Duke’s owners said the 10-month-old pup had a contagious disease and chained him to a trailer.

And left him completely alone for 10 days.

That’s when a woman in the village saw the dog in pain. So she called the Rudozem Stray Dog Rescue.

The organization’s co-founder, Tony Rowles, showed up and found the scared dog covered in flies and his own feces. But Duke kissed the first hand that came near him.

His shelter was full, so Tony took Duke home to stay with his other dogs and cats.

It turns out Duke didn’t have any disease, just a fear of men. He immediately bonded with Tony’s wife.

The next thing they checked was Duke’s broken legs.

It became clear that someone had inflicted this on Duke. His legs were bent, his feet shattered, and his ligaments were gone.

Duke was also extremely malnourished and had a cough as a result of the heavy chain that was tied around his neck.

A few surgeries, food, and love did the trick! Duke was then healthy enough to be put up for adoption.

It was a woman in England who would give Duke a forever home. Two years later, the ‘untouchable’ dog is living a normal, amazing life!

It was hard for the rescue and all of their workers to say goodbye to Duke, but it was exactly what he needed.