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# Luna the Rescue Dog

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- By [Steph](https://slatesource.com/@steph)
- Animals & Pets
- Created on Jul 12, 2026

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# Luna

Best guess a shepherd and collie mix. Shelter to sofa since 2 February 2025.

Manchester, England

## The DayDay EverythingEverything ChangedChanged for BothBoth of Us

The listinglisting saidsaid eighteeneighteen monthsmonths oldold, foundfound as a straystray, goodgood with peoplepeople onceonce she truststrusts them. The kennelkennel saidsaid she had been passedpassed over fourfour timestimes. She pressedpressed herselfherself into the backback cornercorner and wouldwould not looklook up. We satsat on the floorfloor of that coldcold roomroom for an hourhour and did not askask anythinganything of her. EventuallyEventually she putput her chinchin on my kneeknee. That was the wholewhole decisiondecision, mademade for us.

MOMENT

2 February 2025

The car ride home. She shook until the third roundabout, then fell asleep on my coat and did not wake until the driveway.

🐾 First day, and every day after01.02.2025 – 01.01.2026

01.02.2025Day one. Would not take a treat from a hand. Ate it only when we walked away.

01.02.2025

01.04.2025First tail wag in the kitchen. We both pretended it was not a big deal. It was.

01.04.2025

01.08.2025Learned that the sofa was allowed. Has since decided the sofa is mostly hers.

01.08.2025

01.01.2026Now waits at the window every evening. The dog who expected nothing expects us.

01.01.2026

![Travel photo 1](https://cdn.slatesource.com/9/c/7/9c7ce3a6-4af6-4859-9582-3b0f10074316.webp)

Six months in, finally relaxed enough to sunbathe

![Travel photo 2](https://cdn.slatesource.com/8/e/1/8e1bc17d-d134-4769-bd08-27f3983dd3b7.webp)

The ears say everything

![Travel photo 3](https://cdn.slatesource.com/1/a/8/1a84261c-f3a6-45a1-bb33-1da0e567b67b.webp)

Her spot, her blanket, her rules

> People say we rescued her. Anyone who has met her knows exactly who rescued whom.