Shelter Saves Giant Dog, Then DNA Test Reveals Why He’s So Big

Nancy Smith is  a huge animal lover! So much so that she decided to found an animal sanctuary. Her main goal was to help all the animals in need that she could. At the sanctuary the animals have an amazing environment and even a rehabilitation center for the injured animals that they get.

About a decade ago, Brittany Allen started working at the shelter. She knew EXACTLY the steps she needed to take as soon as she saw the rescue dog. He was definitely the most intimidating animal she had ever seen! Although he scared her a bit, they had an instant connection.

One day, Nancy Smith received an extremely strange phone call. This was just one day before she was heading to Florida where she was going to be picking up an animal from the Broward Animal Shelter.

The puppy was quite young but was still big enough to scare the man. His pet was already showing some key features that the man had never seen before.

When Nancy asked the caller why he was having so much trouble with the animal, the man explained himself. Before choosing a dog, he had done a lot of research on different types of dogs. He read up on many types of exotic canines and even delved extensively into reviews. He took owning a pet very seriously and he wanted to be well-equipped with the information he needed to choose the most suitable canine.

The man had wanted a big dog, but what he got was not what he had expected at all. In fact, no one could have possibly been prepared for the size of this animal. By the time the little pup was 8-months-old, he had already grown to a height of 8 feet! He had quickly become taller than his owner! He had been bought from a breeder, who was also in shock at what he saw.

Nancy listened the man’s story about how he had gotten this beast. She regrettably informed him that the shelter was already at full capacity. She explained to him that he would be the first to know when a slot opened up. This was not the answer he was looking for and explained to Nancy that this was not an acceptable answer.

After Brittany Allen received the phone call at home that an animal was left at the shelter, she felt sick. She was so upset that she jumped in her car and raced over to Broward County Shelter, where the animal had been dropped off. She knew that something strange was going on and someone had been lying to her.

After seeing the animal and the situation this man was in Brittany needed some help. She had no clue who to call but then remembered that Nancy would be coming down in a couple days and had been around shelter animals for a long time. She hoped Nancy would be able to help.

What was the reasoning for suspicion? Simply because on the previous day, Nancy’s shelter had received a phone call from a person who was insisting on surrendering his pet. He would not leave his name, which was already suspicious.

No one at the Broward Animal Shelter had ever seen such an animal, in all the years they had been open. They had to tie Yuka outdoors, but they just couldn’t believe their eyes when they looked at him. They were not prepared for such an animal

When she arrived at the Shelter, she found herself looking in what could be described as a mixture of awe and fear. Seeing his eyes, which were staring back at her, she began to feel pity. It was soon clear to her that the person who had abandoned this animal had lied to her.

Brittany Allen was no new-comer to seeing animals being abandoned by their owners. She already had 10 years of experience at the shelter where she worked. Although this newest rescued animal was her most intimidating, she felt an immediate connection with him.

As long as she lives, Nancy will never forget what she saw when she got to the animal shelter. There was a huge, hulking animal pacing back and forth in a cage. He had enormous jaws that hung wide open, releasing its hot breath as it panted. Its long claws would tick on the cement floor as he walked back and forth.

The staff had found the animal tied up outside their shelter when they arrived at work. Even though it was recorded as a stray, Nancy knew exactly who had left him there.

Nancy was furious that someone would abandon the animal like that.

The dog was more like a Direwolf-like creature. When he was left at the shelter, he was in reasonably good health compared to a lot of the animals that ended up in the sanctuary.

Nancy and her team at Shy Wolf Sanctuary conducted a DNA test on Yuki. The results of the test only confirmed her worst suspicions.

Throughout history, you will see that humans have always had quite an intense fascination with wolves. Because of this there has been a rise of wolf-dog hybrids. Many uneducated buyers and breeders have attempted to create a breed that has the beauty of a wolf but is as friendly and loyal as a dog.

Both wolf-dogs and wolves need tons of space to run around. They also need a lot more food than a regular dog. Training wolf dogs requires much more intense training. For people used to having normal dogs, it will take a lot getting used to are used to because they are very high maintenance.

Two decades ago, Shy Wolf Sanctuary opened its doors. Since then, the sanctuary has seen a large rise in the amount of abandoned wold-dogs. It currently rescues 20 to 100 wolf-dogs from different parts of the United States.

Not too long after Yuki arrived at the sanctuary, he was walking around and got his leg caught on a palmetto. He hurt his knee on the right rear leg and was left with an open wound.

They began to get to know Yuki a lot more and saw his personality develop more and more. After awhile, he finally let a few women into the cage with him. Yuki did not trust alot of people but he did trust Brittany.

Brittany put up a photo of Yuki one day on the Shy Wolf Sanctuary Facebook page. The photo she uploaded showed the true, massive size of the canine. It was immediately evident that he clearly dwarfed Brittany.

Britney came up with the perfect response to these Photoshop accusations. “It’s just his fat angle guys. We all have one.” Left and right, people all over the world were commenting on the picture. Nobody could believe that Yuki existed!

“We show off their adorable moments in the hope of helping people identify with them at least and maybe change their fear response into a healthy respect through education,” she went on, “… And also giving an animal a chance at a decent life when otherwise they would be euthanized.”

It had been quite some time that Yuki had not been acting like his normal self. He was not eating much and wasn’t getting excited when his favorite people came around. Even when he was shown his favorite toy, he had no interest.

After looking into Suki’s health further, they found that he was suffering from cancer. The worst part of the diagnosis was that it was a terminal cancer.

Yuki first arrived at the shelter in 2008. Since that day, he had made a made a huge impact on all the staff and visitors of the sanctuary. Everyone always fell in love with the giant dog thanks to his cheeky and fun personality.