For Rambo, there is nothing sweeter than freedom. Not food, not shelter.
Just the feeling of being untethered and free to roam.
Even the rain wasn’t going to stop Rambo from his freedom run. This poor dog had been locked up in a shelter for 175 days.
It was the first day he was sprung from the joint by the members at Forgotten Dogs Rescue.
When he got to his foster home and realized that he could run freely and wasn’t confined like he was in the shelter, he ran as fast as he could.
Rambo’s new foster mom took a video of it to send to Rambo’s rescuers.
“I cried happy tears when his foster mom sent me the video,” shelter volunteer Julie Saraceno told The Dodo. “That was his second day in his foster home, and the absolute joy in his eyes and the feeling of freedom was wonderful to watch.”
The video shows Rambo hopping around a bit. Then, he realizes that he has unlimited reign of the terrain before him.
That’s when he starts doing laps around the large lawn.
Zigging and zagging between the landscaping and items in the yard while running his circles. It looked like Rambo was doing a little happy dance.
The joy Rambo had from living in a small concrete kennel to a big, lush green yard is palpable in the video.
The rain and the wet grass didn’t seem to bother Rambo at all.
After a good run, he tuckered himself out a bit and decided to go back inside with his new mom. Rambo sure was a happy boy. While shelters can help dogs, being in a shelter long-term can negatively affect a dog.
“A shelter environment is sensory overload for a dog. New smells, unfamiliar people, and strange sounds can all cause extreme stress. A nervous dog is a fearful dog and in a shelter environment they become even more fearful, lessening their chances of someone wanting to adopt them,” HowIMetMyDog.com writes.
They then added:
“As days become weeks and weeks become months or even years, dogs with long-term shelter stays can become sensitized to loud noises, quick movements and other dogs. Often times, dogs that are fearful do not present well in shelter kennels and therefore do not generate adoption interest and end up staying in the shelter even longer or being euthanized.”
Dog who are in shelters can develop canine post-traumatic stress disorder.
They can also develop separation anxiety or become overprotective of their belongings.
But it seems that Rambo has adjusted well to his new life of freedom. Many people commented on Instagram about how happy they were for Rambo.
“I can’t even begin to tell you how HAPPY I AM FOR RAMBO TO BE IN HIS FOSTER HOME RUNNING FREE IN THE GRASS AND RAIN SEEING THE SMILE ON HIS FACE!!!!! I hope and pray he is a foster fail with this family! I hope they fall forever in love with him and keep him happy smiling face and heart forever! He will be forever loyal to you! And love you forever!” said one commenter.
Check out Rambo’s happy freedom dance in the video below.
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