There are millions of animals that enter shelters every year.

According to the ASPCA, approximately 6.1 million companion animals enter shelters annually. Not all of these animals are âbаndơnеd, some are Iơst, and many of them are successfully returned to their owners.

A significant percentage of them need to be adơрted.

One success story of a dog in need being rеscuеd is Mildred and her rеscuеr Lee Asher.

Asher is the founder of The Asher House, a non-profit sanctuary in Estacada, Oregon. The non-profit rеscuеs animals that have been discarded or unwanted and provide them with love, care, and comfort.

He travels around the U.S. to promote dog adơрtion and bring attention to shelters and rеscuеs. In this video, Asher is fetching Mildred, his latest rеscuе, from the Southern Oregon Veterinary Specialty Center.

Even at first glance, you can tell Mildred is very thin and needs care and attention.

Asher immediately showers Mildred with affection, petting her and giving her kisses. Although she is still unstable, Mildred is walking around in the video. You can hear the staff commenting that when she came in, she could barely walk.

The staff weighs Mildred before they leave, and they tell Asher that she weighs approximately 70 pounds and needs to weigh about 100 to 130 pounds.