The terrified, scarred puppy won't stop clinging to her rescuers in gratitude.

A dog that had the most difficult life on the streets, hugged the heroes who rescued and cared for her. She was her way of telling them: THANK YOU!

Natalie Olivieri had rescued enough dogs in her life to know that Harper had been horribly abused, and she was absolutely traumatized.

And although what he had experienced in his life was quite harsh, nothing compared to this case.

In Orlando, Florida, there is a sector called Redlands, basically it is the place where most of the dogs abandoned by their families end up.

“The place is practically a dog dump,” said Natalie, vice president of Furever Bully Love Rescue, an organization that decided to intervene in the face of the drama of the overpopulation of puppies in deplorable conditions in that place.

On the other hand, the Redland Rock Pit Abandoned Dog Project also began to visit Redlands every day, so they decided to join forces to change the fate of as many animals as possible.

They got about 160 kilos of kibble to feed about 100 dogs, according to revealed Jessie Pena, vice president of the group.

“I’ll never forget the moment we put out the food and a whole bunch of puppies started showing up from everywhere,” Natalie revealed.

“Sadly, there are more dogs than we would like to help,” Jessie said.

And among them was Harper, a 1-year-old hound mix.

“As soon as Harper walked up to us and we met, she completely fell to the ground in the panic she had of people.”

“She was definitely abused and neglected. There was no way we were going to leave her there,” says Natalie, who remembers those moments with great emotion.

But that wasn’t all, he noticed that Harper had deep scars on her head and back.

They managed to put a collar on her but she still refused to move, as they could they took her to the car where they would take her for a vet checkup.

Anemia, infestation of worms and infections were part of his conditions, but the worst of all, the psychological damage that prevented him from feeling trust in people.

But soon, everything would change…

Natalie says that for about three days, she never got up. And when the organization’s president, Jennifer Adorno, picked Harper up, the dog clung on as if her life depended on it.