Hairless, skinny dog disappeared into rice fields before being rescued — you won't believe how fluffy she is now
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00:00As I was driving, I noticed this dog.
00:02Who are you?
00:04Where have you come from?
00:08You're a mess.
00:12I pulled my car over and started talking to her.
00:17But as I went to follow her, she ran into a very big rice field.
00:22Another two dogs from the village chased this other dog away.
00:31I followed her but she was moving too quick and I'm a bit of a scaredy cat in the rice fields because they're snakes.
00:39It started raining, she disappeared.
00:41I do have a belief that dogs will always come back to you if they want to be saved.
00:46I contacted my neighbour and friend, sent her the photograph.
00:51And then three weeks later, she contacted me and said, I found the dog.
00:57Wow, that's fantastic.
01:01Do you want the towel or the leash?
01:09Jan, you are a master.
01:11She had no fight left. There was no aggression, there was no barking.
01:14She just resigned herself to the fact that it was time for whatever the next step was going to be.
01:19Oh my goodness, Jan, high five. Yeah, good job.
01:23Sweetheart. Let me get you sorted first.
01:30My friend decided to foster Cherry and rehabilitated her through the crucial moments.
01:43Are you going to have some bone broth?
01:45Good girl.
01:50Look at you girls having a cuddle with Cherry.
01:54Cherry looked terrible at rescue, but her journey to where she is now is incredible.
02:01Good morning. Good morning, sweet girl.
02:04How she travelled emotionally is probably the more mind-blowing part of her transformation.
02:09From the dog that I'd seen on the street who was incredibly skittish and scared,
02:14she bonded really hard with the people that she trusted.
02:17Cherry Johnson, look at you.
02:22She got to experience how to play with other dogs.
02:31Other friends of mine called up and said they wanted to foster a dog.
02:38After their two weeks with her, they decided they were in love and they wanted to adopt her.
02:45Cherry has the most incredible life. She's cradled like a baby by her dad.
02:49She runs through the grass and through the open fields.
02:52She's got three other dog siblings.
02:55She's the happiest little thing, and it was a miracle.