When they arrived at the house, the neighbor's dog approached them, sized them up and immediately lunged for the toddler.

Some tools to stop unwanted dog behaviors are controversial, but this is one method no sane person would support.

The rescue suffered a massive blow to their efforts - and nearly lost their founder - when he went out to open the rescue's transport van.

For three days and through horrible weather, strangers, family, friends and authorities searched for the woman.

The best the Johnsons can guess is that the unknown dog found their house and sneaked in through an open door.

Within hours of hearing about the situation, Harbor Humane had a transport van ready to help with the operation.

The dog was left with food, toys and treats, and the letter explained that her owners were no longer able to care for her.

Not only did the home belong to a local family, but they are heavily involved in a cat rescue and were housing nine kittens at the time.

The cat had already been there for weeks, somehow surviving in the shell of the bombed-out building that still stood.

With the renewed lockdowns in Shanghai and restrictions on importing dogs to the US, rescue efforts have become even more difficult.