflores7115]

Dios y la Virgencita de Guadalupe los bendigan por siempre y para siempre por hacer esta labor tan humana y hermosa. Así sea. AMÉN.✨🙏🏻💙

[@cristinagiacomini2291]

Siete fantastici 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

[@bellasy6603]

My little amgels you are our freinds😢😢😢😢😢🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@danieladipietro6341]

Girl, I think Lumi chose you.... Beautiful video, giving love to these dogs is the only thing that matters.... along with food and vet care. You are truly beautiful people. Damn, what eyes He has wonderful Lumi and a great caress to the cat who gave confidence to a scared dog. Have a good life to all of you 🐾🐾 Ciao da Genova, Italia ♥️Lumi 😻♥️

[@cristinagiacomini2291]

Grazie infinite 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

[@lindapeden3572]

God bless you dear lady and lumi also al who help wonderful society 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🏡⏰🐾🐾🎁🙏💯💐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@bellasy6603]

Sush beautiful and innocent eyes😢😢😢😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@patriciabourke1930]

❤❤❤❤Thank you

[@kmccarthy3760]

Lots of love too them all indeed ❤❤❤❤Thankyou

[@michellejames4493]

Lumi's foster mum is a special person...Lumi is stunning...I'm not sure I could give her up...good luck beautiful girl!🙏💟🐾🐾

[@donnageoghan4328]

Beautiful people, saving beautiful animals! The world needs more people like these rescuers.

[@bellasy6603]

ILove youuuuuuuuuu dogs💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕

[@lillieberger2883]

Thank you for helping with this rescue. I wish people would never buy a dog off the internet, they don’t seem to understand that the puppies are not from a good situation and most likely a puppy mill. We need stricter laws in the US about who can get a license to breed dogs.

[@sonalichakraborty2404]

Thank you so much ❤, god bless you.

[@helenatapper7779]

Thank you so much HSUS and all the fosters for helping these beautiful dogs. 🐕🙏❤

[@lindapeden3572]

Thank you from Scotland 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🙏🏻🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾💐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@veragiron7808]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sandyellison8650]

You are a true "Dog Person". God Bless You❤

[@nancybrouse5070]

God Bless those who show such kindness. Karma returns to those who do not.

[@cristinagiacomini2291]

🐕🐈🐾💘

[@mangasky7]

Lumi has Bowie eyes!!

[@lauok5764]

Merci pour tout ce que vous faites ! 🤩👏🥰

[@colinbawden4222]

The 2 different color eyes ❤❤

[@cristinagiacomini2291]

Quanta sofferenza 😢

[@michellewillian1972]

Y los perros del Estambul??😢

[@cristinagiacomini2291]

Povere creature innocenti 😢

[@esmeraldaflores7115]

Dios y la Virgencita de Guadalupe los bendigan por siempre y para siempre por hacer esta labor tan humana y hermosa. Así sea. AMÉN.✨🙏🏻💙