This story is full of ups and downs, and through it, all the love of a dog helped everyone stay strong and persevere. The dog’s name is Winston. Tara King found Winston during a thunderstorm in 2014. At the time, Tara was living in an apartment in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Image Credit: Tara Michelle Shanea King
Tara and her fiancé, Tim, brought the underweight little dog in.
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Image Credit: Tara Michelle Shanea King
No owners were ever found, so Tara and Tim adopted him. A year later, Tara and Tim, due to unforeseen circumstances found themselves living on the streets.
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Image Credit: Tara Michelle Shanea King
They were homeless, and the only place they had to live was a storage unit.
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Image Credit: Tara Michelle Shanea King
Winston didn’t complain, he just went along.
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Image Credit: Tara Michelle Shanea King