While there are so many rescue dogs who can remain positive and loving after all they've been through, there usually isn't much we know about what life was like for them before they found help.
But considering the state that many of them are discovered in before they're brought to a shelter, we can be sure that the answer would be a long, sad story filled with cruelty beyond our comprehension.
However, some cases show that a rescue animal's history can be a little more complicated than that. Some animals are healthy enough upon discovery to give us the impression that they've been loved up to that point, but their previous owner sadly found out the hard way that love isn't always enough.
And while much of one dog's story still remains a mystery, the way her previous owner left her provides some telling clues that this was likely what happened in her case.