After Video of Crying Dog Goes Viral, Md. Shelter Receives Hundreds of Inquiries For 'Juice'

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- It looks like there might be a happy ending for "Juice," the dog at Montgomery County Animal Services who was recorded "crying" in his kennel last week.

Along with the heartbreaking video, the shelter posted this on its Facebook page Thursday:

"This is a really hard post for us, because it's about a great dog who isn't doing so well. This is a story about Juice: a cuddly, loving, giant-headed goofball who has been at the shelter for almost 10 months. And Juice really, really needs your help. Really.

For a long time, Juice was the example we used as a dog who could manage the stress of shelter life without getting depressed. But in the past month that changed- he started to lose his confidence. Then he was adopted and we jumped for joy! But it wasn't the right match, and after a couple of days he was back in his kennel, more stressed than ever. Staff started to notice him crying, panting, and pacing more often.

One of our staff took him home for a "sleepover" this week to give him a break from the shelter and try to help him relax. But when she brought him back in the morning and put him back in the kennel, he started crying. And didn't stop. All day.

Living in a shelter is not a life, and we're afraid that Juice is beginning to lose himself. He needs a home, where he can be himself and regain the confidence and trust that he has lost. He needs a family who will give him time and patience- we know that he'll repay that kindness with incredible loyalty and endless snuggles.

Please, don't let Juice cry in his kennel anymore. Help us find him a home."

In an update to the post, the shelter wrote that "hundreds of calls, emails, and messages from folks all over the country (and the world)" had come in about Juice, and that they are no longer taking applications for him.

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