Many dogs in shelters end up spending the rest of their days in their kennel while their hopes of finding new loving homes shatter in front of them, but fortunately for Miss Gible, her story is one with a happy ending.

Cora Fastner, one of the new co-managers at the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, told Newsweek that Gible was surrendered to them with a rough and unknown past in April 2022.

"She is a very sweet girl but has her quirks and trauma from her past," Fastner said. "When she first came in, she was fear-reactive to all new people. Once she knew you were OK and trusted you, she was your best friend. It took time and patience, and treats, to win her over.

"She is not a fan of other dogs, we're guessing she was under-socialized and it kind of seems like she doesn't speak the same language when interacting with other dogs. She doesn't understand other dogs' body language. She can also be nervous and reactive to people she sees as scary, mainly broad men."

After spending over 824 days in shelter, Miss Gible was lucky enough to find a forever home with new owner Tamme, who has no other pets at home and will be able to dedicate all of her time and attention to the sweet rescue.

"Over the past 2 years," Fastner added, "we have been working with her and figuring out the best ways to introduce her to people and help her overcome her reactivity and fear. She has come so far! She has been a staff favorite and our unofficial mascot. All of us would have taken her home, but we all have other pets.

"In the past two years, she's only ever had two applications to adopt her, one who never showed up to even meet her. She was featured frequently on our Facebook as she was a great model for pictures, [she] has a great smile, and would wear anything you put on her. We are so happy that Tamme was willing to take her on!"

According to the shelter, while Miss Gible used to keep her distance from all new people before she knew them, she immediately took a liking for her new owner: "It was love at first sight. Gible crawled into Tamme's lap, no hesitation and gave her kisses immediately. She is absolutely spoiled and loving life with Tamme already!"

While Miss Gible was the shelter's longest resident, she surely wasn't the only one. Operating since 1989, the non-kill takes in several hundreds of dogs every year, and some of them struggle to get adopted.

"We have Ollie, Lewy and Berta," Fastner said. "Ollie is a senior husky. He has been surrendered back to our shelter three times over his lifetime due to no fault of his own.

"Lewy and Berta are lab/shepherd mix who were also surrendered/came in as stray, and are hoping for a happy ending just like the one Miss Gible had."

Each year, 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters, which is an average of 17,260 a day, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The number of dogs and cats taken in by pet shelters hit 46,807 during January 2023, an increase of 1,744 compared with January 2022, the 24Pet Shelter Watch Report found.

According to the Humane Society of Macomb, the most common reasons for dog surrenders include age, allergies, behavioral issues, clean-up, cost, moving, new pets and shedding.

About 920,000 surrendered animals are euthanized every year. Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.

The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received more than 656 likes and 62 comments.

One user, Lori Miller Thompson, commented: "Tears of joy for Miss Gible and her new mom. They are going to have an amazing life together and making many cherished memories. Thank you for adopting and providing Gible not only a loving home but a new start to life."

Rhiannon Ó Flannagáin said: "What a pretty and happy girl. I hope she only knows love the rest of her life."

Andy Blattenbauer added: "This is great news! I was hoping that she would find a forever home. Thanks to the adopter and thanks for sharing the news!"

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