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But despite everything, there is still hope for this lonely dog\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<p>Rocky, a 3-year-old pit bull, has been in the care of Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester since October 2022, when his family was evicted from their home and could no longer care for him, according to\u00a0Newsweek.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g g-4\">\n<div class=\"g-single a-27\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since then, Rocky has been adopted out twice only to be returned to the shelter, along with a few two-week adoption trial periods. Despite these glimmers of hope, Rocky has always ended up back where he started.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was most recently returned this past September and has had no luck since. He\u2019s a great dog, but he would thrive in a certain type of home that may be more difficult to find,\u201d communications specialist\u00a0Lindsay Brewer\u00a0told Newsweek, explaining that Rocky would do best as the only dog in an adults-only home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g g-5\">\n<div class=\"g-single a-28\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After more than a year of rejection and false starts, Rocky is starting to take things to heart, as evidenced by a heartbreaking photo the shelter posted a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"g g-8\">\n<div class=\"g-single a-29\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rocky sits in his kennel, all alone, hanging his head down as if devastated after another day of being passed over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All shelter dogs dream of finding a home of their own, but some dogs get passed over time and time again, and begin to lose hope that&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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