Dog Who Spent His Entire Life In Chains Visits The Ocean For The First Time

Shop By Cause Donated & Counting! 50 Million Meals Feed Shelter Dogs Dogs Saved! 1,201 At-Risk Fly Shelter Dogs To Safety D.V. Survivors & Pets! $66,782 Funded For Keep Pets & Domestic Violence Survivors Together For Service Dogs $1,881,595 Funded Pair Veterans With Service Dogs VIP ClubDeals Success Stories Herschel spent the first five years of his life chained in a lonely backyard. His teeth were worn down from attempting to chew himself free. After his rescue, the gorgeous German Shepherd was adopted twice, but returned both times. It seems his heartbreaking start to life left behind some emotional damage. Luckily, things were about to turn around for Herschel in a big way! Instagram Rocky Kanaka, passionate dog rescuer and creator of the Dogs Day Out web series, took an interest in Herschel (whom he affectionately refers to as Bear). He featured him in a viral video showing the dog seeing snow for the first time and giving out free “Bear” hugs. The exposure worked, and soon Herschel was on his way to Washington to live with his new forever mom! Kanaka wanted to share one more moment of firsts with his cuddly pal, so he planned a special detour to the beach on their...