A severely injured, crippled senior dog was abandoned by a creek in Turkey. He shouldn’t have been alive when the rescuers discovered him, by all accounts. He may never fully recover, the rescuers worried given the severity of his wounds.

However, when they took the dog back to their clinic to examine his wounds, he waved his tail in their direction. At that point, the rescuers began to doubt his chances of survival.

The elderly dog was taken in by rescuers to the Let’s Adopt! Global rescue facility, where he was given the name Khan in honor of his “fighting spirit.” Khan was unable to pull himself into a sitting or upright position. However, his energy and desire to live remained unwavering, and his rescuers were committed to seeing him through to recovery.

Weeks of long, slow recovery and rehabilitation passed, and Khan smiled and wagged his tail every step of the way. Despite how cruelly a human being had treated him, Khan understood that his rescuers had nothing but love and compassion for him, and he willingly trusted their every move.

Khan started to move slowly and carefully about the rescue facility thanks to his resilient attitude and the tender care of his rescuers.

Khan was adopted by a kind young woman when he had fully recovered, and she will make sure he never experiences suffering ever again.