Maggie, a 5-year-old dog, is a miracle dog considering the hardships she overcame to stay alive. She survived being sʜᴏᴛ17 times and found a permanent home, becoming a registered therapy dog.
Her story of courage and perseverance begins in Lebanon. Maggie was discovered with a sᴇᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ear and ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ mouth, tied to a box. Maggie was ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ and then sʜᴏᴛ with a shotgun 17 times while pregnant, resulting in complete blindness.
A person in Lebanon noticed the sad dog and took to social media to ask for help. After reading the request, a woman in London contacted the Wild At Heart Foundation for support. Maggie was rescued. However, she had to undergo sᴜʀɢᴇʀɪᴇs and other treatments before being adopted and eventually finding her permanent family in Brighton, England.
Kasey Carlin, 25, is the owner of Maggie, a YouTube phenomenon with more than 248,000 followers on Instagram. Kasey quit walking the dog to devote all her attention to Maggie’s Instagram account.
“She’s taught me and others so many lessons; we all know what she stands for because we’ve been taught it.” But she reminds me of them every day. Don’t judge a book by its cover; love conquers all; modest.
Live every moment to the fullest; serve others; you create your own happiness; and you can achieve anything if you believe! Kasey says: “Every day she reminds me to strive to be better and achieve better”.
Maggie recently became a therapy dog and has visited hospitals, nursing homes and colleges where people can feel her peace and joy. At home, Maggie has won the hearts of both her owner and Kasey’s other dog, Mishka.
“I’m amazed every day by how many people join her story.” For so long, no one cared about her so when I decided to adopt her, it was because no one else did! “I’m so glad she was able to share such an important message with the world,” Kasey said.