Suzette Hall has rescued countless dogs through her organization, Logan’s Legacy 29. But there’s one situation that never stops hurting: dogs who are abandoned and stay rooted to the exact place where their families last walked away.
So when Hall received a message about a dog living on a street corner, she felt that familiar ache in her chest.
“For two long months, this little soul waited,” Hall wrote on Facebook. “Same corner. Every single day. Every single night.”
A local resident, Peeh Gc, had been watching the dog for weeks. She didn’t know how he ended up there — only that no matter how hard she tried, he refused to leave the busy corner.
“He lay on cold pavement and endured the scorching sun,” Hall wrote. “No bed. No home. No one coming back for him.”
The dog, later named Bruno, couldn’t understand that his family was gone for good. But during those lonely weeks, he wasn’t completely alone.
“Peeh saw him,” Hall wrote. “She cared. She brought food, water and blankets — the only kindness he knew while he waited. She gave him hope.”
After multiple unsuccessful attempts to rescue him, Peeh reached out to Logan’s Legacy 29 for help. Hall was in the middle of another rescue across town, but volunteer Mary Nakiso immediately stepped in.
When Nakiso arrived, Bruno was exactly where he’d always been.
“And there he was. Still waiting,” Hall wrote. “Still loyal to the place that broke his heart. But this time, something had changed.”
Instead of backing away, Bruno stayed. He allowed Nakiso to approach him, sensing — somehow — that she meant no harm.
“For the first time in so long, he trusted a human with his shattered heart,” Hall wrote.
Bruno didn’t resist when Nakiso gently slipped a leash over his head. He climbed into the car and rode quietly to Camino Pet Hospital, where he would finally be safe.
“Today, he is safe,” Hall wrote. “Off the streets. Out of danger. Loved. Wanted. Someone’s baby.”
At the vet, Bruno passed his exam and was cleared to enter foster care. Before long, he was settled into a warm, loving home — complete with a soft bed and caring humans who adore him.
Bruno is still waiting for his forever family, but this time, he’s waiting in comfort and security. Hall knows the right people will find him soon.
“He is so incredibly sweet,” Hall told The Dodo. “And now he’s safe in a home, far away from that lonely street corner.”
To inquire about adopting Bruno, you can email Suzette Hall at info@loganslegacy29.com.
To support dogs like Bruno, donations to Logan’s Legacy 29 help make rescues like his possible.
