Giuseppe, now Joey, came to Espanola Humane completely matted, overweight and suffering from serious medical issues. Rescuers believe he lived most of his life in a small crate or cage.
Joey has been adopted and is now a happy, healthy dog.
He's one of the shelter dogs competing in the national Dirty Dogs Contest. The winning dog will get $10,000 for the shelter that took them in. 2nd place wins $3,000 and 3rd $2,000. Voter ends May 31st.
Vote for Giuseppe here
Source: KRQE-TV