Man arrives at work to bag hanging with ‘nervous’ dog inside

Little Maris is currently looking for a new home A very nervous dog who was found abandoned in a dog carrier hanging from a door has been rescued and is looking for a foster home. A worker at a pet adoption service in Oklahoma said he discovered the black bag tied to the building’s front door handle as he arrived to work over the Fourth of July weekend. Steve Lockard, who works at the animal center, was deeply saddened when he discovered a “very nervous” chihuahua inside the carrier. Staff members who looked after the dog say they found no owner in the vicinity, nor any explanation as to why the pet was abandoned. ‘She was very nervous, but she seemed physically healthy and sweet-natured,’ Lockard told the Dodo. ‘This wasn’t the first time I have arrived [at] the adoption center to find animals waiting there, so I can’t say I was super surprised.” He went on: ‘I was happy to get her in and fed and watered, so I was mostly just thinking about getting the little dog comfortable.” Eventually, the helper found a damp piece of paper inside the carrier, stating that the dog’s name is Maris, and asking her rescuer to ‘find her a good home.’