For over 200 days, Lancer sat in his small, cold kennel at the City of Mobile Animal Services, waiting. Day after day, people would walk past his cage, but no one ever stopped to meet him. No one asked to take him home.
Lancer was just over a year old and weighed a mere 34 pounds, but despite his friendly nature, he was constantly overlooked. So, he tried the only thing he could think of — he reached his paw through the kennel bars, silently begging anyone who passed by to hold his hand.
The Lonely Days in a Cement Kennel
Lancer’s days were spent pacing the concrete floor of his kennel. With no one showing any interest, his hope began to fade. He loved the outdoors, adored peanut butter, and was even known to do little zoomies around his space before stretching out like a frog in the shade. But none of that seemed to matter. No matter how sweet he was, people continued to ignore him.
For seven months, Lancer lived like this. He hadn’t had a single meet-and-greet or application. It seemed no one saw him for the loving, gentle dog he was. But Lancer had something up his sleeve—a move he hoped would change his fate.
A Heartbreaking Gesture for Attention
Every time someone walked by, Lancer would press his little body against the front of his cage, stretching his paw through the cold, metal bars. It was a quiet, desperate plea for connection—for someone, anyone, to just hold his hand and acknowledge him…