When a sunburned dog named Willow was found huddled in a ditch in rural Iowa, her rescuers had no idea what they were about to uncover. The poor pup was in rough shape, but thanks to the quick actions of local officers and the team at It Takes A Village animal rescue, her life was about to change forever.

When a sunburned dog named Willow was found huddled in a ditch in rural Iowa, her rescuers had no idea what they were about to uncover. The poor pup was in rough shape, but thanks to the quick actions of local officers and the team at It Takes A Village animal rescue, her life was about to change forever.

Willow was rushed to Muscatine Vet Hospital for emergency care, where she clung to her foster coordinator, Karen Hartman, desperate for comfort. “She was devastated,” said Meagan Koehler, president and founder of It Takes A Village.