Dog With Heartbreaking Message On Name Tag Gets Rescued, Then Returns The Favor

Two years ago, Mercedes Trujillo was at college in Utah when she got a text from her stepmom about a dog that her sister had nearly run over. The pup was wearing a name tag that read: “My name is Lilly. If you found me, pls keep me. My fam can’t & I need love” The heartbreaking photos of a scared dog with a tag on her collar resonated with Mercedes, and she had the feeling that this dog was the one she had been looking for. The next day, Mercedes made the hour drive home and knew that she couldn’t let Lilly go to another place or family. We had the opportunity to talk to Mercedes about how Lilly ended up saving her, rather than the other way around. Images courtesy of Mercedes Trujillo The initial days with Lilly were pretty rough. Lilly was terrified of men, aggressively so, and was suffering from extreme separation anxiety. “Her issues definitely put a lot of strain on my living situation. At home it was okay because my dad and stepmom knew how much I cared for her, but the people I was living with up at school were afraid that her fear of men would put them in danger, which I 100% understood. Lilly would lash out at them, even if I was right there. It wasn’t good. So, I move...