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He just needed someone to care.<\/h2>\n
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Earlier this year, on a sunny day in Pennsylvania, a woman stepped out onto her porch and found a horrifying package. Lying in an open cardboard box was a fluffy white dog \u2014 and he wasn\u2019t moving.<\/p>\n

Alarmed, the woman quickly called her daughter, who works for Speranza Animal Rescue.<\/p>\n

\u201c[M]y mom called me in a panic because she found a \u2018dead\u2019 dog dropped on her porch in an Amazon box,\u201d the rescue wrote in a Facebook post about the event. \u201cTurns out this boy wasn\u2019t dead, he was just unconscious.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Facebook\/Speranza Animal Rescue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When rescuers arrived, they were heartbroken to realize the pup was barely a year old. His pupils were cloudy, and he suffered from seizures. Rescuers moved the sick dog, later named G.I. Joe, into veterinary care, where he began receiving necessary treatment.<\/p>\n

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Facebook\/Speranza Animal Rescue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Within days, G.I. Joe\u2019s gentle spirit began returning. He moved in with Karen Spangler, an experienced foster mom, and made friends with his new dog siblings. Though she immediately loved G.I. Joe, Spangler initially insisted that the situation would only be temporary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want another permanent dog to add to my family,\u201d Spangler told The Dodo. \u201cI told multiple family and friends I would not become a foster fail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Facebook\/Speranza Animal Rescue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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But as the weeks went on, Spangler realized G.I. Joe, or \u201cJoey,\u201d as she calls him, was too special to let go. The curious, quiet rescue pup had already bonded with her grandchildren and with her other two dogs. Spangler adored G.I. Joe, and she wanted him to feel safe and secure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could not put him through another change,\u201d Spangler said. \u201cThat was it. I became a foster fail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Karen Spangler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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These days, Spangler can\u2019t imagine her life without G.I. Joe. Her new pup has already proven to be a great influence on her other dogs, encouraging them to play and exercise. Spangler looks forward to G.I. Joe\u2019s continued training and hopes to walk him on neighborhood country roads soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey always say things happen for a reason, and this is so true,\u201d Spangler said. \u201cMy family needed Joey. Never in a million years did I think he would turn out to be so sweet and smart. [I]m looking forward to seeing where he takes us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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