Dog that spent nearly 600 days at Ohio shelter gets limo ride to new home [Video]

EUCLID, Ohio (WJW) – A dog with an abusive start in life has sat in an Ohio animal shelter for nearly 600 days, hoping someone would give him a forever home. 

Chester the pit bull finally went home to a family he can call his own, and he did it in style.

After 587 days living in a kennel, Chester finally walked out of the Euclid Animal Shelter on Monday morning to cheers and tears.

It has been a tough road for Chester, but he now has a new “leash” on life.

“Chester was completely skin and bones. The dog couldn’t even lay down. He had his paw stuck in a prong collar, and he was a mess. He had to be carried out after a little bit because he could not stand,” said Kyrie Brickman, kennel manager for the shelter.

In August 2022, Chester and three other dogs were found in …