The life of the dog, Shelby, is a surprising story. The little dog went from living in garbage heaps (垃圾堆) to winning the hearts of moviegoers around the world.
Shelby was first found near Nashville two years ago when Megan Buhler, a Cheatham County Animal Control officer, was patrolling (巡逻) nearby. He saw the poor dog searching for something to eat in the garbage.
"There were lots of cars passing by — I mean, it was heavy traffic," Buhler said. "She was so scared when crossing the road, and finally came up to me for help. "
Shelby was then taken to a local animal centre where she was 1 , without the worry for food. Most importantly, the workers here took 2 of her smiling face to improve the 3 of her being taken home by people. However, they never expected this would put Shelby on the 4 .
At that time in Hollywood, filmmakers were 5 for a new movie called A Dog's Way Home. They 6 to find a dog to play the leading role. So they asked Miller, a(n) 7 dog trainer who had trained dogs for years for help.
Miller 8 three dogs, but none of them stood out after some time of training. He then 9 the pictures of Shelby by accident from Cheatham County Animal Control and immediately became 10 to see it. It turned out that Shelby was 11 after three months of training.
Since the film was put on, Shelby has been 12 for the way she carried humour and brought much 13 to people.
Shelby is now taking a break in Tinsel Town. 14 , she's still winning hearts through her 15 . She serves as a treatment dog in hospitals and special needs schools.
