Samantha’s life took a terrible turn when she was unceremoniously dumped by her family in a Sam’s Club parking lot in Memphis. The confused and heartbroken dog sat all alone in the parking lot, crying and waiting for her family to come back.

Samantha was scared and devastated. She couldn’t believe that her family had voluntarily left her behind. Surely they would come back for her.

For days, she sat in the parking lot, howling for her family. She cried and cried as she paced the parking lot and desperately peaked through different car windows.

She was sure that her family would come back for her if she just waited where they’d left her. But as the days passed, she grew more and more distraught.

When Mary arrived at the parking lot, the dog had already spent seven days there, crying and waiting.

But rescuing Samantha proved difficult. She was sure that her family was coming back, and so she absolutely did not want to leave the parking lot.

For three days, Mary worked on gaining Samanthas trust, but Samantha just wouldn’t let her rescue her. Desperate, Mary decided to call in some back up: her own pup.

When she brought her doggo with her to the lot, everything changed. Seeing Mary together with her pup, Samantha decided to trust the strange woman and finally agreed to come with her.

Mary brought Samantha to the rescue where she was fed, washed and then checked out by a vet. She got a nice, cosy bed to sleep in, and all the care she needed. Samantha was traumatized by being abandoned and needed time to heal before being adopted. So when a couple reached out and expressed interest, they were told that she needed more time at the shelter.